PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 3.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Papua New Guinea is 3.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Papua New Guinea peaked at 64.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2017.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.4% | — |
| 1995 | 33.7% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -57.7% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +146.6% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -71.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -73.2% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 32.4% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 18.4% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 3.1% | 64.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Papua New Guinea?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Papua New Guinea was 3.1% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.