PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Jordan
Jordan: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 19.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Jordan, 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 Jordan is 19.8%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Jordan peaked at 37.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2005.
Jordan ranks 58th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.9% | — |
| 1995 | 36.5% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -43.2% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 36.5% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.5% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.3% | 22.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 55 Morocco 21.9% compare
- 56 North Macedonia 21.2% compare
- 57 Kenya 20.8% compare
- 59 Somalia 19.7% compare
- 60 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 19.3% compare
- 61 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.3% compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 109.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0083 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 41.63 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Jordan?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Jordan was 19.8% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Jordan ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.