Cameroon vs United Arab Emirates: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Cameroon

55.6 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

57.19 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Cameroon rank

10th

United Arab Emirates rank

8th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Cameroon
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 57.19 micrograms per cubic meter against 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter in Cameroon, a difference of 1.58 micrograms per cubic meter.

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

Cameroon ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th 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).