PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Philippines
Philippines: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 78.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 78.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Philippines peaked at 87.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2016.
That places Philippines 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 85.3% | 85.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 86.1% | 86.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 78.4% | 87.0% | 8 |
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More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 75.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.37 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 370.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Philippines?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Philippines was 78.6% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2016.
- How does Philippines rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Philippines ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.