Although world has become more advanced and produced a lot of inventions that are facilitating people in every field of life. Today world is passing through a serious problem which is known as pollution. And it may be in several forms such as noise, air, and environmental pollution. Moreover there are many other types but here we are going to discuss the Air Pollution.
Basically the Air pollution is the expansion of chemicals, biological materials, and particulates and many other materials that are not only the harmful for the human beings, but these are also dangerous for the plants and animals. The fastest growth of this problem is causing different diseases and the death rates are increasing throughout the world.
PM10 represents the particles which are found in the air and we think them as pollution. There might be numerous kinds of particles such as dirt, pollen, smoke and mold etc. And these particles are causing several worst effects on the health. Similarly the PM2.5 represents the fine particles such as the toxic compounds and the heavy metals which are caused by the fires and through smelting the metals. Following is a list showing where each country is ranked by PM10.
| PM 10 Air Quality Index | Description of Air Quality |
|---|---|
| 0 – 50 | Good |
| 51 – 100 | Moderate |
| 101 – 150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups |
| 151 – 200 | Unhealthy |
| 201 – 300 | Very Unhealthy |
| 301 – 500 | Hazardous |
Air Pollution By Country List 2014
| Country | Annual mean PM10 ug/m3 | Above or Below World average of 71ug/m3 | Percentage of Urban Population Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
279 | 208 | 70% |
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216 | 145 | 27% |
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198 | 127 | 40% |
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145 | 74 | 50% |
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143 | 72 | 52% |
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138 | 67 | 21% |
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132 | 61 | 30.73% |
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124 | 53 | 45% |
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124 | 53 | 40% |
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123 | 52 | 71% |
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120 | 49 | 41% |
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117 | 46 | 21% |
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109 | 38 | 91% by state (37% by metropolitan city) |
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106 | 35 | 19% |
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98 | 27 | 18% |
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98 | 27 | 24% |
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94 | 23 | 34% |
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82 | 11 | 39% |
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80 | 9 | 74.38% |
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77 | 6 | 22% |
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74 | 3 | 41% |
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71 | -0 | 34% |
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70 | -1 | 100% |
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68 | -3 | 30% |
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66 | -5 | 29% |
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64 | -7 | 29% |
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62 | -9 | 62% |
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61 | -10 | 67% |
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60 | -11 | 40% |
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59 | -12 | 64% |
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55 | -16 | 46% |
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55 | -16 | 19% |
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53 | -18 | 100% |
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53 | -18 | 51% |
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52 | -19 | 14% |
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52 | -19 | 21% |
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48 | -23 | 47% |
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48 | -23 | 45% |
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47 | -24 | 22% |
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44 | -27 | 66% |
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43 | -28 | 22% |
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42 | -29 | 15% |
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42 | -29 | 42% |
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42 | -29 | 35% |
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41 | -30 | 60% |
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41 | -30 | 11% |
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40 | -31 | 33% |
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40 | -31 | 29% |
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39 | -32 | 43% |
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39 | -32 | 48% |
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38 | -33 | 35% |
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37 | -34 | 28% |
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35 | -36 | 22% |
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35 | -36 | 13% |
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32.5 | -38 | 11% |
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33 | -38 | 37% |
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32 | -38 | 46% |
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30 | -39 | 100% |
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29 | -41 | 28% |
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29 | -42 | 27% |
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28 | -42 | 35% |
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28 | -43 | 17% |
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28 | -44 | 55% |
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27 | -44 | 21% |
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27 | -44 | 21% |
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27 | -44 | 38% |
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27 | -44 | 30% |
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26 | -45 | 22% |
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26 | -45 | 17% |
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25 | -46 | 21% |
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25 | -46 | 38% |
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25 | -46 | 36% |
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24 | -47 | 39% |
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24 | -47 | 40% |
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23 | -48 | 29% |
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22 | -49 | 13% |
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22 | -49 | 25% |
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22 | -49 | 64% |
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22 | -49 | 12% |
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21 | -50 | 30% |
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19 | -52 | 20% |
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20 | -52 | 100% |
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18 | -53 | 21% |
 |
18 | -53 | NA |
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18 | -53 | 100% |
 |
18 | -53 | 40% |
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15 | -56 | 21% |
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13 | -58 | 78% |
 |
13 | -58 | 89% |
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12 | -59 | 27% |
 |
11 | -60 | 43% |
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