PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 99.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 99.0% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 99.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2016.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.8% | — |
| 1995 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 8 |
More urban development data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population in the largest city 21.7% (2025)
- Population density 42.1 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 24.05 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 99.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.