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1 | Open Air Quality Data: The Global Landscape 2022 | OpenAQ | |||||||
2 | This table explores the state of governmental air quality production and data-sharing in countries and dependencies with populations of greater than one million. | ||||||||
3 | This is a 'living' document, meant to be improved upon by the OpenAQ Community. Please contact info@openaq.org with any corrections or suggestions. | ||||||||
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5 | Primary research conducted by: | OpenAQ & UCLA Impact Fellows Viraj Sawant and Maggie Isied | |||||||
6 | Last Updated: | November 2022 | |||||||
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8 | Country / Dependency | Evidence of current government-operated/sponsored AQ monitoring | Evidence of ad hoc studies by government | AQ monitoring existed in the past, but not currently | A: Physical Units: Data are shared in physical units, as opposed to a country- (or organization-) specific Air Quality Index, Air Pollution Index, or AQI-like quantities. | B: Station-Specific Coordinates: Data are provided at the most transparent geographic scale at which they are collected (station-scale) and with location metadata in the form of readily available geographic coordinates. | C: Timely Fine-Scale Temporal Information: Data are provided at daily or sub-daily levels in near real time of in a timely manner with time-of-collection stamps and averaging periods. | D: Programmatic Access: Data and metadata as defined in the preceding criteria are publicly accessible in a programmatic or machine-readable format. | |
9 | Afghanistan | No | N/A | Yes | - | - | - | - | Asia |
10 | Albania | Yes | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | Europe |
11 | Algeria | Yes | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | Africa |
12 | Andorra | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
13 | Angola | No | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | Africa |
14 | Antigua and Barbuda | No | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | North America |
15 | Argentina | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | Y | N | N | South America |
16 | Armenia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | N | N | Asia / Europe |
17 | Australia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Oceania |
18 | Austria | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
19 | Azerbaijan | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | N | N | Asia / Europe |
20 | Bahamas | No | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | North America |
21 | Bahrain | Yes | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | Asia |
22 | Bangladesh | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | Y | Y | N | Asia |
23 | Barbados | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | Y | N | N | North America |
24 | Belarus | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | Y | N | N | Europe |
25 | Belgium | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
26 | Belize | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | North America (Central) |
27 | Benin | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
28 | Bhutan | No | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | Asia |
29 | Bolivia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | N | N | South America |
30 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
31 | Botswana | No | Yes | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
32 | Brazil | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | Y | N | South America |
33 | Brunei Darussalam | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | N | Y | N | Asia |
34 | Bulgaria | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
35 | Burkina Faso | No | Yes | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
36 | Burundi | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
37 | Cabo Verde | Yes | N/A | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
38 | Cambodia | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | N | Y | N | Asia |
39 | Cameroon | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
40 | Canada | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | North America |
41 | Central African Republic | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
42 | Chad | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
43 | Chile | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | South America |
44 | China | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | Y | N | Asia |
45 | Colombia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | South America |
46 | Comoros | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
47 | Congo, Democratic Republic | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
48 | Congo, Republic | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
49 | Costa Rica | Yes | Yes | N/A | - | - | - | - | North America (Central) |
50 | Côte d'Ivoire | No | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | Africa |
51 | Croatia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
52 | Cuba | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | N | N | North America |
53 | Cyprus | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
54 | Czechia (Czech Republic) | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
55 | Denmark | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
56 | Djibouti | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
57 | Dominica | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | North America |
58 | Dominican Republic | Yes | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | North America |
59 | Ecuador | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | Y | Y | N | South America |
60 | Egypt | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | Y | Y | N | Africa / Asia |
61 | El Salvador | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | N | North America |
62 | Equatorial Guinea | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
63 | Eritrea | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
64 | Estonia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
65 | Eswatini | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
66 | Ethiopia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Africa |
67 | Fiji | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Oceania |
68 | Finland | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
69 | France | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
70 | Gabon | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
71 | Gambia | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
72 | Georgia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Asia / Europe |
73 | Germany | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
74 | Ghana | Yes | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | Africa |
75 | Greece | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
76 | Grenada | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | North America |
77 | Guatemala | Yes | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | North America (Central) |
78 | Guinea | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
79 | Guinea-Bissau | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Africa |
80 | Guyana | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | N | South America |
81 | Haiti | No | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | North America |
82 | Honduras | No | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | North America (Central) |
83 | Hong Kong | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | Y | Y | Asia |
84 | Hungary | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
85 | Iceland | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
86 | India | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | N | Asia |
87 | Indonesia | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | Y | N | Asia |
88 | Iran | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | N | Y | N | Asia |
89 | Iraq | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | N | N | Asia |
90 | Ireland | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Europe |
91 | Israel | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | N | Asia |
92 | Italy | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | N | N | Europe |
93 | Jamaica | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | N | N | North America |
94 | Japan | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | N | Y | N | Asia |
95 | Jordan | Yes | N/A | N/A | N | N | Y | N | Asia |
96 | Kazakhstan | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | N | Asia / Europe |
97 | Kenya | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | N | Africa |
98 | Kiribati | No | No | No | - | - | - | - | Oceania |
99 | Kosovo | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | N | Europe |
100 | Kuwait | Yes | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | N | Asia |