This statistic shows the ambient particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) exposure based on population-weighted pollution concentration across India from 1990 to 2016. The population-weighted concentration of particulate matter pollution in India stood at 76 micrograms per cubic meter in 2016. The World Health Organization's air quality standards recommend a maximum concentration of 25 micrograms per cubic meter.
Ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2016
(in micrograms per cubic meter)
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IHME, & Health Effects Institute. (October 24, 2018). Ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2016 (in micrograms per cubic meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/
IHME, und Health Effects Institute. "Ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2016 (in micrograms per cubic meter)." Chart. October 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/
IHME, Health Effects Institute. (2018). Ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2016 (in micrograms per cubic meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/
IHME, and Health Effects Institute. "Ambient Particulate Matter (Pm 2.5) Pollution Based on Population-weighted Concentration in India from 1990 to 2016 (in Micrograms per Cubic Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/
IHME & Health Effects Institute, Ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2016 (in micrograms per cubic meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/ (last visited May 30, 2020)
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