Kenya vs Morocco: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Kenya
20.8%
in 2017
Morocco
21.9%
in 2017
Kenya rank
57th
Morocco rank
55th

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

  • Kenya
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 21.9% against 20.8% in Kenya, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 57th and Morocco ranks 55th of 194 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Morocco Difference Ahead
1990s 16.0% 7.1% 8.8% Kenya
2000s 12.4% 8.2% 4.2% Kenya
2010s 20.7% 9.2% 11.5% Kenya

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 Morocco?
Morocco, at 21.9% against 20.8% in Kenya as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Kenya and Morocco?
1.1%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Kenya ranks 57th and Morocco ranks 55th 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.