PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Kuwait
Kuwait: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,275 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,317 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 26,355 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 69,208 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 72,512 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kuwait?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
- 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 Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.