PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Germany
Germany: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 89.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Germany, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Germany is 89.2%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Germany peaked at 99.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2016.
Germany ranks 160th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.8% | — |
| 1995 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 89.2% | 99.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More urban development data for Germany
- Population in the largest city 5.2% (2025)
- Population density 238.35 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0972 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.11 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1772 % 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 23.13 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.58 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 58.06 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Germany?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Germany was 89.2% 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 Germany?
- 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 Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Germany ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.