Central Europe and the Baltics - 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 Central Europe and the Baltics was 17.63 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.82 in 1990 and a minimum value of 17.63 in 2017.

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 24.82
1995 22.92
2000 21.56
2005 21.61
2010 21.99
2011 21.91
2012 20.20
2013 19.23
2014 18.61
2015 18.99
2016 17.64
2017 17.63

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 Central Europe and the Baltics was 97.95 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 98.95 in 1990, while its lowest value was 97.95 in 2017.

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 98.95
1995 98.77
2000 98.75
2005 98.78
2010 98.79
2011 98.78
2012 98.61
2013 98.54
2014 98.36
2015 98.42
2016 97.97
2017 97.95

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions