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PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.ATM.PM25.MC.T1.ZS% (share) of population1990 → 2017194 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
194
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2017
Latest
2017
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total) infographic

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2017)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0%
0% – 0%
0% – 0%
0% – 0.19%
0.19% – 21.17%
21.17% – 98.58%
> 98.58%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)
194 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)
Countries
194
 
Median
0%
 
Mean
24.3%
 
25th pctl
0%
 
75th pctl
42.9%
 
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Compare trends

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)
BurundiBahrainCentral African Republic
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CountryLatestDateTrend
BurundiBDI100%2017
BahrainBHR100%2017
Central African RepublicCAF100%2017
CameroonCMR100%2017
Congo, Rep.COG100%2017
DjiboutiDJI100%2017
EritreaERI100%2017
IraqIRQ100%2017
LibyaLBY100%2017
MauritaniaMRT100%2017
NigerNER100%2017
QatarQAT100%2017
RwandaRWA100%2017
Saudi ArabiaSAU100%2017
SudanSDN100%2017
South SudanSSD100%2017
ChadTCD100%2017
UgandaUGA100%2017
Yemen, Rep.YEM100%2017
Equatorial GuineaGNQ100%2017
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY100%2017
GabonGAB99.99%2017
NepalNPL99.96%2017
BangladeshBGD99.95%2017
KuwaitKWT99.9%2017
AfghanistanAFG99.66%2017
PakistanPAK99.61%2017
OmanOMN98.94%2017
United Arab EmiratesARE98.31%2017
Burkina FasoBFA94.42%2017
TurkiyeTUR91.58%2017
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD89.59%2017
NigeriaNGA85.51%2017
IndiaIND84.76%2017
AlgeriaDZA84.41%2017
SenegalSEN83.83%2017
ChinaCHN81.24%2017
TajikistanTJK79.97%2017
EthiopiaETH77.01%2017
TunisiaTUN76.96%2017
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR69.77%2017
MaliMLI64.15%2017
MongoliaMNG63.3%2017
BhutanBTN54.86%2017
TogoTGO51.85%2017
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN49.63%2017
BeninBEN45.22%2017
GhanaGHA45.06%2017
MyanmarMMR42.89%2017
Viet NamVNM34.48%2017
ArmeniaARM34.26%2017
Cabo VerdeCPV30%2017
West Bank and GazaPSE29.7%2017
AngolaAGO23.94%2017
MoroccoMAR21.87%2017
North MacedoniaMKD21.22%2017
KenyaKEN20.83%2017
JordanJOR19.81%2017
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM19.69%2017
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK19.31%2017
TanzaniaTZA19.29%2017
UzbekistanUZB17.98%2017
Gambia, TheGMB17.23%2017
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH13.4%2017
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ12.61%2017
PeruPER11.72%2017
South AfricaZAF6.24%2017
IsraelISR6.07%2017
Lao PDRLAO4.1%2017
ThailandTHA3.15%2017
Cote d'IvoireCIV2.77%2017
BrazilBRA2.02%2017
BelarusBLR1.85%2017
MexicoMEX1.59%2017
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP1.25%2017
TurkmenistanTKM0.81%2017
Russian FederationRUS0.79%2017
IndonesiaIDN0.59%2017
AzerbaijanAZE0.56%2017
PolandPOL0.39%2017
ChileCHL0.29%2017
MontenegroMNE0.26%2017
SerbiaSRB0.24%2017
GeorgiaGEO0.17%2017
LesothoLSO0.14%2017
GreeceGRC0.12%2017
BulgariaBGR0.11%2017
ArgentinaARG0.06%2017
United StatesUSA0.02%2017
ZambiaZMB0.01%2017
LebanonLBN0%2017
AlbaniaALB0%2017
AndorraAND0%2017
American SamoaASM0%2017
Antigua and BarbudaATG0%2017
AustraliaAUS0%2017
AustriaAUT0%2017
BelgiumBEL0%2017
Bahamas, TheBHS0%2017
BelizeBLZ0%2017
BermudaBMU0%2017
BoliviaBOL0%2017
BarbadosBRB0%2017
Brunei DarussalamBRN0%2017
BotswanaBWA0%2017
CanadaCAN0%2017
SwitzerlandCHE0%2017
ColombiaCOL0%2017
ComorosCOM0%2017
Costa RicaCRI0%2017
CubaCUB0%2017
CyprusCYP0%2017
CzechiaCZE0%2017
GermanyDEU0%2017
DominicaDMA0%2017
DenmarkDNK0%2017
Dominican RepublicDOM0%2017
EcuadorECU0%2017
SpainESP0%2017
EstoniaEST0%2017
FinlandFIN0%2017
FijiFJI0%2017
FranceFRA0%2017
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM0%2017
United KingdomGBR0%2017
GuineaGIN0%2017
Guinea-BissauGNB0%2017
GrenadaGRD0%2017
GreenlandGRL0%2017
GuatemalaGTM0%2017
GuamGUM0%2017
GuyanaGUY0%2017
HondurasHND0%2017
CroatiaHRV0%2017
HaitiHTI0%2017
HungaryHUN0%2017
IrelandIRL0%2017
IcelandISL0%2017
ItalyITA0%2017
JamaicaJAM0%2017
JapanJPN0%2017
KazakhstanKAZ0%2017
CambodiaKHM0%2017
KiribatiKIR0%2017
Korea, Rep.KOR0%2017
LiberiaLBR0%2017
St. LuciaLCA0%2017
Sri LankaLKA0%2017
LithuaniaLTU0%2017
LuxembourgLUX0%2017
LatviaLVA0%2017
MoldovaMDA0%2017
MadagascarMDG0%2017
MaldivesMDV0%2017
Marshall IslandsMHL0%2017
MaltaMLT0%2017
Northern Mariana IslandsMNP0%2017
MozambiqueMOZ0%2017
MauritiusMUS0%2017
MalawiMWI0%2017
MalaysiaMYS0%2017
NamibiaNAM0%2017
NicaraguaNIC0%2017
NetherlandsNLD0%2017
NorwayNOR0%2017
New ZealandNZL0%2017
PanamaPAN0%2017
PhilippinesPHL0%2017
Papua New GuineaPNG0%2017
Puerto Rico (US)PRI0%2017
PortugalPRT0%2017
ParaguayPRY0%2017
RomaniaROU0%2017
SingaporeSGP0%2017
Solomon IslandsSLB0%2017
Sierra LeoneSLE0%2017
El SalvadorSLV0%2017
SurinameSUR0%2017
Slovak RepublicSVK0%2017
SloveniaSVN0%2017
SwedenSWE0%2017
EswatiniSWZ0%2017
SeychellesSYC0%2017
Timor-LesteTLS0%2017
TongaTON0%2017
Trinidad and TobagoTTO0%2017
UkraineUKR0%2017
UruguayURY0%2017
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT0%2017
Venezuela, RBVEN0%2017
Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR0%2017
VanuatuVUT0%2017
SamoaWSM0%2017
ZimbabweZWE0%2017
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)