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Brazil vs Japan: 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 Japan's 12.84. That makes Brazil's value 5.1% lower than Japan'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)

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.