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Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Nigeria
65.74 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
73.52 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Nigeria rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 73.52 micrograms per cubic meter against 65.74 micrograms per cubic meter in Nigeria, a difference of 7.78 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd 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).