PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 30.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Cape Verde, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 30.0% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017.
The figure is up 122.0% on the previous year and up 1,208,510,000,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Cape Verde peaked at 84.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Cape Verde 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.5% | — |
| 1995 | 71.5% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +390.4% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -76.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +3450.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -84.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +122.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 68.5% | 71.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 0.0% | 79.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 0.0% | 84.6% | 8 |
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More environment data for Cape Verde
- Heating Degree Days 0.07 (2022)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,682 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5,587 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 5,547 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 40 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0077 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0092 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Cape Verde?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Cape Verde was 30.0% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,208,510,000,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.