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

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

In , France's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 9.60, compared to Japan's 12.84. That makes France's value 25.2% lower than Japan's.

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)

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.