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Canada vs United States: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Canada
6.55 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
United States
6.97 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Canada rank
179th
United States rank
176th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Canada
  • United States
051015199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 6.97 micrograms per cubic meter against 6.55 micrograms per cubic meter in Canada, a difference of 0.4177 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 179th and United States ranks 176th 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).