Botswana vs Kyrgyzstan: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Botswana
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 42.4% against 34.4% in Botswana, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 83rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 80th of 194 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 45.4% | 10.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 49.4% | 5.2% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 46.2% | 1.1% | Botswana |
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, Botswana or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 42.4% against 34.4% in Botswana as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Botswana and Kyrgyzstan?
- 8.0%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kyrgyzstan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Botswana and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Botswana ranks 83rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 80th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-2 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 2 (IT-2) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 25 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.