Botswana vs Peru: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Botswana
34.4%
in 2017
Peru
39.2%
in 2017
Botswana rank
83rd
Peru rank
81st

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

  • Botswana
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 39.2% against 34.4% in Botswana, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

Botswana ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 81st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 55.6% 61.8% 6.2% Peru
2000s 54.6% 70.0% 15.4% Peru
2010s 47.3% 55.5% 8.2% Peru

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 Peru?
Peru, at 39.2% 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 Peru?
4.8%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Botswana and Peru rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Botswana ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 81st 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

Indicator
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-2 value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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 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.