PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Armenia
Armenia: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 34.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Armenia, 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 Armenia is 34.3%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Armenia peaked at 60.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2016.
Armenia ranks 51st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.5% | — |
| 1995 | 43.3% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 43.3% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 56.9% | 57.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 34.2% | 60.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Armenia?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Armenia was 34.3% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Armenia ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.