PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in South Asia
South Asia: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 99.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in South Asia, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 99.2% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in South Asia peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2017.
That places South Asia 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in South Asia, 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 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
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 | 99.8% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 8 |
More urban development data for South Asia
- Population in the largest city 10.2% (2025)
- Population density 496.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 55.16 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in South Asia?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in South Asia was 99.2% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2017.
- How does South Asia rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- South Asia ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Asia 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.