PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 55.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 55.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 72.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 2017.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 74th 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.5% | — |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.6% | 67.5% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 65.1% | 68.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 55.3% | 72.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Tanzania, United Republic of was 55.3% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.