* Estimation of exposure to household air pollution begins with surveys of the proportion of households in each country using solid fuels of any kind for cooking or heating. This information is then combined with data on the numbers, ages, and sex of people living in households in each country to estimate the proportion, or fraction, of the population exposed to household air pollution. This proportion is the measure of household air pollution exposure.
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Global PM exposure based on population-weighted concentration by major country 2016
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 *** micrograms per cubic meter. The World Health Organization's air quality standards recommend a maximum concentration of ** 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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /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)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /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)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Apr 2018, /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)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/830828/particulate-matter-pollution-based-on-population-weighted-concentration-by-major-countries/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
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: /statistics/830828/particulate-matter-pollution-based-on-population-weighted-concentration-by-major-countries/
