Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)

Papua New Guinea
6.22
in 2023
Tonga
6.19
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
219th
Tonga rank
223rd

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga
02468201020162023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.22 against 6.19 in Tonga, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 219th and Tonga ranks 223rd of 254 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tonga Difference Ahead
2010s 6.98 6.89 0.0962 Papua New Guinea
2020s 6.8 6.52 0.2839 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
Papua New Guinea, at 6.22 against 6.19 in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
0.03, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 219th and Tonga ranks 223rd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
291 places, 4,074 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed