Spain vs United States of America: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Spain
- United States of America
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.0% against 0.3% in United States of America, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Spain's figure about 3.5 times United States of America's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 162nd and United States of America ranks 164th of 194 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 0.4% | 11.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 0.5% | 10.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 0.4% | 4.2% | Spain |
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, Spain or United States of America?
- Spain, at 1.0% against 0.3% in United States of America as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Spain and United States of America?
- 0.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Spain ranks 162nd and United States of America ranks 164th 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
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.