PM10 country level (micrograms per cubic meter) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country’s technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations. Source: Kiren Dev Pandey, David Wheeler, Bart Ostro, Uwe Deichmann, Kirk Hamilton, and Katherine Bolt. "Ambient Particulate Matter Concentrations in Residential and Pollution Hotspot Areas of World Cities: New Estimates Based on the Global Model of Ambient Particulates (GMAPS)," World Bank, Development Research Group and Environment Department (2006).
PM10 country level (micrograms per cubic meter) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2006)

Rank

Country

Value

1Sudan165.03
2Mali151.95
3Niger132.23
4Egypt119.21
5Chad109.40
6Senegal95.01
7Libya87.63
8Mauritania86.42
9Gambia85.81
10Burkina Faso84.44
11North Africa77.96
12Guinea-Bissau71.90
13Algeria71.01
14Guinea70.25
15Ethiopia67.74
16Botswana67.10
17Angola65.85
18Republic of the Congo63.84
19Cameroon61.96
20Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria61.34
21Africa58.88
22Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa56.88
23Eritrea56.22
24Sub-Saharan Africa53.16
25Sierra Leone49.76
26Namibia47.17
27Democratic Republic of the Congo46.76
28Benin46
29Djibouti45.36
30Nigeria44.99
31Central African Republic44.02
32Lesotho40.86
33Liberia39.99
34Zambia39.84
35Sao Tome and Principe39.27
36Ivory Coast36.42
37Kenya36.40
38Togo35.28
39Ghana34.46
40Madagascar33.84
41Comoros33.19
42Malawi33.08
43Swaziland32.84
44Somalia31.34
45Tunisia30.09
46Burundi29.04
47Mozambique28
48Zimbabwe26.81
49Rwanda26.02
50Tanzania25.39
51Morocco21.02
52South Africa20.54
53Mauritius17.60
54Uganda11.87
55Equatorial Guinea8
56Gabon7.52
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