PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Lesotho
Lesotho: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 0.1% in 2017. β Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Lesotho, 1990β2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Lesotho stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Lesotho peaked at 15.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 85th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.1% | 15.7% | 8 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -69.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -52.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3,000 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Lesotho?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Lesotho was 0.1% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Lesotho ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.