Kenya vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Kenya
20.8%
in 2017
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
19.3%
in 2017
Kenya rank
57th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
60th

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time

  • Kenya
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 20.8% against 19.3% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 57th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 60th of 194 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 16.0% 69.4% 53.5% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 12.4% 80.8% 68.4% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 20.7% 51.6% 30.9% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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, Kenya or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Kenya, at 20.8% against 19.3% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
1.5%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Kenya ranks 57th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 60th 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

Indicator
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,328 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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.