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

Denmark
7.5 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
United States
6.97 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Denmark rank
173rd
United States rank
176th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Denmark
  • United States
051015199020062023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter against 6.97 micrograms per cubic meter in United States, a difference of 0.5346 micrograms per cubic meter.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 173rd 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).