China vs India: 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 India's 48.39. That makes China's value 28.1% lower than India's.
China
Rank #37 of 200 globally
- Latest (2020)
- 34.81
- Year-over-year
- -7.3%
- 10-year change
- -26.7%
- Peak
- 58.47 (2013)
- Trough
- 34.81 (2020)
India
Rank #19 of 200 globally
- Latest (2020)
- 48.39
- Year-over-year
- -19.2%
- 10-year change
- -3.4%
- Peak
- 79.04 (2014)
- Trough
- 48.39 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3), CC BY 4.0.