Egypt vs Nigeria: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)
Egypt
53.52 µg/m³
in 2023
Nigeria
54.33 µg/m³
in 2023
Egypt rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 54.33 µg/m³ against 53.52 µg/m³ in Egypt, a difference of 0.81 µg/m³.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 256 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.16 µg/m³ | 49.23 µg/m³ | 3.93 µg/m³ | Egypt |
| 2020s | 52.52 µg/m³ | 53.94 µg/m³ | 1.42 µg/m³ | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 54.33 µg/m³ against 53.52 µg/m³ in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.81 µg/m³, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Egypt ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.