This statistic shows the ambient particulate matter pollution exposure based on population-weighted concentration in 2016, broken down by select country. In that year, the population-weighted concentration of particulate matter in Nigeria stood at 122 micrograms per cubic meter. The World Health Organization's air quality standards recommend a maximum concentration of 25 micrograms per cubic meter.
Ambient particulate matter pollution based on population-weighted concentration worldwide in 2016, by select country (in micrograms per cubic meter)*
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Health Effects Institute, & IHME. (April 17, 2018). Ambient particulate matter pollution based on population-weighted concentration worldwide in 2016, by select country (in micrograms per cubic meter)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830828/particulate-matter-pollution-based-on-population-weighted-concentration-by-major-countries/
Health Effects Institute, und IHME. "Ambient particulate matter pollution based on population-weighted concentration worldwide in 2016, by select country (in micrograms per cubic meter)*." Chart. April 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830828/particulate-matter-pollution-based-on-population-weighted-concentration-by-major-countries/
Health Effects Institute, IHME. (2018). Ambient particulate matter pollution based on population-weighted concentration worldwide in 2016, by select country (in micrograms per cubic meter)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830828/particulate-matter-pollution-based-on-population-weighted-concentration-by-major-countries/
Health Effects Institute, and IHME. "Ambient Particulate Matter Pollution Based on Population-weighted Concentration Worldwide in 2016, by Select Country (in Micrograms per Cubic Meter)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830828/particulate-matter-pollution-based-on-population-weighted-concentration-by-major-countries/
Health Effects Institute & IHME, Ambient particulate matter pollution based on population-weighted concentration worldwide in 2016, by select country (in micrograms per cubic meter)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830828/particulate-matter-pollution-based-on-population-weighted-concentration-by-major-countries/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Ambient particulate matter pollution based on population-weighted concentration worldwide in 2016, by select country (in micrograms per cubic meter)* [Graph], Health Effects Institute, & IHME, April 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/830828/particulate-matter-pollution-based-on-population-weighted-concentration-by-major-countries/