PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 34.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam stood at 34.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Viet Nam peaked at 57.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2016.
That places Viet Nam 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.6% | — |
| 1995 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 46.6% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 49.0% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 34.4% | 57.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Heating Degree Days 201.25 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,503 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.08 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.43 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Viet Nam?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Viet Nam was 34.5% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2016.
- How does Viet Nam rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Viet Nam ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.