PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Greenland
Greenland: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Greenland, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Greenland peaked at 57.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Greenland ranks 166th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.4% | — |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -31.8% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +58.0% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -61.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 55.4% | 57.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 37.1% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 163 Panama 0.9% compare
- 164 United States of America 0.3% compare
- 165 Netherlands 0.0% compare
- 166 American Samoa 0.0% compare
- 166 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 166 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 166 Brunei Darussalam 0.0%
- 166 Canada 0.0% compare
- 166 Denmark 0.0% compare
- 166 Estonia 0.0%
- 166 Fiji 0.0%
- 166 Finland 0.0%
- 166 Guam 0.0% compare
- 166 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 166 Ireland 0.0%
- 166 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 166 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 166 Maldives 0.0%
- 166 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 166 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0%
- 166 New Zealand 0.0%
- 166 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0% compare
- 166 Norway 0.0% compare
- 166 Portugal 0.0% compare
- 166 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 166 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 166 Sweden 0.0%
- 166 Tonga 0.0%
- 166 Uruguay 0.0% compare
- 166 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.39 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.3 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 17 t (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 51 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11,211 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Greenland?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Greenland was 0.0% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Greenland rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Greenland ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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.