PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 98.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2017
Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 98.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 98.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 1990.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.3% | — |
| 1995 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 98.5% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 1990.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.