PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Lithuania
Lithuania: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 96.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Lithuania, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 96.0% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Lithuania peaked at 99.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2017.
That places Lithuania 152nd 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.9% | — |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 96.0% | 99.9% | 8 |
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More urban development data for Lithuania
- Population in the largest city 27.1% (2025)
- Population density 45.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 541,517 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,314 Number (2025)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 8.64 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.7% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 69.67 Million euro (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 6,114 Number (2024)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 66,216 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Lithuania?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Lithuania was 96.0% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2017.
- How does Lithuania rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Lithuania ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.