environmental2017
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2017. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
24.3% (share) of population
Median: 0.0% (share) of population
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Burundi
100.0% (share) of population
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0% (share) of population
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi100.0% (share) of population
2Cameroon100.0% (share) of population
3Central African Republic100.0% (share) of population
4Chad100.0% (share) of population
5Republic of the Congo100.0% (share) of population
By Region
Africa51.7% (share) of population(9 countries)
Asia47.1% (share) of population(25 countries)
Other26.6% (share) of population(115 countries)
South America2.0% (share) of population(7 countries)
North America0.4% (share) of population(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% (share) of population)High (100.0% (share) of population)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.3% (share) of population)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
Other (115)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2017. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 2 | Cameroon | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 4 | Chad | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 5 | Republic of the Congo | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 7 | Eritrea | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 8 | Djibouti | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 9 | Iraq | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 10 | Libya | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 11 | Mauritania | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 12 | Niger | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 13 | Qatar | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 14 | Rwanda | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 16 | South Sudan | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 17 | Sudan | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 18 | Uganda | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 19 | Yemen | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 20 | Bahrain | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 21 | Egypt | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 22 | Gabon | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 23 | Nepal | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 100.0% (share) of population |
| 25 | Kuwait | 99.9% (share) of population |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 99.7% (share) of population |
| 27 | Pakistan | 99.6% (share) of population |
| 28 | Oman | 98.9% (share) of population |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 98.3% (share) of population |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 94.4% (share) of population |
| 31 | Türkiye | 91.6% (share) of population |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89.6% (share) of population |
| 33 | Nigeria | 85.5% (share) of population |
| 34 | India | 84.8% (share) of population |
| 35 | Algeria | 84.4% (share) of population |
| 36 | Senegal | 83.8% (share) of population |
| 37 | People's Republic of China | 81.2% (share) of population |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 80.0% (share) of population |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 77.0% (share) of population |
| 40 | Tunisia | 77.0% (share) of population |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 69.8% (share) of population |
| 42 | Mali | 64.2% (share) of population |
| 43 | Mongolia | 63.3% (share) of population |
| 44 | Bhutan | 54.9% (share) of population |
| 45 | Togo | 51.9% (share) of population |
| 46 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 49.6% (share) of population |
| 47 | Benin | 45.2% (share) of population |
| 48 | Ghana | 45.1% (share) of population |
| 49 | Myanmar | 42.9% (share) of population |
| 50 | Vietnam | 34.5% (share) of population |
| 51 | Armenia | 34.3% (share) of population |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 30.0% (share) of population |
| 53 | State of Palestine | 29.7% (share) of population |
| 54 | Angola | 23.9% (share) of population |
| 55 | Morocco | 21.9% (share) of population |
| 56 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 21.2% (share) of population |
| 57 | Kenya | 20.8% (share) of population |
| 58 | Jordan | 19.8% (share) of population |
| 59 | Somalia | 19.7% (share) of population |
| 60 | North Korea | 19.3% (share) of population |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 19.3% (share) of population |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 18.0% (share) of population |
| 63 | Republic of The Gambia | 17.2% (share) of population |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.4% (share) of population |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.6% (share) of population |
| 66 | Peru | 11.7% (share) of population |
| 67 | South Africa | 6.2% (share) of population |
| 68 | Israel | 6.1% (share) of population |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.1% (share) of population |
| 70 | Thailand | 3.2% (share) of population |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.8% (share) of population |
| 72 | Brazil | 2.0% (share) of population |
| 73 | Belarus | 1.8% (share) of population |
| 74 | Mexico | 1.6% (share) of population |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.3% (share) of population |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 0.8% (share) of population |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 0.8% (share) of population |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.6% (share) of population |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% (share) of population |
| 80 | Poland | 0.4% (share) of population |
| 81 | Chile | 0.3% (share) of population |
| 82 | Montenegro | 0.3% (share) of population |
| 83 | Serbia | 0.2% (share) of population |
| 84 | Georgia | 0.2% (share) of population |
| 85 | Lesotho | 0.1% (share) of population |
| 86 | Greece | 0.1% (share) of population |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 0.1% (share) of population |
| 88 | Argentina | 0.1% (share) of population |
| 89 | United States of America | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 90 | Zambia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 91 | Cambodia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 92 | Canada | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 94 | Colombia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 95 | Comoros | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 97 | Croatia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 98 | Cuba | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 99 | Cyprus | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 100 | Czech Republic | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 101 | Denmark | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 102 | Dominica | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 104 | Ecuador | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 105 | El Salvador | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 106 | Estonia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 107 | Fiji | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 108 | Finland | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 109 | France | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 110 | Germany | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 111 | Kiribati | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 112 | Greenland | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 113 | Grenada | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 114 | Guam | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 115 | Guatemala | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 116 | Guinea | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 117 | Guyana | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 118 | Haiti | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 119 | Honduras | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 120 | Hungary | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 121 | Iceland | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 122 | Ireland | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 123 | Italy | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 124 | Jamaica | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 125 | Japan | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 127 | South Korea | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 128 | Lebanon | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 129 | Latvia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 130 | Liberia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 131 | Lithuania | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 133 | Madagascar | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 134 | Malawi | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 135 | Malaysia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 136 | Maldives | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 137 | Malta | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 138 | Mauritius | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 139 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 140 | Mozambique | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 141 | Namibia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 142 | Netherlands | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 144 | New Zealand | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 146 | Norway | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 147 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 148 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 149 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 150 | Panama | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 152 | Paraguay | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 153 | Philippines | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 154 | Portugal | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 157 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 158 | Romania | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 161 | Seychelles | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 163 | Singapore | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 164 | Slovakia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 165 | Slovenia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 167 | Spain | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 168 | Suriname | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 169 | Eswatini | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 170 | Sweden | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 171 | Switzerland | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 172 | Tonga | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 174 | Ukraine | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 175 | United Kingdom | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 176 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 177 | Uruguay | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 178 | Venezuela | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 179 | Samoa | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 180 | Albania | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 181 | American Samoa | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 182 | Andorra | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 184 | Australia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 185 | Austria | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 186 | Bahamas | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 187 | Barbados | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 188 | Belgium | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 189 | Bermuda | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 190 | Bolivia | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 191 | Botswana | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 192 | Belize | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% (share) of population |
| 194 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% (share) of population |
Showing 194 of 194 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2017).
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