China vs Syria: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

China

31.99 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Syria

32.06 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

China rank

43rd

Syria rank

42nd

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

China
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 32.06 micrograms per cubic meter against 31.99 micrograms per cubic meter in China, a difference of 0.0636 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 42nd 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).