PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 99.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2017.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
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- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,917 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 894,065 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
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- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 99.9% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's 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.