South Africa vs United Kingdom: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , South Africa's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 23.75, compared to United Kingdom's 9.91. That makes South Africa's value 139.6% higher than United Kingdom's.
South Africa
Rank #81 of 200 globally
- Latest (2020)
- 23.75
- Year-over-year
- +2.4%
- 10-year change
- -4.5%
- Peak
- 25.00 (2011)
- Trough
- 22.50 (2005)
United Kingdom
Rank #167 of 200 globally
- 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.