PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Ecuador
Ecuador: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 98.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 98.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Ecuador peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 146th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Ecuador, 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 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
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 | 99.5% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 8 |
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More urban development data for Ecuador
- Population in the largest city 28.0% (2025)
- Population density 72.4 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 18.61 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2877 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 5.26 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.58 % 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 20.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.24 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.26 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Ecuador?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Ecuador was 98.3% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Ecuador ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.