Other small states - Particle pollution

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

The value for PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) in Other small states was 34.75 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.84 in 2015 and a minimum value of 29.33 in 1990.

Definition: Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.

Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

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Year Value
1990 29.33
1995 29.47
2000 29.67
2005 29.62
2010 32.36
2011 32.46
2012 33.51
2013 33.42
2014 32.47
2015 35.84
2016 34.25
2017 34.75

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

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) in Other small states was 91.54 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 92.87 in 2011, while its lowest value was 90.34 in 1995.

Definition: 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.

Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

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Year Value
1990 90.73
1995 90.34
2000 90.95
2005 91.76
2010 92.73
2011 92.87
2012 92.73
2013 92.79
2014 91.37
2015 91.44
2016 91.50
2017 91.54

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions