PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 91.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation stood at 91.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Russian Federation peaked at 96.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2017.
Russian Federation ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.5% | — |
| 1995 | 95.3% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 91.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.8%, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 91.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.8%, 93% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 91.6% | 96.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More urban development data for Russian Federation
- Population in the largest city 11.8% (2025)
- Population density 8.78 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 11.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 34.34 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1882 % 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 2.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 12.74 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 90.8 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Russian Federation?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Russian Federation was 91.6% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2017.
- How does Russian Federation rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Russian Federation ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.