PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 96.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in East Asia & Pacific, 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 East Asia & Pacific stood at 96.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 98.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2016.
That places East Asia & Pacific 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.4% | — |
| 1995 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.9% | 98.5% | 8 |
More urban development data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population in the largest city 11.3% (2025)
- Population density 97.52 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 27.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in East Asia & Pacific?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in East Asia & Pacific was 96.9% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2016.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.