Dataset

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

owid.average-exposure-pm25-pollution
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Cite as: Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. “PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)” [dataset]. Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank, “World Development Indicators 129” [original data].

Publisher
Our World in Data
Tier
Official
Covers
1990–2023
Places
Countries, regions and groups of the world
Updated
annual
Last modified
2026-07-27
Units
micrograms per cubic meter
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Method
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-exposure-pm25-pollution

Columns

NameTypeDescription
entitytextcountry, region or group
codetextISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions
yearinteger
en_atm_pm25_mc_m3numberPM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) (micrograms per cubic meter)

Dimensions

NameValues
entity
year

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