PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Pakistan
Pakistan: 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 Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 99.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Pakistan peaked at 99.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2017.
That places Pakistan 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.9% | — |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 44 Egypt 100.0% compare
- 45 Türkiye 100.0% compare
- 46 Syrian Arab Republic 100.0% compare
- 48 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 99.9% compare
- 49 Nigeria 99.9% compare
- 50 Tajikistan 99.9% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0007 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Pakistan?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Pakistan 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- How does Pakistan rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Pakistan ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.