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Benin vs Senegal: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Benin
39.66 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Senegal
41.65 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Benin rank
24th
Senegal rank
21st

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Benin
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 41.65 micrograms per cubic meter against 39.66 micrograms per cubic meter in Benin, a difference of 1.99 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Benin ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 21st 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).