PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Canada
Canada: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Canada, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Canada is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Canada peaked at 19.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Canada 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.2% | — |
| 1995 | 12.9% | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +77.9% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -30.3% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -55.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -69.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -64.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.9% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.0% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 0.0% | 18.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More urban development data for Canada
- Population in the largest city 18.8% (2025)
- Population density 4.56 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 6.55 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4398 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 18.32 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.9868 % 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 2.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 6.49 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 16.3 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Canada?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Canada was 0.0% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Canada ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.