India vs Nepal: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

India

54.05 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Nepal

53.2 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

India rank

11th

Nepal rank

12th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

India
Nepal

How they compare

India currently reports 54.05 micrograms per cubic meter against 53.2 micrograms per cubic meter in Nepal, a difference of 0.8519 micrograms per cubic meter.

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

India ranks 11th and Nepal ranks 12th 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).