PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: 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 Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Republic of Korea peaked at 3.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Republic of Korea ranks 92nd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +70.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -56.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +128.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 8 |
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- 92 France 0.0%
- 92 Germany 0.0%
- 92 Greenland 0.0%
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- 92 Kiribati 0.0%
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- 92 Luxembourg 0.0%
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- 92 New Zealand 0.0%
- 92 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 92 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0%
- 92 Norway 0.0%
- 92 Panama 0.0%
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- 92 Sweden 0.0%
- 92 Switzerland 0.0%
- 92 Timor-Leste 0.0%
- 92 Tonga 0.0%
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
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- 92 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 92 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0%
- 92 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 92 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Republic of Korea?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Republic of Korea 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Republic of Korea ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.