The population-weighted concentration of particulate matter pollution in India was 83 micrograms per cubic meter in 2019. This was a slight increase from the previous year. The World Health Organization's air quality standards recommend a maximum concentration of 25 micrograms per cubic meter.
Ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2019
(in micrograms per cubic meter)
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IHME, & Health Effects Institute. (October 23, 2020). Ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2019 (in micrograms per cubic meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 27, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/
IHME, und Health Effects Institute. "Ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2019 (in micrograms per cubic meter)." Chart. October 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/
IHME, Health Effects Institute. (2020). Ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2019 (in micrograms per cubic meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/
IHME, and Health Effects Institute. "Ambient Particulate Matter (Pm2.5) Pollution Based on Population-weighted Concentration in India from 1990 to 2019 (in Micrograms per Cubic Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/
IHME & Health Effects Institute, Ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution based on population-weighted concentration in India from 1990 to 2019 (in micrograms per cubic meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935636/india-pm-air-pollution-exposure/ (last visited November 27, 2021)
