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

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

In , Japan's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 12.84, compared to United Kingdom's 9.91. That makes Japan's value 29.5% higher than United Kingdom's.

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)

United Kingdom

Rank #167 of 200 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2020)
9.91
Year-over-year
-0.3%
10-year change
-20.4%
Peak
15.82 (2001)
Trough
9.91 (2020)

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