PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.ATM.PM25.MC.ZS•% (share) of population•1990 → 2017•194 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
194
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2017
Latest
2017
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2017)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 79.24%
79.24% – 99.78%
99.78% – 100%
100% – 100%
100% – 100%
100% – 100%
> 100%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)
194 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)
Countries
194
Median
100%
Mean
88.8%
25th pctl
98.3%
75th pctl
100%
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Compare trends
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)
AfghanistanAngolaUnited Arab Emirates
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| AfghanistanAFG | 100% | 2017 | |
| AngolaAGO | 100% | 2017 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 100% | 2017 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 100% | 2017 | |
| American SamoaASM | 100% | 2017 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 100% | 2017 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 100% | 2017 | |
| BurundiBDI | 100% | 2017 | |
| BeninBEN | 100% | 2017 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 100% | 2017 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 100% | 2017 | |
| BahrainBHR | 100% | 2017 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 100% | 2017 | |
| BermudaBMU | 100% | 2017 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 100% | 2017 | |
| BhutanBTN | 100% | 2017 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 100% | 2017 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 100% | 2017 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 100% | 2017 | |
| CameroonCMR | 100% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 100% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 100% | 2017 | |
| ComorosCOM | 100% | 2017 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 100% | 2017 | |
| CyprusCYP | 100% | 2017 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 100% | 2017 | |
| DominicaDMA | 100% | 2017 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 100% | 2017 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 100% | 2017 | |
| EritreaERI | 100% | 2017 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 100% | 2017 | |
| GabonGAB | 100% | 2017 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 100% | 2017 | |
| GhanaGHA | 100% | 2017 | |
| GuineaGIN | 100% | 2017 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 100% | 2017 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 100% | 2017 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 100% | 2017 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 100% | 2017 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 100% | 2017 | |
| HaitiHTI | 100% | 2017 | |
| HungaryHUN | 100% | 2017 | |
| IndiaIND | 100% | 2017 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 100% | 2017 | |
| IraqIRQ | 100% | 2017 | |
| IsraelISR | 100% | 2017 | |
| JordanJOR | 100% | 2017 | |
| KenyaKEN | 100% | 2017 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 100% | 2017 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 100% | 2017 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 100% | 2017 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 100% | 2017 | |
| LebanonLBN | 100% | 2017 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 100% | 2017 | |
| LibyaLBY | 100% | 2017 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 100% | 2017 | |
| LesothoLSO | 100% | 2017 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 100% | 2017 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 100% | 2017 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 100% | 2017 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 100% | 2017 | |
| MaliMLI | 100% | 2017 | |
| MaltaMLT | 100% | 2017 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 100% | 2017 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 100% | 2017 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 100% | 2017 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 100% | 2017 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 100% | 2017 | |
| MalawiMWI | 100% | 2017 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 100% | 2017 | |
| NigerNER | 100% | 2017 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 100% | 2017 | |
| NepalNPL | 100% | 2017 | |
| OmanOMN | 100% | 2017 | |
| PakistanPAK | 100% | 2017 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 100% | 2017 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 100% | 2017 | |
| QatarQAT | 100% | 2017 | |
| RwandaRWA | 100% | 2017 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 100% | 2017 | |
| SudanSDN | 100% | 2017 | |
| SenegalSEN | 100% | 2017 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 100% | 2017 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 100% | 2017 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 100% | 2017 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 100% | 2017 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 100% | 2017 | |
| South SudanSSD | 100% | 2017 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 100% | 2017 | |
| SurinameSUR | 100% | 2017 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 100% | 2017 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 100% | 2017 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 100% | 2017 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 100% | 2017 | |
| ChadTCD | 100% | 2017 | |
| TogoTGO | 100% | 2017 | |
| ThailandTHA | 100% | 2017 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 100% | 2017 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 100% | 2017 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 100% | 2017 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 100% | 2017 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 100% | 2017 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 100% | 2017 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 100% | 2017 | |
| UgandaUGA | 100% | 2017 | |
| UkraineUKR | 100% | 2017 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 100% | 2017 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 100% | 2017 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 100% | 2017 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 100% | 2017 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 100% | 2017 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 100% | 2017 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 100% | 2017 | |
| CubaCUB | 100% | 2017 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 100% | 2017 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 100% | 2017 | |
| GreeceGRC | 100% | 2017 | |
| SamoaWSM | 100% | 2017 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 100% | 2017 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 100% | 2017 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 100% | 2017 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 100% | 2017 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 100% | 2017 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 100% | 2017 | |
| ChinaCHN | 100% | 2017 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 100% | 2017 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 99.99% | 2017 | |
| HondurasHND | 99.98% | 2017 | |
| PolandPOL | 99.97% | 2017 | |
| PeruPER | 99.96% | 2017 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 99.96% | 2017 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 99.93% | 2017 | |
| BelarusBLR | 99.93% | 2017 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 99.92% | 2017 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 99.91% | 2017 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 99.9% | 2017 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 99.89% | 2017 | |
| TongaTON | 99.81% | 2017 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 99.78% | 2017 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 99.69% | 2017 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 99.68% | 2017 | |
| MexicoMEX | 99.66% | 2017 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 99.6% | 2017 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 99.49% | 2017 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 99.06% | 2017 | |
| EcuadorECU | 98.32% | 2017 | |
| RomaniaROU | 98.02% | 2017 | |
| ChileCHL | 97.66% | 2017 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 97.43% | 2017 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 97.01% | 2017 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 96.37% | 2017 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 96% | 2017 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 95.57% | 2017 | |
| ItalyITA | 94.78% | 2017 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 93.85% | 2017 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 92.1% | 2017 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 91.95% | 2017 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 91.61% | 2017 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 90.54% | 2017 | |
| GermanyDEU | 89.17% | 2017 | |
| LatviaLVA | 89.01% | 2017 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 87.41% | 2017 | |
| AustriaAUT | 85.05% | 2017 | |
| GuamGUM | 83.33% | 2017 | |
| FijiFJI | 82.8% | 2017 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 80.02% | 2017 | |
| FranceFRA | 78.21% | 2017 | |
| JapanJPN | 76.76% | 2017 | |
| PanamaPAN | 71.64% | 2017 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 68.78% | 2017 | |
| BrazilBRA | 68.14% | 2017 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 66.53% | 2017 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 56.91% | 2017 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 49.3% | 2017 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 45.54% | 2017 | |
| SpainESP | 41.12% | 2017 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 40% | 2017 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 26.92% | 2017 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 24.89% | 2017 | |
| UruguayURY | 22.39% | 2017 | |
| AndorraAND | 17.82% | 2017 | |
| PortugalPRT | 16.01% | 2017 | |
| IcelandISL | 10.29% | 2017 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 3.67% | 2017 | |
| SwedenSWE | 3.64% | 2017 | |
| United StatesUSA | 3.34% | 2017 | |
| NorwayNOR | 2.04% | 2017 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.27% | 2017 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0% | 2017 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0% | 2017 | |
| EstoniaEST | 0% | 2017 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0% | 2017 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 0% | 2017 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 0% | 2017 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)