environmental2017

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)

Name: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: environmental, % (share) of population, pm2, air, pollution, population, exposed, levels, exceeding, who, guideline, value, 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.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•194 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

88.8% (share) of population

Median: 100.0% (share) of population

Countries Covered

194

with available data

Highest

Myanmar

100.0% (share) of population

Lowest

Brunei Darussalam

0.0% (share) of population

Top 5 Countries

1Myanmar100.0% (share) of population

2Burundi100.0% (share) of population

3Cambodia100.0% (share) of population

4Cameroon100.0% (share) of population

5Cape Verde100.0% (share) of population

By Region

Africa100.0% (share) of population(9 countries)

Asia95.7% (share) of population(25 countries)

Other94.7% (share) of population(115 countries)

South America81.8% (share) of population(7 countries)

Europe69.9% (share) of population(32 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: 88.8% (share) of population)

Africa (9)

Asia (25)

Other (115)

South America (7)

Europe (32)

North America (4)

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

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Myanmar	100.0% (share) of population
2	Burundi	100.0% (share) of population
3	Cambodia	100.0% (share) of population
4	Cameroon	100.0% (share) of population
5	Cape Verde	100.0% (share) of population
6	Central African Republic	100.0% (share) of population
7	Chad	100.0% (share) of population
8	Comoros	100.0% (share) of population
9	Republic of the Congo	100.0% (share) of population
10	Democratic Republic of the Congo	100.0% (share) of population
11	Cuba	100.0% (share) of population
12	Cyprus	100.0% (share) of population
13	Benin	100.0% (share) of population
14	Dominica	100.0% (share) of population
15	El Salvador	100.0% (share) of population
16	Equatorial Guinea	100.0% (share) of population
17	Ethiopia	100.0% (share) of population
18	Eritrea	100.0% (share) of population
19	Djibouti	100.0% (share) of population
20	Gabon	100.0% (share) of population
21	Georgia	100.0% (share) of population
22	Republic of The Gambia	100.0% (share) of population
23	State of Palestine	100.0% (share) of population
24	Ghana	100.0% (share) of population
25	Greece	100.0% (share) of population
26	Grenada	100.0% (share) of population
27	Guatemala	100.0% (share) of population
28	Guinea	100.0% (share) of population
29	Haiti	100.0% (share) of population
30	Hungary	100.0% (share) of population
31	India	100.0% (share) of population
32	Islamic Republic of Iran	100.0% (share) of population
33	Iraq	100.0% (share) of population
34	Israel	100.0% (share) of population
35	Cote d'Ivoire	100.0% (share) of population
36	Jamaica	100.0% (share) of population
37	Jordan	100.0% (share) of population
38	Kenya	100.0% (share) of population
39	North Korea	100.0% (share) of population
40	South Korea	100.0% (share) of population
41	Kuwait	100.0% (share) of population
42	Lao People's Democratic Republic	100.0% (share) of population
43	Lebanon	100.0% (share) of population
44	Lesotho	100.0% (share) of population
45	Liberia	100.0% (share) of population
46	Libya	100.0% (share) of population
47	Madagascar	100.0% (share) of population
48	Malawi	100.0% (share) of population
49	Mali	100.0% (share) of population
50	Malta	100.0% (share) of population
51	Mauritania	100.0% (share) of population
52	Mauritius	100.0% (share) of population
53	Moldova, Republic of	100.0% (share) of population
54	Montenegro	100.0% (share) of population
55	Morocco	100.0% (share) of population
56	Mozambique	100.0% (share) of population
57	Oman	100.0% (share) of population
58	Namibia	100.0% (share) of population
59	Nepal	100.0% (share) of population
60	Niger	100.0% (share) of population
61	Nigeria	100.0% (share) of population
62	Pakistan	100.0% (share) of population
63	Guinea-Bissau	100.0% (share) of population
64	Timor-Leste	100.0% (share) of population
65	Qatar	100.0% (share) of population
66	Rwanda	100.0% (share) of population
67	Saint Lucia	100.0% (share) of population
68	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100.0% (share) of population
69	Sao Tome and Principe	100.0% (share) of population
70	Saudi Arabia	100.0% (share) of population
71	Senegal	100.0% (share) of population
72	Serbia	100.0% (share) of population
73	Seychelles	100.0% (share) of population
74	Sierra Leone	100.0% (share) of population
75	Singapore	100.0% (share) of population
76	Slovakia	100.0% (share) of population
77	Vietnam	100.0% (share) of population
78	Somalia	100.0% (share) of population
79	South Africa	100.0% (share) of population
80	Zimbabwe	100.0% (share) of population
81	South Sudan	100.0% (share) of population
82	Sudan	100.0% (share) of population
83	Suriname	100.0% (share) of population
84	Eswatini	100.0% (share) of population
85	Syrian Arab Republic	100.0% (share) of population
86	Tajikistan	100.0% (share) of population
87	Thailand	100.0% (share) of population
88	Togo	100.0% (share) of population
89	Trinidad and Tobago	100.0% (share) of population
90	United Arab Emirates	100.0% (share) of population
91	Tunisia	100.0% (share) of population
92	Türkiye	100.0% (share) of population
93	Turkmenistan	100.0% (share) of population
94	Uganda	100.0% (share) of population
95	Ukraine	100.0% (share) of population
96	The Republic of North Macedonia	100.0% (share) of population
97	Egypt	100.0% (share) of population
98	United Republic of Tanzania	100.0% (share) of population
99	Burkina Faso	100.0% (share) of population
100	Uzbekistan	100.0% (share) of population
101	Samoa	100.0% (share) of population
102	Yemen	100.0% (share) of population
103	Zambia	100.0% (share) of population
104	Afghanistan	100.0% (share) of population
105	Albania	100.0% (share) of population
106	Algeria	100.0% (share) of population
107	American Samoa	100.0% (share) of population
108	Angola	100.0% (share) of population
109	Antigua and Barbuda	100.0% (share) of population
110	Azerbaijan	100.0% (share) of population
111	Bahrain	100.0% (share) of population
112	Bangladesh	100.0% (share) of population
113	Armenia	100.0% (share) of population
114	Barbados	100.0% (share) of population
115	Bermuda	100.0% (share) of population
116	Bhutan	100.0% (share) of population
117	Botswana	100.0% (share) of population
118	Belize	100.0% (share) of population
119	Vanuatu	100.0% (share) of population
120	Bahamas	100.0% (share) of population
121	Micronesia, Federated States of	100.0% (share) of population
122	Kiribati	100.0% (share) of population
123	Marshall Islands	100.0% (share) of population
124	Bolivia	100.0% (share) of population
125	People's Republic of China	100.0% (share) of population
126	Papua New Guinea	100.0% (share) of population
127	Guyana	100.0% (share) of population
128	Honduras	100.0% (share) of population
129	Poland	100.0% (share) of population
130	Peru	100.0% (share) of population
131	Bosnia and Herzegovina	100.0% (share) of population
132	Venezuela	99.9% (share) of population
133	Belarus	99.9% (share) of population
134	Solomon Islands	99.9% (share) of population
135	Dominican Republic	99.9% (share) of population
136	Nicaragua	99.9% (share) of population
137	Bulgaria	99.9% (share) of population
138	Tonga	99.8% (share) of population
139	Croatia	99.8% (share) of population
140	Costa Rica	99.7% (share) of population
141	Czech Republic	99.7% (share) of population
142	Mexico	99.7% (share) of population
143	Netherlands	99.6% (share) of population
144	Slovenia	99.5% (share) of population
145	Paraguay	99.1% (share) of population
146	Ecuador	98.3% (share) of population
147	Romania	98.0% (share) of population
148	Chile	97.7% (share) of population
149	Kyrgyzstan	97.4% (share) of population
150	Mongolia	97.0% (share) of population
151	Philippines	96.4% (share) of population
152	Lithuania	96.0% (share) of population
153	Indonesia	95.6% (share) of population
154	Italy	94.8% (share) of population
155	Argentina	93.9% (share) of population
156	Colombia	92.1% (share) of population
157	Belgium	91.9% (share) of population
158	Russian Federation	91.6% (share) of population
159	Malaysia	90.5% (share) of population
160	Germany	89.2% (share) of population
161	Latvia	89.0% (share) of population
162	Kazakhstan	87.4% (share) of population
163	Austria	85.1% (share) of population
164	Guam	83.3% (share) of population
165	Fiji	82.8% (share) of population
166	Greenland	80.0% (share) of population
167	France	78.2% (share) of population
168	Japan	76.8% (share) of population
169	Panama	71.6% (share) of population
170	Luxembourg	68.8% (share) of population
171	Brazil	68.1% (share) of population
172	United Kingdom	66.5% (share) of population
173	Denmark	56.9% (share) of population
174	Switzerland	49.3% (share) of population
175	Sri Lanka	45.5% (share) of population
176	Spain	41.1% (share) of population
177	Virgin Islands, U.S.	40.0% (share) of population
178	Northern Mariana Islands	26.9% (share) of population
179	Australia	24.9% (share) of population
180	Uruguay	22.4% (share) of population
181	Andorra	17.8% (share) of population
182	Portugal	16.0% (share) of population
183	Iceland	10.3% (share) of population
184	Puerto Rico	3.7% (share) of population
185	Sweden	3.6% (share) of population
186	United States of America	3.3% (share) of population
187	Norway	2.0% (share) of population
188	Ireland	0.3% (share) of population
189	Canada	0.0% (share) of population
190	Estonia	0.0% (share) of population
191	Finland	0.0% (share) of population
192	Maldives	0.0% (share) of population
193	New Zealand	0.0% (share) of population
194	Brunei Darussalam	0.0% (share) of population

Showing 194 of 194 countries

Topics

#environmental #% (share) of population #pm2 #air #pollution #population #exposed #levels #exceeding #who #guideline #value #total

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2017).

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