PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Venezuela
Venezuela: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 2.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Venezuela, 1990–2017
Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 2.0% 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 0.1% on the previous year and down 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Venezuela peaked at 15.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2017.
That places Venezuela 117th 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.1% | — |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -38.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -66.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.4% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 2.0% | 15.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Venezuela?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Venezuela was 2.0% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- How does Venezuela rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Venezuela ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.