PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Estonia
Estonia: 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 Estonia, 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 Estonia stood at 0.0%. 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 Estonia peaked at 26.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Estonia 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.2% | — |
| 1995 | 6.9% | -73.7% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -80.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -77.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 6.9% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 8 |
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More urban development data for Estonia
- Population in the largest city 47.4% (2025)
- Population density 32.07 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.92 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 457,657 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,233 Number (2025)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 6.65 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 8.8% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 26.89 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 8,572 Number (2024)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 3,913 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Estonia?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Estonia 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Estonia 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 Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.