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

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

In , Canada's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 6.57, compared to Japan's 12.84. That makes Canada's value 48.8% lower than Japan's.

Canada

Rank #191 of 200 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2020)
6.57
Year-over-year
+5.4%
10-year change
-15.8%
Peak
9.76 (2001)
Trough
6.23 (2019)

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.