Afghanistan vs Egypt: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)
Afghanistan
49.35 µg/m³
in 2023
Egypt
53.52 µg/m³
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
6th
Egypt rank
3rd
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 53.52 µg/m³ against 49.35 µg/m³ in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.17 µg/m³.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 3rd of 256 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71 µg/m³ | 53.16 µg/m³ | 17.85 µg/m³ | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 52.7 µg/m³ | 52.52 µg/m³ | 0.1736 µg/m³ | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 53.52 µg/m³ against 49.35 µg/m³ in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 4.17 µg/m³, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 3rd of 256 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.