Most of the world’s air is dirty

The majority of our planet suffers from dirty air, according to a new
report, with only 12 out 138 countries having air quality below WHO’s
annual threshold of 5.0 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 –
a harmful particulate that’s 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller

0-5 5.1-10 10.1-15 15.1-25 25.1-35 35.1-50 >50.1

MEETS WHO GUIDELINE
EXCEEDS GUIDELINE BY OVER 10 TIMES

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12

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2
3
4
5

THE BEST...

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12

Iceland
Estonia
Bermuda
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Bahamas
French Polynesia
Montserrat
Grenada
Barbados
Australia
New Zealand

4.0
4.6
2.5
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.5
2.7
3.2
3.1
4.5
4.4

THE WORST...

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Chad
D.R. Congo
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh

91.8 
58.2
73.7
50.6
78.0

Sources: Associated Press, Air Quality News, IQAir
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