PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Italy
Italy: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 94.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 94.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Italy peaked at 98.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2016.
That places Italy 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.8% | — |
| 1995 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.5% | 98.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More urban development data for Italy
- Population in the largest city 10.6% (2025)
- Population density 199.46 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 11.51 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.2457 % 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 38.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 4.35 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 34.69 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Italy?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Italy was 94.8% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Italy ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.