PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 20.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2017
Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 20.2% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2017.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 91st 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.2% | — |
| 1995 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -65.9% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 20.2% | 100.0% | 8 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Trinidad and Tobago was 20.2% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2017.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.