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

Nigeria

65.74 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Qatar

107.76 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Nigeria rank

4th

Qatar rank

1st

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Nigeria
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 107.76 micrograms per cubic meter against 65.74 micrograms per cubic meter in Nigeria, a difference of 42.02 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st 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).