PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Austria
Austria: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 14.1% in 2017. βΌ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Austria, 1990β2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Austria stood at 14.1%.
The figure is up 63.4% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Austria peaked at 71.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2016.
Austria ranks 150th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 55.5% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 53.1% | 57.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 8.6% | 55.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 83.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0019 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4412 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 23.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Austria?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Austria was 14.1% in 2017, according to Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
- What is the highest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Austria ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as part of PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-3 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 3 (IT-3) is defined as the portion of a countryβs population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 15 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.