Afghanistan vs Kuwait: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Afghanistan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.9% against 99.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 99.9% against 99.7% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 25th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.