PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in South Africa
South Africa: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in South Africa, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 99.9% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in South Africa peaked at 99.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2000.
That places South Africa 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.9% | — |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in South Africa?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in South Africa was 99.9% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- South Africa ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.