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Australia vs India: 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 India's 48.39. That makes Australia's value 82.9% lower than India's.

Australia

Rank #183 of 200 globally

Australia trend
Latest (2020)
8.25
Year-over-year
-11.6%
10-year change
+10.8%
Peak
9.33 (2019)
Trough
6.99 (2005)

India

Rank #19 of 200 globally

India trend
Latest (2020)
48.39
Year-over-year
-19.2%
10-year change
-3.4%
Peak
79.04 (2014)
Trough
48.39 (2020)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3), CC BY 4.0.