PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Kuwait
Kuwait: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 99.9% in 2017. β¬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Kuwait, 1990β2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 99.9% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kuwait peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 56.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -8.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -39.71 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -20.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kuwait?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kuwait was 99.9% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Kuwait ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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 countryβs 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.