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Brazil vs China: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Brazil's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 12.18, compared to China's 34.81. That makes Brazil's value 65.0% lower than China's.

Brazil

Rank #150 of 200 globally

Brazil trend
Latest (2020)
12.18
Year-over-year
-1.4%
10-year change
-18.4%
Peak
15.55 (2001)
Trough
12.11 (2016)

China

Rank #37 of 200 globally

China trend
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.