PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Guatemala
Guatemala: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 24.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Guatemala, 1990–2017
Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 24.0% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Guatemala peaked at 99.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2017.
That places Guatemala 87th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.6% | — |
| 1995 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -34.9% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -47.9% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.0% | 96.6% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 24.0% | 99.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Guatemala?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Guatemala was 24.0% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2017.
- How does Guatemala rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Guatemala ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.