PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in United States
United States: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in United States, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in United States is 0.0%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in United States peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places United States 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2599.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -69.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +214.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -68.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
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- 92 Eswatini 0.0%
- 92 Fiji 0.0%
- 92 Finland 0.0%
- 92 France 0.0%
- 92 Germany 0.0%
- 92 Greenland 0.0%
- 92 Grenada 0.0%
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- 92 Ireland 0.0%
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- 92 Latvia 0.0%
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- 92 Lithuania 0.0%
- 92 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 92 Madagascar 0.0%
- 92 Malawi 0.0%
- 92 Malaysia 0.0%
- 92 Maldives 0.0%
- 92 Malta 0.0%
- 92 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 92 Mauritius 0.0%
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- 92 Moldova 0.0%
- 92 Mozambique 0.0%
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- 92 Netherlands 0.0%
- 92 New Zealand 0.0%
- 92 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 92 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0%
- 92 Norway 0.0%
- 92 Panama 0.0%
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- 92 Paraguay 0.0%
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- 92 Portugal 0.0%
- 92 Puerto Rico 0.0%
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- 92 Seychelles 0.0%
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- 92 Slovenia 0.0%
- 92 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 92 Spain 0.0%
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- 92 Saint Lucia 0.0%
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- 92 Sweden 0.0%
- 92 Switzerland 0.0%
- 92 East Timor 0.0%
- 92 Tonga 0.0%
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
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- 92 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 92 Uruguay 0.0%
- 92 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 92 Venezuela 0.0%
- 92 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 92 Zimbabwe 0.0%
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in United States?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in United States was 0.0% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does United States rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- United States ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.