PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Senegal
Senegal: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 83.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Senegal, 1990–2017
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 Senegal stood at 83.8%.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Senegal peaked at 95.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.2% | — |
| 1995 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +57.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.1% | 84.9% | 85.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 55.7% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 41.5% | 95.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Senegal?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Senegal was 83.8% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.