PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Brazil
Brazil: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 68.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Brazil, 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 Brazil stood at 68.1%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Brazil peaked at 91.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2016.
That places Brazil 171st 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.0% | — |
| 1995 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 89.0% | 89.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 89.8% | 90.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 68.0% | 91.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 168 Japan 76.8% compare
- 169 Panama 71.6% compare
- 170 Luxembourg 68.8% compare
- 172 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 66.5% compare
- 173 Denmark 56.9% compare
- 174 Switzerland 49.3% compare
More urban development data for Brazil
- Population in the largest city 12.3% (2025)
- Population density 25.26 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 13.38 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4432 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 94.31 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.8742 % 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 11.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 22.99 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 50.9 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Brazil?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Brazil was 68.1% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Brazil ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.