Kuwait vs Pakistan: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Kuwait

62.35 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Pakistan

58.37 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Kuwait rank

6th

Pakistan rank

7th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Kuwait
Pakistan

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 62.35 micrograms per cubic meter against 58.37 micrograms per cubic meter in Pakistan, a difference of 3.97 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.

Kuwait ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 7th 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).