PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Syria
Syria: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 69.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Syria, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Syria recorded 69.8% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Syria peaked at 86.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2005.
That places Syria 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.4% | — |
| 1995 | 84.4% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 84.4% | 86.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 62.4% | 69.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 63.3% | 72.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More environment data for Syria
- Heating Degree Days 1,943 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,385 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 6,000 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4,835 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,165 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.2548 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0246 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Syria?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Syria was 69.8% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2005.
- How does Syria rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Syria ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.