PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total) by country
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a countryβs population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
100.0%
Burundi
Lowest
0.0%
Zimbabwe
Median
0.0%
Years covered
28
1990β2017
Data points
2,328
What the numbers show
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Burundi; the lowest is 0.0% in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 24.3%.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Cabo Verde (up 1,208,510,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cameroon | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Congo, Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eritrea, The State of | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Libya | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sudan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Sudan, Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Chad | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Yemen, Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Gabon | 100.0% | 2017 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 23 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Kuwait | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Pakistan | 99.6% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Oman | 98.9% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 98.3% | 2017 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 94.4% | 2017 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 31 | TΓΌrkiye, Republic of | 91.6% | 2017 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 32 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 89.6% | 2017 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 33 | Nigeria | 85.5% | 2017 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 34 | India | 84.8% | 2017 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 35 | Algeria | 84.4% | 2017 | up 120.6% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 83.8% | 2017 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 37 | China, People's Republic of | 81.2% | 2017 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 38 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 80.0% | 2017 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 77.0% | 2017 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 40 | Tunisia | 77.0% | 2017 | up 160.1% | falling |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 69.8% | 2017 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 42 | Mali | 64.2% | 2017 | up 35.9% | falling |
| 43 | Mongolia | 63.3% | 2017 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 44 | Bhutan | 54.9% | 2017 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 45 | Togo | 51.9% | 2017 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.6% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 47 | Benin | 45.2% | 2017 | up 26.9% | flat |
| 48 | Ghana | 45.1% | 2017 | up 504.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 42.9% | 2017 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 50 | Vietnam | 34.5% | 2017 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 51 | Armenia, Republic of | 34.3% | 2017 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 30.0% | 2017 | up 1,208,510,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Palestine | 29.7% | 2017 | up 70.4% | falling |
| 54 | Angola | 23.9% | 2017 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 55 | Morocco | 21.9% | 2017 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 56 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 21.2% | 2017 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 57 | Kenya | 20.8% | 2017 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 19.8% | 2017 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 59 | Somalia | 19.7% | 2017 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 60 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 19.3% | 2017 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 61 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 19.3% | 2017 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 18.0% | 2017 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 63 | Gambia, The | 17.2% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.4% | 2017 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyz Republic | 12.6% | 2017 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 66 | Peru | 11.7% | 2017 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 67 | South Africa | 6.2% | 2017 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 68 | Israel | 6.1% | 2017 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.1% | 2017 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 3.2% | 2017 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 71 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 2.8% | 2017 | up 63,668.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Brazil | 2.0% | 2017 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 73 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.8% | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2017 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 75 | SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.3% | 2017 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 0.8% | 2017 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 0.8% | 2017 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2017 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.6% | 2017 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Poland, Republic of | 0.4% | 2017 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2017 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2017 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Greece | 0.1% | 2017 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2017 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2017 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 89 | United States | 0.0% | 2017 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Albania | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Andorra, Principality of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | American Samoa | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Australia | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Austria | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Bahamas, The | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Belize | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Bolivia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Canada | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Czech Republic | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Germany | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Spain | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Finland | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | France | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Guam | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Haiti | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Italy | 0.0% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Japan | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Korea, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Liberia | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | St. Lucia | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Malta | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Netherlands, The | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Norway | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Panama | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Romania | 0.0% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Slovak Republic | 0.0% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Venezuela, RepΓΊblica Bolivariana de | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 2017 | β | flat |
About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a countryβs population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 35 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.