PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 87.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan is 87.4%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Kazakhstan peaked at 98.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2016.
That places Kazakhstan 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.0% | — |
| 1995 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 96.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 87.2% | 97.5% | 8 |
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More urban development data for Kazakhstan
- Population in the largest city 15.7% (2025)
- Population density 7.53 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1629 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.39 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.66 % 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 1.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.04 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 7.74 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Kazakhstan?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Kazakhstan was 87.4% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2016.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Kazakhstan ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.