PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Italy
Italy: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Italy, 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 Italy is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Italy peaked at 6.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Italy 92nd 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -85.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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- 92 Andorra 0.0%
- 92 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 92 Australia 0.0%
- 92 Austria 0.0%
- 92 Bahamas 0.0%
- 92 Barbados 0.0%
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- 92 Colombia 0.0%
- 92 Comoros 0.0%
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- 92 Denmark 0.0%
- 92 Dominica 0.0%
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- 92 Estonia 0.0%
- 92 Eswatini 0.0%
- 92 Fiji 0.0%
- 92 Finland 0.0%
- 92 France 0.0%
- 92 Germany 0.0%
- 92 Greenland 0.0%
- 92 Grenada 0.0%
- 92 Guam 0.0%
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- 92 Guyana 0.0%
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- 92 Hungary 0.0%
- 92 Iceland 0.0%
- 92 Ireland 0.0%
- 92 Jamaica 0.0%
- 92 Japan 0.0%
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- 92 Latvia 0.0%
- 92 Liberia 0.0%
- 92 Lithuania 0.0%
- 92 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 92 Madagascar 0.0%
- 92 Malawi 0.0%
- 92 Malaysia 0.0%
- 92 Maldives 0.0%
- 92 Malta 0.0%
- 92 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 92 Mauritius 0.0%
- 92 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 92 Moldova 0.0%
- 92 Mozambique 0.0%
- 92 Namibia 0.0% compare
- 92 Netherlands 0.0%
- 92 New Zealand 0.0%
- 92 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 92 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0%
- 92 Norway 0.0%
- 92 Panama 0.0%
- 92 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 92 Paraguay 0.0%
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- 92 Portugal 0.0%
- 92 Puerto Rico 0.0%
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- 92 Samoa 0.0%
- 92 Seychelles 0.0%
- 92 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 92 Singapore 0.0%
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- 92 Slovenia 0.0%
- 92 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 92 Spain 0.0%
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- 92 Saint Lucia 0.0%
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- 92 Sweden 0.0%
- 92 Switzerland 0.0%
- 92 East Timor 0.0%
- 92 Tonga 0.0%
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 92 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 92 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 92 Uruguay 0.0%
- 92 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 92 Venezuela 0.0%
- 92 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 92 Zimbabwe 0.0%
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Italy?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Italy was 0.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Italy ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Italy 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.