PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Tunisia
Tunisia: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 77.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Tunisia, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 77.0% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 160.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Tunisia peaked at 77.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2012.
That places Tunisia 40th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.9% | — |
| 1995 | 54.1% | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -35.8% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +40.5% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +111.5% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +56.6% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +48.4% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 54.1% | 66.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 29.6% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 20.1% | 77.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Tunisia?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Tunisia was 77.0% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2012.
- How does Tunisia rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Tunisia ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.