PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 89.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 89.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 97.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2017.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.6% | — |
| 1995 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.4% | 96.2% | 96.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 94.8% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 89.6% | 93.3% | 8 |
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More environment data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1829 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,768 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 5.23 (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 3.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8995 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 89.6% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2017.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.