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Iraq vs Yemen: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Iraq
49.47 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Yemen
46.84 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Iraq rank
13th
Yemen rank
15th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Iraq
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 49.47 micrograms per cubic meter against 46.84 micrograms per cubic meter in Yemen, a difference of 2.64 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 15th 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).