| PM10 Air Quality Index |
Air Quality Description |
| 0 – 50 |
Good |
| 51 – 100 |
Moderate |
| 101 – 150 |
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups |
| 151 – 200 |
Unhealthy |
| 201 – 300 |
Very Unhealthy |
| 301 – 500 |
Hazardous |
| Countries Ranked by Air Pollution |
| Country |
Annual mean PM10 ug/m3 |
Above or below world average of 71ug/m3 |
Urban population coverage (%) |
| Mongolia |
279 |
208 |
70% |
| Botswana |
216 |
145 |
27% |
| Pakistan |
198 |
127 |
40 |
| Senegal |
145 |
74 |
50% |
| Saudi Arabia |
143 |
72 |
52 |
| Egypt |
138 |
67 |
21 |
| United Arab Emirates |
132 |
61 |
30.73 |
| Iran |
124 |
53 |
45 |
| Nigeria |
124 |
53 |
40% |
| Kuwait |
123 |
52 |
71 |
| Bangladesh |
120 |
49 |
41% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
117 |
46 |
21% |
| India |
109 |
38 |
91% by state (37% by metropolitan city) |
| Nepal |
106 |
35 |
19% |
| Ghana |
98 |
27 |
18% |
| China |
98 |
27 |
24% |
| Myanmar |
94 |
23 |
34% |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
82 |
11 |
39 |
| Tunisia |
80 |
9 |
74.38 |
| Sri Lanka |
77 |
6 |
22% |
| Peru |
74 |
3 |
41 |
| Colombia |
71 |
-0 |
34 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
70 |
-1 |
100% |
| Madagascar |
68 |
-3 |
30% |
| Turkey |
66 |
-5 |
29% |
| United Republic of Tanzania |
64 |
-7 |
29% |
| Chile |
62 |
-9 |
62 |
| Republic of Korea |
61 |
-10 |
67% |
| Bulgaria |
60 |
-11 |
40% |
| Israel |
59 |
-12 |
64% |
| Mexico |
55 |
-16 |
46 |
| Indonesia |
55 |
-16 |
19% |
| Cyprus |
53 |
-18 |
100% |
| Lebanon |
53 |
-18 |
51 |
| El Salvador |
52 |
-19 |
14 |
| South Africa |
52 |
-19 |
21% |
| Jamaica |
48 |
-23 |
47 |
| Guatemala |
48 |
-23 |
45 |
| Philippines |
47 |
-24 |
22% |
| Greece |
44 |
-27 |
66% |
| Serbia |
43 |
-28 |
22% |
| Algeria |
42 |
-29 |
15% |
| Malaysia |
42 |
-29 |
42% |
| Romania |
42 |
-29 |
35% |
| Thailand |
41 |
-30 |
60% |
| Venezuela |
41 |
-30 |
11 |
| Brazil |
40 |
-31 |
33 |
| Panama |
40 |
-31 |
29 |
| Uruguay |
39 |
-32 |
43 |
| Latvia |
39 |
-32 |
48% |
| Argentina |
38 |
-33 |
35% |
| Italy |
37 |
-34 |
28% |
| Ecuador |
35 |
-36 |
22 |
| Malta |
35 |
-36 |
13% |
| Russian Federation |
32.5 |
-38 |
11% |
| Croatia |
33 |
-38 |
37% |
| Poland |
33 |
-38 |
46% |
| Singapore |
32 |
-39 |
100% |
| Slovenia |
30 |
-41 |
28% |
| Spain |
29 |
-42 |
27% |
| Czech Republic |
29 |
-42 |
35% |
| Portugal |
28 |
-43 |
17% |
| Costa Rica |
28 |
-44 |
55 |
| Denmark |
27 |
-44 |
21% |
| Slovakia |
27 |
-44 |
21% |
| France |
27 |
-44 |
38% |
| Hungary |
27 |
-44 |
30% |
| Belgium |
26 |
-45 |
22% |
| Netherlands |
26 |
-45 |
17% |
| Sweden |
25 |
-46 |
21% |
| Austria |
25 |
-46 |
38% |
| Germany |
25 |
-46 |
36% |
| Belarus |
24 |
-47 |
39 |
| Iceland |
24 |
-47 |
40% |
| United Kingdom |
23 |
-48 |
29% |
| Japan |
22 |
-49 |
13% |
| Norway |
22 |
-49 |
25% |
| New Zealand |
22 |
-49 |
64% |
| Switzerland |
22 |
-49 |
12% |
| Lithuania |
21 |
-50 |
30% |
| Finland |
19 |
-52 |
20% |
| San Marino |
20 |
-52 |
100% |
| Luxembourg |
18 |
-53 |
21% |
| United States of America |
18 |
-53 |
NA |
| Monaco |
18 |
-53 |
100% |
| Bhutan |
18 |
-53 |
40% |
| Ireland |
15 |
-56 |
21% |
| Canada |
13 |
-58 |
78% |
| Australia |
13 |
-58 |
89% |
| Mauritius |
12 |
-59 |
27% |
| Estonia |
11 |
-60 |
43% |
Health
Statistic Sources & References
Sources: World Health Organization
Content Author: Statistic Brain
Date research was conducted: March 3, 2017
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