PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 96.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 96.7% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 98.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2017.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.7% | — |
| 1995 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.7% | 98.7% | 8 |
More urban development data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population in the largest city 17.4% (2025)
- Population density 19.95 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.05 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 96.7% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2017.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.