PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 99.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica stood at 99.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 140th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Costa Rica, 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 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More urban development data for Costa Rica
- Population in the largest city 36.6% (2025)
- Population density 99.99 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 17.7 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2916 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.50 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.36 % 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 28.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.50 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Costa Rica?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Costa Rica was 99.7% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.