United Kingdom vs United States: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , United Kingdom's PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) was 9.91, compared to United States's 7.81. That makes United Kingdom's value 26.8% higher than United States's.
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)
United States
Rank #185 of 200 globally
- Latest (2020)
- 7.81
- Year-over-year
- +8.9%
- 10-year change
- -15.8%
- Peak
- 12.60 (2001)
- Trough
- 7.18 (2019)
Other United Kingdom comparisons
Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3), CC BY 4.0.