PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Somalia
Somalia: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 19.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 19.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Somalia peaked at 19.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 59th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.1% | — |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -59.4% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +174.5% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.8% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 4.0% | 19.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 56 North Macedonia 21.2% compare
- 57 Kenya 20.8% compare
- 58 Jordan 19.8% compare
- 60 North Korea 19.3% compare
- 61 Tanzania 19.3% compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 18.0% compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -36.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Somalia?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Somalia was 19.7% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Somalia ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.