Belarus vs Japan: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Belarus
11.98 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Japan
11.45 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Belarus rank
141st
Japan rank
144th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Belarus
  • Japan
101520253035199020062023

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 11.98 micrograms per cubic meter against 11.45 micrograms per cubic meter in Japan, a difference of 0.5325 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 141st and Japan ranks 144th 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).