PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 77.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Ethiopia, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Ethiopia stood at 77.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Ethiopia peaked at 80.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.3% | — |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +61.8% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.7% | 53.1% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 41.5% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 47.9% | 80.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -71.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -77.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 513 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Ethiopia?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Ethiopia was 77.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Ethiopia ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.