Nepal
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Niger
Bahrain
India
Cameroon
Iraq
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Central African Rep.
China
Chad
Mongolia
Equatorial Guinea
Uganda
Sudan
Nigeria
Yemen
Tajikistan
Libya
Mauritania
Turkey
Eritrea
South Sudan
Rwanda
Senegal
Gabon
Syria
Congo-Kinshasa
United Arab Emirates
Congo-Brazzaville
Burkina Faso
Oman
Tunisia
Burundi
Myanmar
Algeria
Iran
Ethiopia
Macedonia
Armenia
Gambia, The
Jordan
Togo
Ghana
MoroccoNotes
Average for urban areas. Particulates less than 2.5 microns in diameter.
Source: WHO
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Worst air pollution
- Biggest decrease in carbon emissions
- Biggest emitters of carbon dioxide
- Biggest increase in carbon emissions
- Deaths due to poor sanitation
- Environmental performance index: best ecosystem vitality
- Environmental performance index: worst ecosystem vitality
- Forests: deforestation
- Forests: reforestation
- Largest amount of carbon dioxide emitted per person
- Least access to drinking water
- Lowest access to basic handwashing facilities: % of rural population
- Lowest access to basic handwashing facilities: % of urban population
- Open defecation
- Protected land areas as % of total land: highest
- Protected land areas as % of total land: lowest
- Protected marine areas as % of territorial waters
- Worst air pollution
Particulate matter concentration, micrograms per cubic metre 2016
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- Rank
- 1
- Country
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Nepal - Result
- 99.5
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- Rank
- 2
- Country
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Qatar - Result
- 91.7
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- Rank
- 3
- Country
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Saudi Arabia - Result
- 86.7
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- Rank
- 4
- Country
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Egypt - Result
- 79.6
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- Rank
- 5
- Country
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Niger - Result
- 73.0
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- Rank
- 6
- Country
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Bahrain - Result
- 69.0
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- Rank
- 7
- Country
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India - Result
- 68.0
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- Rank
- 8
- Country
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Cameroon - Result
- 65.4
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- Rank
- 9
- Country
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Iraq - Result
- 60.1
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- Rank
- 10
- Country
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Afghanistan - Result
- 59.9
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- Rank
- 11
- Country
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Kuwait - Result
- 58.9
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- Rank
- 12
- Country
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Bangladesh - Result
- 58.6
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- Rank
- 13
- Country
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Pakistan - Result
- 56.2
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- Rank
- 14
- Country
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Central African Rep. - Result
- 51.2
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- Rank
- 15
- Country
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China - Result
- 51.0
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- Rank
- 16
- Country
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Chad - Result
- 50.8
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- Rank
- 17
- Country
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Mongolia - Result
- 49.5
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- Rank
- 18
- Country
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Equatorial Guinea - Result
- 49.1
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- Rank
- 19
- Country
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Uganda - Result
- 48.7
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- Rank
- 20
- Country
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Sudan - Result
- 46.8
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- Rank
- 21
- Country
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Nigeria - Result
- 46.3
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- Rank
- 22
- Country
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Yemen - Result
- 44.3
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- Rank
- 23
- Country
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Tajikistan - Result
- 42.8
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- Rank
- 24
- Country
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Libya - Result
- 41.7
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- Rank
- Country
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Mauritania - Result
- 41.7
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- Rank
- 26
- Country
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Turkey - Result
- 41.2
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- Rank
- 27
- Country
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Eritrea - Result
- 41.1
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- Rank
- 28
- Country
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South Sudan - Result
- 40.9
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- Rank
- 29
- Country
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Rwanda - Result
- 40.7
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- Rank
- 30
- Country
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Senegal - Result
- 39.7
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- Rank
- 31
- Country
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Gabon - Result
- 37.8
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- Rank
- 32
- Country
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Syria - Result
- 37.4
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- Rank
- Country
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Congo-Kinshasa - Result
- 37.4
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- Rank
- 34
- Country
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United Arab Emirates - Result
- 37.2
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- Rank
- 35
- Country
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Congo-Brazzaville - Result
- 36.4
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- Rank
- 36
- Country
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Burkina Faso - Result
- 36.3
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- Rank
- 37
- Country
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Oman - Result
- 36.2
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- Rank
- 38
- Country
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Tunisia - Result
- 35.7
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- Rank
- 39
- Country
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Burundi - Result
- 35.6
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- Rank
- 40
- Country
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Myanmar - Result
- 34.6
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- Rank
- 41
- Country
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Algeria - Result
- 34.5
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- Rank
- 42
- Country
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Iran - Result
- 34.4
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- Rank
- 43
- Country
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Ethiopia - Result
- 34.0
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- Rank
- 44
- Country
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Macedonia - Result
- 33.0
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- Rank
- 45
- Country
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Armenia - Result
- 32.9
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- Rank
- 46
- Country
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Gambia, The - Result
- 32.3
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- Rank
- 47
- Country
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Jordan - Result
- 31.7
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- Rank
- 48
- Country
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Togo - Result
- 31.2
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- Rank
- 49
- Country
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Ghana - Result
- 31.1
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- Rank
- Country
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Morocco - Result
- 31.1