PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 87.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Latin America & the Caribbean (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
The most recent figure for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 87.5%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 97.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2016.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 47 groups 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.9% | — |
| 1995 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.0% | 95.9% | 96.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 87.5% | 97.1% | 8 |
More urban development data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population in the largest city 23.4% (2025)
- Population density 32.23 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 17.55 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 87.5% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2016.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (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.