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Afghanistan vs Iran: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Afghanistan
37.95 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Iran
40.25 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
26th
Iran rank
23rd

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 40.25 micrograms per cubic meter against 37.95 micrograms per cubic meter in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.3 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Iran ranks 23rd of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017
Unit
micrograms per cubic meter
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population-weighted average level of exposure to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter. Exposure is measured in micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).