PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta in Lesotho
Lesotho: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta was 0.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta in Lesotho, 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 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta in Lesotho stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta in Lesotho peaked at 15.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.1% | 15.7% | 8 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1868 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4281 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2,107 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 74 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2,181 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0721 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta in Lesotho?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta in Lesotho was 0.1% 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 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta?
- Lesotho ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 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 World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.