PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Japan
Japan: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 9.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 9.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Japan peaked at 38.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2016.
That places Japan 152nd 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.1% | — |
| 1995 | 37.8% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -39.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -51.7% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.8% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 36.2% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 8.5% | 35.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Japan?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Japan was 9.7% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Japan ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.