Cameroon vs India: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Cameroon

55.6 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

India

54.05 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Cameroon rank

10th

India rank

11th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Cameroon
India

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter against 54.05 micrograms per cubic meter in India, a difference of 1.55 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 10th and India ranks 11th 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: 07 August 2026

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).