Australia vs New Zealand: 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 New Zealand's 6.49. That makes Australia's value 27.2% higher than New Zealand'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)
New Zealand
Rank #193 of 200 globally
- Latest (2020)
- 6.49
- Year-over-year
- -12.6%
- 10-year change
- -6.9%
- Peak
- 7.42 (2019)
- Trough
- 6.49 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3), CC BY 4.0.