PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Philippines
Philippines: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 96.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Philippines, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Philippines is 96.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Philippines peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2017.
That places Philippines 151st 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 Philippines, 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 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
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 | 98.9% | 96.4% | 100.0% | 8 |
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More urban development data for Philippines
- Population in the largest city 23.4% (2025)
- Population density 385.32 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 22.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1478 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 17.26 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.96 % 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 55.73 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 15.23 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.79 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Philippines?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Philippines was 96.4% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Philippines ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines 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.