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China vs Italy: 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 Italy's 14.66. That makes China's value 137.5% higher than Italy'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)

Italy

Rank #133 of 200 globally

Italy trend
Latest (2020)
14.66
Year-over-year
-1.6%
10-year change
-27.3%
Peak
25.81 (2001)
Trough
14.66 (2020)

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