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The following list of countries by air pollution sorts the countries of the world according to their average measured concentration of particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m 3). The World Health Organization's recommended limit is 10 micrograms per cubic meter, although there are also various national guideline values, which ...
This list contains the top 500 cities by PM2.5 annual mean concentration measurement as documented by the World Health Organization covering the period from 2010 to 2022. The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries.
Marilao and Meycauayan together deemed among the world's 30 most polluted places in the developing world in a 2007 study. [58] Per the Blacksmith Institute: “Industrial waste is haphazardly dumped into the Meycauayan, Marilao and Obando River system” [58] Musi River: Telangana, India: Ranked as the 22nd most polluted river in the world. [59]
The most dangerous countries in the world 2023. Afghanistan. Yemen. Syria. South Sudan. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Russia. Ukraine. Somalia. Sudan. Iraq. The most peaceful countries in the ...
Much of the world still relies heavily on coal, natural gas, ... Here are the countries where driving an EV can be dirtiest. Nicolas Rapp, Matthew Heimer. October 9, 2023 at 9:25 AM.
Click to skip ahead and see the 5 countries with the highest suicide rates in the world. In the midst of the worst pandemic in a century, depression, isolation and suicides have all increased ...
It is the first country in Europe and the second country in the world (after New Zealand) to decriminalize sex work. In Sweden, [8] Northern Ireland, [9] Norway, [10] Iceland, [11] and France [12] it is illegal to pay for sex (the client commits a crime, but not the prostitute).
CO 2 emissions from the top 10 countries with the highest emissions accounted for almost two thirds of the global total. Since 2006, China has been emitting more CO 2 than any other country. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] However, the main disadvantage of measuring total national emissions is that it does not take population size into account.