PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Latvia
Latvia: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 16.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Latvia, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 16.9% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Latvia peaked at 78.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2017.
Latvia ranks 148th 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.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.3% | — |
| 1995 | 65.8% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 56.8% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -51.6% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.1% | 65.8% | 78.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 56.3% | 56.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 16.9% | 58.8% | 8 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0348 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0421 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0376 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Latvia?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Latvia was 16.9% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Latvia ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.