PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Benin
Benin: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 100.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Benin, 1990–2017
Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Benin stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Benin peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2014.
That places Benin 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 96.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 54.4% | 100.0% | 8 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 64.71 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Benin?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Benin was 100.0% in 2017, according to Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
- What is the highest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Benin ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, published as part of PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-2 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 2 (IT-2) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 25 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.