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Australia vs Japan: 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 Japan's 12.84. That makes Australia's value 35.7% lower than Japan'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)

Japan

Rank #145 of 200 globally

Japan trend
Latest (2020)
12.84
Year-over-year
-0.8%
10-year change
+18.3%
Peak
13.74 (2014)
Trough
10.85 (2010)

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