PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Qatar
Qatar: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Qatar, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 100.0% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1990.
Qatar ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Burundi 100.0% compare
- 1 Cameroon 100.0% compare
- 1 Central African Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Chad 100.0% compare
- 1 Congo 100.0% compare
- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 100.0% compare
- 1 Eritrea 100.0% compare
- 1 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 1 Libya 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritania 100.0% compare
- 1 Niger 100.0% compare
- 1 Rwanda 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 South Sudan 100.0% compare
- 1 Sudan 100.0% compare
- 1 Uganda 100.0% compare
- 1 Yemen 100.0% compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 435.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.57 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.61 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 169.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Qatar?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Qatar was 100.0% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.