PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in France
France: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 9.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in France, 1990–2017
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 France stood at 9.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in France peaked at 51.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2017.
That places France 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 France, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.9% | — |
| 1995 | 47.1% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -54.5% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 47.1% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 39.8% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 9.1% | 44.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in France?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in France was 9.1% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2017.
- How does France rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- France ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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 country’s 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.