PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Denmark
Denmark: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 56.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Denmark, 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 Denmark stood at 56.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2017.
That places Denmark 173rd 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.1% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 56.9% | 99.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 170 Luxembourg 68.8% compare
- 171 Brazil 68.1% compare
- 172 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 66.5% compare
- 174 Switzerland 49.3% compare
- 175 Sri Lanka 45.5% compare
- 176 Spain 41.1% compare
More urban development data for Denmark
- Population in the largest city 26.2% (2025)
- Population density 148.67 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2331 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.40 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.6857 % 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 34.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.40 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Denmark?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Denmark was 56.9% 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 Denmark?
- 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 Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Denmark ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.