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Belgium / Land and air / Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)

Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5) in Belgium

µg/m³ · 2023 · from World Bank World Development Indicators

8.4 µg/m³in 2023

Compare Belgium with other countries · Which countries have this data, and for which years

Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5), Belgium and the worldBelgium was at 8.4 µg/m³ in 2023, below the world's 32.9 µg/m³; in 1990 it was 22.6 µg/m³.
0.010.020.030.040.019901995200020052010201520202023: 8.4 µg/m³
Indicator: Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5), µg/m³, yearly (mean annual exposure); WDI EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Show the numbers (34 rows)
YearBelgiumWorld
20238.432.9
202210.132.7
202110.733.2
20209.132.5
201910.433.4
201812.234.7
201711.835.0
201612.135.5
201512.536.5
201412.935.9
201315.736.0
201214.836.0
201116.637.4
201017.236.0
200917.636.1
200817.536.3
200716.836.0
200617.035.9
200517.736.4
200418.236.4
200320.536.7
200218.336.8
200118.336.2
200019.836.8
199920.436.4
199820.636.4
199720.936.4
199621.236.3
199522.135.5
199421.836.3
199322.136.3
199222.336.3
199122.636.3
199022.636.7
Where Belgium sits among countries, 2023Belgium's 8.4 µg/m³ is higher than 34 of the other 199 countries with a 2023 figure; the world as a whole was at 32.9 µg/m³.
World 32.9 µg/m³Belgium 8.4 µg/m³1.6 µg/m³107.8 µg/m³linear scale

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Every country, 2023 (200)
  1. Qatar 107.8 µg/m³
  2. Saudi Arabia 73.5 µg/m³
  3. Bangladesh 69.3 µg/m³
  4. Nigeria 65.7 µg/m³
  5. Niger 65.2 µg/m³
  6. Kuwait 62.3 µg/m³
  7. Pakistan 58.4 µg/m³
  8. United Arab Emirates 57.2 µg/m³
  9. Bahrain 56.6 µg/m³
  10. Cameroon 55.6 µg/m³
  11. India 54.1 µg/m³
  12. Nepal 53.2 µg/m³
  13. Iraq 49.5 µg/m³
  14. Oman 46.9 µg/m³
  15. Yemen 46.8 µg/m³
  16. Mauritania 46.5 µg/m³
  17. Egypt 43.1 µg/m³
  18. Chad 43.0 µg/m³
  19. Mongolia 42.7 µg/m³
  20. Equatorial Guinea 42.2 µg/m³
  21. Senegal 41.6 µg/m³
  22. Djibouti 40.3 µg/m³
  23. Iran 40.2 µg/m³
  24. Benin 39.7 µg/m³
  25. Gambia 38.3 µg/m³
  26. Afghanistan 37.9 µg/m³
  27. Sudan 37.6 µg/m³
  28. Burkina Faso 37.3 µg/m³
  29. Congo - Brazzaville 36.5 µg/m³
  30. Rwanda 36.0 µg/m³
  31. Congo - Kinshasa 35.8 µg/m³
  32. Burundi 35.7 µg/m³
  33. Mali 35.5 µg/m³
  34. Myanmar (Burma) 35.1 µg/m³
  35. Togo 34.3 µg/m³
  36. Eritrea 33.7 µg/m³
  37. Tajikistan 33.3 µg/m³
  38. Central African Republic 33.3 µg/m³
  39. Uzbekistan 32.8 µg/m³
  40. Jordan 32.6 µg/m³
  41. Guinea-Bissau 32.3 µg/m³
  42. Syria 32.1 µg/m³
  43. China 32.0 µg/m³
  44. Gabon 31.3 µg/m³
  45. Turkmenistan 31.2 µg/m³
  46. Uganda 31.2 µg/m³
  47. Peru 31.1 µg/m³
  48. Honduras 30.7 µg/m³
  49. Bhutan 30.1 µg/m³
  50. Guatemala 29.7 µg/m³
  51. El Salvador 29.6 µg/m³
  52. Armenia 28.6 µg/m³
  53. Ghana 28.1 µg/m³
  54. Bolivia 28.1 µg/m³
  55. South Africa 27.7 µg/m³
  56. Guinea 27.3 µg/m³
  57. Lebanon 26.7 µg/m³
  58. Lesotho 26.4 µg/m³
  59. Türkiye 26.4 µg/m³
  60. Bosnia & Herzegovina 26.1 µg/m³
  61. Laos 26.0 µg/m³
  62. Vietnam 24.8 µg/m³
  63. Ethiopia 23.8 µg/m³
  64. Azerbaijan 23.7 µg/m³
  65. South Sudan 23.7 µg/m³
  66. Thailand 23.5 µg/m³
  67. Chile 23.1 µg/m³
  68. Sri Lanka 22.7 µg/m³
  69. Sierra Leone 22.5 µg/m³
  70. Palestinian Territories 22.4 µg/m³
  71. Philippines 22.2 µg/m³
  72. Israel 21.9 µg/m³
  73. South Korea 21.9 µg/m³
  74. North Macedonia 21.8 µg/m³
  75. North Korea 21.8 µg/m³
  76. Jamaica 21.7 µg/m³
  77. Indonesia 20.8 µg/m³
  78. Nicaragua 20.4 µg/m³
  79. Côte d’Ivoire 20.4 µg/m³
  80. Kenya 20.3 µg/m³
  81. Zambia 20.2 µg/m³
  82. Cape Verde 20.2 µg/m³
  83. Tanzania 20.2 µg/m³
  84. Kyrgyzstan 20.1 µg/m³
  85. Libya 20.0 µg/m³
  86. Angola 19.9 µg/m³
  87. Bulgaria 19.7 µg/m³
  88. Kazakhstan 19.6 µg/m³
  89. Cambodia 19.4 µg/m³
  90. Serbia 19.3 µg/m³
  91. Venezuela 19.2 µg/m³
  92. Tunisia 18.9 µg/m³
  93. Morocco 18.7 µg/m³
  94. Ecuador 18.6 µg/m³
  95. Georgia 18.6 µg/m³
  96. Somalia 18.5 µg/m³
  97. Montenegro 18.5 µg/m³
  98. Colombia 18.4 µg/m³
  99. Liberia 17.9 µg/m³
  100. Costa Rica 17.7 µg/m³
  101. Guyana 16.9 µg/m³
  102. Belize 16.8 µg/m³
  103. Eswatini 16.7 µg/m³
  104. Malawi 16.7 µg/m³
  105. Mexico 16.6 µg/m³
  106. Algeria 16.5 µg/m³
  107. Poland 16.5 µg/m³
  108. Cyprus 16.1 µg/m³
  109. Romania 16.0 µg/m³
  110. Malaysia 15.9 µg/m³
  111. Haiti 15.8 µg/m³
  112. Croatia 15.8 µg/m³
  113. Suriname 15.7 µg/m³
  114. Albania 15.5 µg/m³
  115. Paraguay 15.3 µg/m³
  116. Singapore 15.1 µg/m³
  117. Panama 15.1 µg/m³
  118. São Tomé & Príncipe 15.1 µg/m³
  119. Zimbabwe 15.0 µg/m³
  120. Moldova 14.9 µg/m³
  121. Ukraine 14.9 µg/m³
  122. Argentina 14.3 µg/m³
  123. Italy 14.3 µg/m³
  124. Namibia 14.2 µg/m³
  125. Greece 14.1 µg/m³
  126. Papua New Guinea 14.1 µg/m³
  127. Mauritius 14.1 µg/m³
  128. Trinidad & Tobago 13.8 µg/m³
  129. Mozambique 13.7 µg/m³
  130. Slovakia 13.7 µg/m³
  131. Hungary 13.7 µg/m³
  132. Dominican Republic 13.5 µg/m³
  133. Brazil 13.4 µg/m³
  134. Botswana 13.2 µg/m³
  135. Latvia 13.0 µg/m³
  136. Czechia 12.7 µg/m³
  137. San Marino 12.7 µg/m³
  138. Slovenia 12.6 µg/m³
  139. Madagascar 12.4 µg/m³
  140. Timor-Leste 12.0 µg/m³
  141. Belarus 12.0 µg/m³
  142. Russia 11.6 µg/m³
  143. Dominica 11.5 µg/m³
  144. Japan 11.5 µg/m³
  145. Monaco 11.4 µg/m³
  146. Maldives 11.2 µg/m³
  147. Grenada 11.0 µg/m³
  148. Barbados 10.9 µg/m³
  149. Uruguay 10.9 µg/m³
  150. Malta 10.8 µg/m³
  151. Lithuania 10.7 µg/m³
  152. St. Vincent & Grenadines 10.6 µg/m³
  153. St. Lucia 10.4 µg/m³
  154. Comoros 10.2 µg/m³
  155. Spain 10.1 µg/m³
  156. Austria 10.0 µg/m³
  157. Solomon Islands 9.8 µg/m³
  158. United Kingdom 9.5 µg/m³
  159. Cuba 9.4 µg/m³
  160. Seychelles 9.3 µg/m³
  161. Andorra 8.9 µg/m³
  162. St. Kitts & Nevis 8.9 µg/m³
  163. Germany 8.8 µg/m³
  164. Portugal 8.8 µg/m³
  165. Netherlands 8.6 µg/m³
  166. Belgium 8.4 µg/m³
  167. Antigua & Barbuda 8.4 µg/m³
  168. Switzerland 8.3 µg/m³
  169. France 8.2 µg/m³
  170. Puerto Rico 7.8 µg/m³
  171. Brunei 7.6 µg/m³
  172. Ireland 7.5 µg/m³
  173. Denmark 7.5 µg/m³
  174. Luxembourg 7.4 µg/m³
  175. Vanuatu 7.0 µg/m³
  176. United States 7.0 µg/m³
  177. New Zealand 6.9 µg/m³
  178. U.S. Virgin Islands 6.8 µg/m³
  179. Canada 6.6 µg/m³
  180. Fiji 6.4 µg/m³
  181. Australia 6.4 µg/m³
  182. Estonia 5.9 µg/m³
  183. Norway 5.5 µg/m³
  184. Bahamas 5.3 µg/m³
  185. Sweden 5.3 µg/m³
  186. Tuvalu 5.2 µg/m³
  187. Palau 4.9 µg/m³
  188. Iceland 4.9 µg/m³
  189. Nauru 4.8 µg/m³
  190. Tonga 4.7 µg/m³
  191. Bermuda 4.6 µg/m³
  192. Samoa 4.6 µg/m³
  193. Finland 4.6 µg/m³
  194. American Samoa 4.3 µg/m³
  195. Marshall Islands 4.1 µg/m³
  196. Kiribati 3.9 µg/m³
  197. Micronesia 3.5 µg/m³
  198. Guam 3.5 µg/m³
  199. Northern Mariana Islands 2.7 µg/m³
  200. Greenland 1.6 µg/m³
Indicator: Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5), µg/m³, 2023 (mean annual exposure); WDI EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

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