PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Morocco
Morocco: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 21.9% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Morocco, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 21.9% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 155.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Morocco peaked at 21.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
Morocco ranks 55th 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 | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 0.4% | 21.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 52 Cape Verde 30.0% compare
- 53 Palestine, State of 29.7% compare
- 54 Angola 23.9% compare
- 56 North Macedonia 21.2% compare
- 57 Kenya 20.8% compare
- 58 Jordan 19.8% compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -51.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.2 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.23 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -30.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Morocco?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Morocco was 21.9% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Morocco rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Morocco ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.