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

China

31.99 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Uganda

31.21 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

China rank

43rd

Uganda rank

46th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

China
Uganda

How they compare

China currently reports 31.99 micrograms per cubic meter against 31.21 micrograms per cubic meter in Uganda, a difference of 0.7768 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 46th 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).