PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 99.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Afghanistan, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Afghanistan stood at 99.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Afghanistan peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2016.
Afghanistan ranks 26th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Afghanistan?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Afghanistan was 99.7% in 2017, according to Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
- What is the highest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as part of PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a country’s 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.