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PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Namibia

Namibia: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
100.0%
in 1990
Years of data
12
1990–2017

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Namibia, 1990–2017

0204060801001990200320171990: 100 % of total1995: 100 % of total2000: 100 % of total2005: 100 % of total2010: 100 % of total2011: 100 % of total2012: 100 % of total2013: 100 % of total2014: 100 % of total2015: 100 % of total2016: 100 % of total2017: 100 % of total

Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 100.0% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1990.

Namibia ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Namibia, year by year

Year % of total Change
1990 100.0% —
1995 100.0% +0.0%
2000 100.0% +0.0%
2005 100.0% +0.0%
2010 100.0% +0.0%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 2
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 2
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Namibia?
Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Namibia was 100.0% 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
Namibia ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia 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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Indicator
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 2,892 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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.