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Germany vs Netherlands: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Germany
8.81 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Netherlands
8.59 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Germany rank
163rd
Netherlands rank
165th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 8.81 micrograms per cubic meter against 8.59 micrograms per cubic meter in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2247 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 163rd and Netherlands ranks 165th 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).