PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Kenya
Kenya: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 20.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Kenya, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 20.8% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 113.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kenya peaked at 24.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2005.
That places Kenya 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6% | — |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +54.8% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 15.1% | 24.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kenya?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kenya was 20.8% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Kenya ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.