Australia vs China: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Australia's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 8.25, compared to China's 34.81. That makes Australia's value 76.3% lower than China's.
Australia
Rank #183 of 200 globally
- Latest (2020)
- 8.25
- Year-over-year
- -11.6%
- 10-year change
- +10.8%
- Peak
- 9.33 (2019)
- Trough
- 6.99 (2005)
China
Rank #37 of 200 globally
- Latest (2020)
- 34.81
- Year-over-year
- -7.3%
- 10-year change
- -26.7%
- Peak
- 58.47 (2013)
- Trough
- 34.81 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3), CC BY 4.0.