PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Malaysia
Malaysia: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 90.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 90.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Malaysia peaked at 98.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2016.
That places Malaysia 159th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.0% | — |
| 1995 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.1% | 95.0% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.5% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 90.4% | 98.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More urban development data for Malaysia
- Population in the largest city 32.3% (2025)
- Population density 106.91 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 15.87 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2502 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 9.00 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 2.09 % 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 26.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 9.00 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 19.2 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Malaysia?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Malaysia was 90.5% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Malaysia ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.