PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Benin
Benin: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 45.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Benin, 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 Benin is 45.2%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Benin peaked at 48.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2014.
Benin ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.8% | — |
| 1995 | 40.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +44.8% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 40.9% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 35.6% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 33.4% | 48.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Benin?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Benin was 45.2% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Benin ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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.