Population-weighted concentrations of ambient particulate matter pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by country
(in micrograms per cubic meter)
Characteristic
Concentration in micrograms per cubic meter
Belize
28.7
Suriname
27.3
Peru
27
Trinidad and Tobago
25.6
Guyana
25.5
Grenada
24.7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
23.9
Saint Lucia
23.8
Barbados
23.7
Chile
23.3
Bolivia
22.9
Guatemala
21.6
Haiti
21.4
Cuba
21.2
Dominica
20.7
Honduras
20.3
El Salvador
20
Dominican Republic
19.8
Antigua and Barbuda
19.7
Bahamas
18.9
Jamaica
17.4
Nicaragua
16.8
Ecuador
16.7
Venezuela
15.3
Mexico
15
Argentina
14.9
Costa Rica
14.3
Colombia
14.2
Brazil
12.2
Panama
11.5
Uruguay
10.6
Paraguay
10.1
Puerto Rico
7.19
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Belize had the highest population-weighted ambient particulate matter pollution concentration throughout Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, at 28.7 micrograms per cubic meter. Suriname and Peru followed closely, with concentrations of roughly 27 micrograms per cubic meter.
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Health Effects Institute, & IHME. (July 11, 2024). Population-weighted concentrations of ambient particulate matter pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by country (in micrograms per cubic meter) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/869191/particulate-matter-pollution-concentration-latin-america-country/
Health Effects Institute, und IHME. "Population-weighted concentrations of ambient particulate matter pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by country (in micrograms per cubic meter)." Chart. July 11, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/869191/particulate-matter-pollution-concentration-latin-america-country/
Health Effects Institute, IHME. (2024). Population-weighted concentrations of ambient particulate matter pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by country (in micrograms per cubic meter). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/869191/particulate-matter-pollution-concentration-latin-america-country/
Health Effects Institute, and IHME. "Population-weighted Concentrations of Ambient Particulate Matter Pollution in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2020, by Country (in Micrograms per Cubic Meter)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Jul 2024, /statistics/869191/particulate-matter-pollution-concentration-latin-america-country/
Health Effects Institute & IHME, Population-weighted concentrations of ambient particulate matter pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by country (in micrograms per cubic meter) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/869191/particulate-matter-pollution-concentration-latin-america-country/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Population-weighted concentrations of ambient particulate matter pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by country (in micrograms per cubic meter) [Graph], Health Effects Institute, & IHME, July 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/869191/particulate-matter-pollution-concentration-latin-america-country/
