PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Somalia
Somalia: 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 Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Somalia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 1995.
Somalia ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.9% | — |
| 1995 | 96.9% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 96.9% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 97.1% | 100.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Somalia?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Somalia 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 Somalia?
- 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 Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 1995.
- How does Somalia rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.