PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 98.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 98.3% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2014.
United Arab Emirates ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.6% | — |
| 1995 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +50.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.4% | 91.3% | 91.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 86.5% | 92.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 66.3% | 99.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 26 Afghanistan 99.7% compare
- 27 Pakistan 99.6% compare
- 28 Oman 98.9% compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 94.4% compare
- 31 Türkiye 91.6% compare
- 32 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in United Arab Emirates?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in United Arab Emirates was 98.3% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2014.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.