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DEFINITION:
Urban SO2 concentration
Units: Micrograms/m3
Units: The values were originally collected at the city level. Each nation varied in terms of the number of cities reported, so this data should be used with some caution. Within each country the values have been normalized by city population for the year 1995, then added together to obtain the total concentration for the given country.
Units: Micrograms/m3
Units: The values were originally collected at the city level. Each nation varied in terms of the number of cities reported, so this data should be used with some caution. Within each country the values have been normalized by city population for the year 1995, then added together to obtain the total concentration for the given country.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 209 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 155.89 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 3 | Liberia | 152.18 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 149.5 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 5 | Niger | 146.57 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 145.42 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 137.72 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 8 | Somalia | 137.61 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 9 | Mauritania | 135.89 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 10 | Burma | 135.07 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 11 | Mali | 134.39 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 12 | Chad | 126.77 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 13 | Iraq | 121.24 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 119.06 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 15 | Sudan | 116.64 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 16 | Benin | 116.45 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 17 | Cameroon | 114.97 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 18 | Togo | 112.4 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 19 | Gabon | 109.48 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 20 | Angola | 108.55 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 21 | Malawi | 106.66 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 22 | Burundi | 104.1 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 103.96 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 24 | Laos | 103.19 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 25 | Rwanda | 102.81 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| failed states average (profile) | 101.06 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 26 | Russia | 97.55 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 97.46 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 28 | China | 97.07 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 29 | Zambia | 96.68 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 95.17 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 30 | Guinea | 93.84 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 92.24 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 32 | Pakistan | 91.95 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 33 | Mozambique | 90.47 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 34 | Madagascar | 89.7 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 88.78 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 35 | Turkey | 87.02 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 84.27 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 82.8 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 37 | Bhutan | 81.22 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 38 | Algeria | 80.17 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 39 | Uganda | 79.53 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 40 | Morocco | 78.15 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 41 | Brazil | 75.78 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 42 | Mexico | 74 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 43 | Nepal | 71.84 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 71.5 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 45 | The Gambia | 69.33 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 69.18 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 47 | Egypt | 69 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 68.25 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 67.5 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 66.38 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 65.76 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| =50 | Ghana | 64.07 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| =50 | Vietnam | 64.07 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 52 | Libya | 63.66 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 53 | Syria | 63.5 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 54 | Lebanon | 62.71 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| South Asia average (profile) | 62.26 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 61.54 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 56 | Moldova | 58.34 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 57 | Tunisia | 58.16 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 58 | Cambodia | 57.52 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 59 | Poland | 54.72 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 60 | Jordan | 54.64 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 61 | Peru | 52.62 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 52.45 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 63 | South Korea | 52.41 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 64 | Slovenia | 51.21 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 65 | Indonesia | 51.05 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 50.76 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 66 | Bolivia | 50.41 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 67 | Tanzania | 48.97 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 48.85 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 48.3 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 70 | Kenya | 47.81 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 71 | Senegal | 47.25 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 72 | Belarus | 45.15 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 73 | El Salvador | 44.13 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 74 | Haiti | 43.7 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 43.64 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 42.45 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 76 | Honduras | 41.17 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 77 | Mongolia | 41.16 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 78 | Uruguay | 40.04 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 38.84 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 38.44 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.68 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 82 | Paraguay | 37.51 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 83 | Hungary | 37.33 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 84 | Estonia | 37.09 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 85 | Ukraine | 37.08 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 86 | Greece | 34 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 33.45 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Cold countries average (profile) | 33.41 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| =88 | Philippines | 33 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| =88 | Venezuela | 33 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 31.96 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 31.65 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 90 | Croatia | 31 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 91 | Chile | 29 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 92 | Albania | 28.69 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 93 | India | 27.55 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 94 | Czech Republic | 27.34 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 95 | North Korea | 27.19 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 24.57 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 97 | Japan | 24.33 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| NATO countries average (profile) | 24.11 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 98 | Oman | 24.03 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 99 | Slovakia | 22.66 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 100 | South Africa | 22.37 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 101 | Jamaica | 22.12 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 21.96 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 103 | Ecuador | 21.52 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 21.18 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 104 | Belgium | 21.02 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 105 | Colombia | 20.75 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 106 | Malaysia | 20.49 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.82 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 19.35 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 108 | Armenia | 19.33 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 109 | Ireland | 18.89 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 18.69 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 110 | Kuwait | 17.53 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 111 | Dominica | 16.96 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 112 | Israel | 16.82 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.69 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | ||
| 113 | Italy | 15.55 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 114 | United States | 15.43 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 115 | Botswana | 14.47 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 116 | Republic of Macedonia | 14.06 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 117 | France | 13.89 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 118 | Guatemala | 13.51 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 119 | Austria | 13.21 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 120 | Australia | 13.17 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 121 | Canada | 12.87 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 122 | Germany | 12.8 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 11.56 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 124 | Switzerland | 11.34 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| =125 | Thailand | 11 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| =125 | Spain | 11 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 127 | Panama | 10.33 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 128 | Namibia | 10.24 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| =129 | Netherlands | 10 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| =129 | Romania | 10 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 131 | Portugal | 9.22 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 132 | Denmark | 7 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 133 | Norway | 5.47 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 134 | Latvia | 5.36 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 135 | Sweden | 5.23 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 136 | Iceland | 5 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 137 | Finland | 4.38 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 138 | New Zealand | 3.49 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 139 | Lithuania | 2.1 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 140 | Argentina | 1.02 micrograms/m3 | 1995 | |
| 141 | Cuba | 1 micrograms/m3 | 1995 |
