PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 72.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 72.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 98.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2017.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 125th 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.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.7% | — |
| 1995 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 72.1% | 98.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 72.1% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2017.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.