PM2.5 Exposure in Afghanistan
Latest available observation · 2023
37.95 µg/m³
µg/m³
Data nature: modelled
Among 192 countries with comparable values, Afghanistan ranks 26.
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What the data says
Afghanistan's latest available pm2.5 exposure value is 37.95 µg/m³, reported for 2023.
Among 192 countries with comparable values, Afghanistan ranks 26.
This rank describes the available comparable sample and is not a complete ranking of every country.
The comparable-sample median is 18.41 µg/m³.
This value is classified as modelled data.
Higher population-weighted PM2.5 exposure.
Source & how to read it
Read the full definition, source notes, and methodology for PM2.5 Exposure.
- Source
- World Bank World Development Indicators
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Unit
- µg/m³
- Period
- 2023
- Data nature
- modelled
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