PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Belarus
Belarus: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Belarus, 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 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Belarus stood at 99.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Belarus peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2017.
That places Belarus 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 130 Peru 100.0% compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.0% compare
- 132 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 99.9% compare
- 134 Solomon Islands 99.9% compare
- 135 Dominican Republic 99.9% compare
- 136 Nicaragua 99.9% compare
More urban development data for Belarus
- Population in the largest city 28.7% (2025)
- Population density 45.22 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 11.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2279 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.07 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.3003 % 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 10.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.07 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 3 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Belarus?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Belarus 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 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Belarus ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus 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.