PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Bhutan
Bhutan: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 54.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Bhutan, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 54.9% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Bhutan peaked at 72.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2016.
Bhutan ranks 44th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.4% | — |
| 1995 | 68.2% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.3% | 66.4% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 60.5% | 72.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 54.7% | 72.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Bhutan?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Bhutan was 54.9% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Bhutan ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.