Ghana vs India: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)
Ghana
41.51 µg/m³
in 2023
India
42.5 µg/m³
in 2023
Ghana rank
16th
India rank
15th
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 42.5 µg/m³ against 41.51 µg/m³ in Ghana, a difference of 0.99 µg/m³.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was India ahead.
Ghana ranks 16th and India ranks 15th of 254 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.87 µg/m³ | 55.15 µg/m³ | 16.28 µg/m³ | India |
| 2020s | 41.16 µg/m³ | 43.08 µg/m³ | 1.92 µg/m³ | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), Ghana or India?
- India, at 42.5 µg/m³ against 41.51 µg/m³ in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) between Ghana and India?
- 0.99 µg/m³, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Ghana ranks 16th and India ranks 15th of 254 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.