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Kiren Dev Pandey, David Wheeler, Bart Ostro, Uwe Deichmann, Kirk Hamilton, and Katherine Bolt. ""Ambient Particulate Matter Concentrations in Residential and Pollution Hotspot Areas of World Cities: New Estimates Based on the Global Model of Ambient Particulates (GMAPS),"" World Bank, Development Research Group and Environment Department (2006).
DEFINITION
Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country's technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations."
Environment Statistics > Emissions > PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter (1996) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Sudan :
241.15
1996
Environment in Sudan
# 2
Mali :
221.44
1996
Environment in Mali
# 3
Uruguay :
208.04
1996
Environment in Uruguay
# 4
Pakistan :
202.6
1996
Environment in Pakistan
# 5
Iraq :
188.29
1996
Environment in Iraq
# 6
Niger :
185.24
1996
Environment in Niger
# 7
Bangladesh :
181.77
1996
Environment in Bangladesh
# 8
United Arab Emirates :
178.06
1996
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 9
Chad :
172.99
1996
Environment in Chad
# 10
Saudi Arabia :
169.22
1996
Environment in Saudi Arabia
# 11
Trinidad and Tobago :
154.09
1996
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 12
Syria :
145.48
1996
Environment in Syria
# 13
Azerbaijan :
136.52
1996
Environment in Azerbaijan
# 14
Angola :
131.81
1996
Environment in Angola
# 15
Mongolia :
130.53
1996
Environment in Mongolia
# 16
Oman :
129.79
1996
Environment in Oman
# 17
Turkmenistan :
119.89
1996
Environment in Turkmenistan
# 18
Burkina Faso :
119.83
1996
Environment in Burkina Faso
# 19
Kuwait :
118.84
1996
Environment in Kuwait
# 20
Bolivia :
115.37
1996
Environment in Bolivia
# 21
Mauritania :
115.01
1996
Environment in Mauritania
# 22
Nigeria :
114.57
1996
Environment in Nigeria
# 23
Indonesia :
109.36
1996
Environment in Indonesia
# 24
Armenia :
108.56
1996
Environment in Armenia
# 25
Libya :
107.44
1996
Environment in Libya
# 26
Gambia, The :
104.88
1996
Environment in Gambia, The
# 27
India :
102.05
1996
Environment in India
# 28
Ethiopia :
101.07
1996
Environment in Ethiopia
# 29
Sri Lanka :
99.89
1996
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 30
Congo, Republic of the :
99.68
1996
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 31
Uzbekistan :
98.76
1996
Environment in Uzbekistan
# 32
Paraguay :
97.44
1996
Environment in Paraguay
# 33
Eritrea :
97.29
1996
Environment in Eritrea
# 34
Cameroon :
96.7
1996
Environment in Cameroon
# 35
Algeria :
94.04
1996
Environment in Algeria
# 36
Guinea-Bissau :
90.08
1996
Environment in Guinea-Bissau
# 37
Georgia :
89.9
1996
Environment in Georgia
# 38
China :
88.22
1996
Environment in China
# 39
Bulgaria :
88.08
1996
Environment in Bulgaria
# 40
Thailand :
84.76
1996
Environment in Thailand
# 41
Burma :
84.3
1996
Environment in Burma
# 42
Senegal :
82.44
1996
Environment in Senegal
# 43
Peru :
81.29
1996
Environment in Peru
# 44
Jordan :
77.81
1996
Environment in Jordan
# 45
Guinea :
76.76
1996
Environment in Guinea
# 46
New Caledonia :
76.74
1996
Environment in New Caledonia
# 47
Botswana :
76.31
1996
Environment in Botswana
# 48
Vietnam :
76.16
1996
Environment in Vietnam
# 49
Argentina :
75.43
1996
Environment in Argentina
# 50
Liechtenstein :
73.87
1996
Environment in Liechtenstein
# 51
Chile :
71.97
1996
Environment in Chile
# 52
Zambia :
71.27
1996
Environment in Zambia
# 53
Bahrain :
71.15
1996
Environment in Bahrain
# 54
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
70.26
1996
Environment in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 55
Mozambique :
69.73
1996
Environment in Mozambique
# 56
Sierra Leone :
66.01
1996
Environment in Sierra Leone
# 57
Cyprus :
65.24
1996
Environment in Cyprus
# 58
Côte d'Ivoire :
63.81
1996
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 59
Tajikistan :
63.57
1996
Environment in Tajikistan
# 60
Lesotho :
61.28
1996
Environment in Lesotho
# 61
Guatemala :
59.45
1996
Environment in Guatemala
# 62
São Tomé and Príncipe :
59.35
1996
Environment in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 63
Djibouti :
58.52
1996
Environment in Djibouti
# 64
Namibia :
57.96
1996
Environment in Namibia
# 65
Panama :
57.2
1996
Environment in Panama
# 66
Moldova :
56.65
1996
Environment in Moldova
# 67
Israel :
56.61
1996
Environment in Israel
# 68
Turkey :
56.41
1996
Environment in Turkey
# 69
Brunei :
56.01
1996
Environment in Brunei
# 70
Central African Republic :
55.75
1996
Environment in Central African Republic
# 71
Greece :
55.71
1996
Environment in Greece
# 72
Togo :
55.34
1996
Environment in Togo
# 73
Madagascar :
54.77
1996
Environment in Madagascar
# 74
Mexico :
54.69
1996
Environment in Mexico
# 75
Comoros :
54.57
1996
Environment in Comoros
# 76
Nepal :
54.37
1996
Environment in Nepal
# 77
Tunisia :
54.2
1996
Environment in Tunisia
# 78
Philippines :
54.15
1996
Environment in Philippines
# 79
Malawi :
53.6
1996
Environment in Malawi
# 80
Haiti :
53.55
1996
Environment in Haiti
# 81
Qatar :
53.2
1996
Environment in Qatar
# 82
Laos :
52.59
1996
Environment in Laos
# 83
Tanzania :
52.06
1996
Environment in Tanzania
# 84
Andorra :
51.87
1996
Environment in Andorra
# 85
Somalia :
51.85
1996
Environment in Somalia
# 86
Benin :
51.5
1996
Environment in Benin
# 87
Lebanon :
50.94
1996
Environment in Lebanon
# 88
Liberia :
50.51
1996
Environment in Liberia
# 89
Suriname :
49.54
1996
Environment in Suriname
# 90
Barbados :
48.36
1996
Environment in Barbados
# 91
Jamaica :
48.27
1996
Environment in Jamaica
# 92
Cambodia :
47.93
1996
Environment in Cambodia
# 93
Bahamas, The :
47.68
1996
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 94
Guyana :
47.26
1996
Environment in Guyana
# 95
Rwanda :
47.09
1996
Environment in Rwanda
# 96
Kenya :
45.94
1996
Environment in Kenya
# 97
Saint Lucia :
45.29
1996
Environment in Saint Lucia
# 98
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
44.56
1996
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 99
Poland :
44.54
1996
Environment in Poland
# 100
Burundi :
44.45
1996
Environment in Burundi
# 101
Costa Rica :
44.39
1996
Environment in Costa Rica
# 102
Honduras :
44.1
1996
Environment in Honduras
# 103
Singapore :
43.45
1996
Environment in Singapore
# 104
Portugal :
42.59
1996
Environment in Portugal
# 105
El Salvador :
42.24
1996
Environment in El Salvador
# 106
Slovenia :
42.15
1996
Environment in Slovenia
# 107
Bhutan :
42
1996
Environment in Bhutan
# 108
Virgin Islands :
41.52
1996
Environment in Virgin Islands
# 109
Zimbabwe :
40.89
1996
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 110
Swaziland :
40.15
1996
Environment in Swaziland
# 111
Dominican Republic :
38.45
1996
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 112
Netherlands :
38.36
1996
Environment in Netherlands
# 113
Spain :
37.95
1996
Environment in Spain
# 114
Dominica :
37.78
1996
Environment in Dominica
# 115
Fiji :
37.16
1996
Environment in Fiji
# 116
Japan :
37.1
1996
Environment in Japan
# 117
Ghana :
36.43
1996
Environment in Ghana
# 118
Albania :
36.28
1996
Environment in Albania
# 119
Austria :
36.28
1996
Environment in Austria
# 120
Nicaragua :
36.07
1996
Environment in Nicaragua
# 121
Italy :
35.11
1996
Environment in Italy
# 122
Ukraine :
34.97
1996
Environment in Ukraine
# 123
Papua New Guinea :
34.82
1996
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 124
Croatia :
33.51
1996
Environment in Croatia
# 125
Solomon Islands :
33.34
1996
Environment in Solomon Islands
# 126
Vanuatu :
33.19
1996
Environment in Vanuatu
# 127
Maldives :
33.12
1996
Environment in Maldives
# 128
Kyrgyzstan :
32.75
1996
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 129
Brazil :
31.78
1996
Environment in Brazil
# 130
Lithuania :
31.49
1996
Environment in Lithuania
# 131
Ecuador :
31.36
1996
Environment in Ecuador
# 132
Netherlands Antilles :
31.17
1996
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 133
Morocco :
30.23
1996
Environment in Morocco
# 134
Grenada :
30.1
1996
Environment in Grenada
# 135
Kazakhstan :
29.94
1996
Environment in Kazakhstan
# 136
Malaysia :
29.78
1996
Environment in Malaysia
# 137
Switzerland :
29.05
1996
Environment in Switzerland
# 138
Romania :
28.98
1996
Environment in Romania
# 139
Latvia :
28.73
1996
Environment in Latvia
# 140
Colombia :
28.71
1996
Environment in Colombia
# 141
Belgium :
28.4
1996
Environment in Belgium
# 142
Czech Republic :
28.06
1996
Environment in Czech Republic
# 143
Macedonia, Republic of :
27.75
1996
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 144
Cayman Islands :
27.71
1996
Environment in Cayman Islands
# 145
Denmark :
26.74
1996
Environment in Denmark
# 146
Cuba :
26.48
1996
Environment in Cuba
# 147
Russia :
26.12
1996
Environment in Russia
# 148
United States :
26.05
1996
Environment in United States
# 149
South Africa :
26.03
1996
Environment in South Africa
# 150
Hungary :
25.97
1996
Environment in Hungary
# 151
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
25.3
1996
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 152
Puerto Rico :
24.65
1996
Environment in Puerto Rico
# 153
Belize :
24.61
1996
Environment in Belize
# 154
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
24.16
1996
Environment in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 155
Slovakia :
24.13
1996
Environment in Slovakia
# 156
Germany :
23.18
1996
Environment in Germany
# 157
Ireland :
22.68
1996
Environment in Ireland
# 158
Canada :
22.67
1996
Environment in Canada
# 159
Estonia :
22.53
1996
Environment in Estonia
# 160
Iceland :
22.35
1996
Environment in Iceland
# 161
United Kingdom :
22.12
1996
Environment in United Kingdom
# 162
Luxembourg :
21.8
1996
Environment in Luxembourg
# 163
Finland :
21.28
1996
Environment in Finland
# 164
Equatorial Guinea :
21.28
1996
Environment in Equatorial Guinea
# 165
Australia :
20.88
1996
Environment in Australia
# 166
Faroe Islands :
19.85
1996
Environment in Faroe Islands
# 167
Norway :
19.84
1996
Environment in Norway
# 168
Uganda :
19.71
1996
Environment in Uganda
# 169
Mauritius :
19.28
1996
Environment in Mauritius
# 170
San Marino :
19.09
1996
Environment in San Marino
# 171
Antigua and Barbuda :
18.49
1996
Environment in Antigua and Barbuda
# 172
New Zealand :
17.13
1996
Environment in New Zealand
# 173
France :
15.62
1996
Environment in France
# 174
Sweden :
14.58
1996
Environment in Sweden
# 175
Venezuela :
14.2
1996
Environment in Venezuela
# 176
Belarus :
12.85
1996
Environment in Belarus
# 177
Gabon :
9.58
1996
Environment in Gabon
Weighted average:
62.0
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
29.37
DEFINITION: Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country's technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations."
SOURCE: Kiren Dev Pandey, David Wheeler, Bart Ostro, Uwe Deichmann, Kirk Hamilton, and Katherine Bolt. "Ambient Particulate Matter Concentrations in Residential and Pollution Hotspot Areas of World Cities: New Estimates Based on the Global Model of Ambient Particulates (GMAPS)," World Bank, Development Research Group and Environment Department (2006).
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"Emissions > PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter (1996) by country", Kiren Dev Pandey, David Wheeler, Bart Ostro, Uwe Deichmann, Kirk Hamilton, and Katherine Bolt. "Ambient Particulate Matter Concentrations in Residential and Pollution Hotspot Areas of World Cities: New Estimates Based on the Global Model of Ambient Particulates (GMAPS)," World Bank, Development Research Group and Environment Department (2006).. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/env_emi_pm1_cou_lev_mic_per_cub_met-level-micrograms-per-cubic-meter&date=1996
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