PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Iceland
Iceland: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 10.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 10.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Iceland peaked at 22.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 183rd 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.8% | — |
| 1995 | 21.2% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.2% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 17.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More urban development data for Iceland
- Population density 3.82 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 4.93 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 3.16 Hectares (2020)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,124 Number (2020)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 9.52 million Number (2023)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 89.07 Million euro (2023)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 13.1% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 28.3% (2020)
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.5 Average (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Iceland?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Iceland was 10.3% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Iceland ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.