PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 100.0% 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 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Papua New Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2017.
That places Papua New Guinea 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Papua New Guinea, 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% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 100.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 100.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 100% 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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More urban development data for Papua New Guinea
- Population in the largest city 25.4% (2025)
- Population density 22.94 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.11 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 431,903 (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 22.19 Hectares (2020)
- Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen 229,690 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Papua New Guinea?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.