PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Algeria
Algeria: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 84.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Algeria, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Algeria is 84.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Algeria peaked at 84.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2011.
Algeria ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.7% | — |
| 1995 | 64.9% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | -39.6% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -40.7% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +38.3% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +68.8% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +44.3% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.3% | 64.9% | 69.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 38.3% | 63.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 22.2% | 84.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Algeria?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Algeria was 84.4% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2011.
- How does Algeria rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Algeria ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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.