PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Austria
Austria: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 85.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Austria, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Austria recorded 85.1% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Austria peaked at 99.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2016.
That places Austria 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.7% | — |
| 1995 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 85.0% | 99.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More urban development data for Austria
- Population in the largest city 31.2% (2025)
- Population density 110.66 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.03 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2178 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.01 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.7541 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 23.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.01 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 8.5 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Austria?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Austria was 85.1% 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 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Austria ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline 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 WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.