PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Korea
Korea: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 53.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Korea, 1990–2017
Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Korea recorded 53.0% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Korea peaked at 97.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2016.
That places Korea 76th 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 Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.1% | — |
| 1995 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.3% | 96.1% | 96.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.1% | 97.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 49.4% | 97.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 73 Suriname 55.6% compare
- 74 Tanzania, United Republic of 55.3% compare
- 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54.7% compare
- 77 Guinea 52.1% compare
- 78 Serbia 48.2% compare
- 79 South Africa 42.5% compare
More environment data for Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Korea?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Korea was 53.0% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2016.
- How does Korea rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Korea ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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.