PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Panama
Panama: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 0.9% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Panama, 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 Panama stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Panama peaked at 43.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.
Panama ranks 163rd 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.3% | — |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | +99.4% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -94.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.3% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 38.0% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 0.9% | 43.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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- 164 United States of America 0.3% compare
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- 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 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 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 Panama
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -54.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
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- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.31 Percentage change (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Panama?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Panama was 0.9% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Panama ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.