PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta in Chile
Chile: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta was 31.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta in Chile, 1990–2017
Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Chile recorded 31.2% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta in Chile peaked at 63.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2017.
That places Chile 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 42.5% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 59.5% | 60.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 31.2% | 63.3% | 8 |
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More environment data for Chile
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 18.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 77.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1.42 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2.53 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 3.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.95 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1556 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta in Chile?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta in Chile was 31.2% in 2017, according to Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
- What is the highest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2017.
- How does Chile rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim ta?
- Chile 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 Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, published as part of PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-2 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 2 (IT-2) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 25 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.