PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Malawi
Malawi: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 11.8% in 2017. βΌ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Malawi, 1990β2017
Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.8% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Malawi peaked at 88.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 95th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 85.7% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 57.1% | 84.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 11.8% | 83.7% | 8 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 79.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.3 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 184.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Malawi?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Malawi was 11.8% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Malawi ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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 countryβs 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.