Kazakhstan vs Romania: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Kazakhstan
24.4%
in 2017
Romania
42.3%
in 2017
Kazakhstan rank
145th
Romania rank
142nd

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 42.3% against 24.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 17.9%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times Kazakhstan's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 145th and Romania ranks 142nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 53.3% 84.5% 31.3% Romania
2000s 40.2% 69.3% 29.1% Romania
2010s 33.8% 52.4% 18.6% Romania

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, Kazakhstan or Romania?
Romania, at 42.3% against 24.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Kazakhstan and Romania?
17.9%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Kazakhstan and Romania rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Kazakhstan ranks 145th and Romania ranks 142nd 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-3 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-3 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 3 (IT-3) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 15 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.