Mauritania vs Mongolia: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure

Mauritania
46.5 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Mongolia
42.69 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Mauritania rank
16th
Mongolia rank
19th

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 46.5 micrograms per cubic meter against 42.69 micrograms per cubic meter in Mongolia, a difference of 3.81 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Globally, Mauritania ranks 16th and Mongolia ranks 19th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)
Unit
micrograms per cubic meter
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 (GBD 2023) Air Pollution Exposure Estimates and Risk Curves 1990-2023, GBD Collaborator Network
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,398 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.