PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Zambia
Zambia: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 98.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 98.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Zambia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 55th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 93.7% | 100.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Zambia?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Zambia was 98.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Zambia ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.