Somalia vs Yemen: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Somalia
100.0%
in 2017
Yemen
100.0%
in 2017
Somalia rank
1st
Yemen rank
1st

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

  • Somalia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 97.9% 100.0% 2.1% Yemen
2000s 99.5% 100.0% 0.5% Yemen
2010s 99.6% 100.0% 0.4% Yemen

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, Somalia or Yemen?
Somalia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Yemen as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Somalia and Yemen?
0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Somalia ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st 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.