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Niger vs Nigeria: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Niger
65.23 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Nigeria
65.74 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Niger rank
5th
Nigeria rank
4th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Niger
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 65.74 micrograms per cubic meter against 65.23 micrograms per cubic meter in Niger, a difference of 0.5103 micrograms per cubic meter.

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

Niger ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 4th 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).