PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 26.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Northern Mariana Islands, 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 Northern Mariana Islands stood at 26.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2016.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 178th 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 Northern Mariana Islands, 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 | 30.8% | -69.2% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 26.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.8%, 28% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 26.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 27% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 26.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More urban development data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Population density 98.14 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 2.68 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Northern Mariana Islands was 26.9% 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2016.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands 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.