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

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

In , China's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 34.81, compared to France's 9.60. That makes China's value 262.6% higher than France's.

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)

France

Rank #169 of 200 globally

France trend
Latest (2020)
9.60
Year-over-year
-2.3%
10-year change
-30.3%
Peak
15.88 (2001)
Trough
9.60 (2020)

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