Empowering the World to Breathe Cleaner Air

Air quality	Number of people
WHO target	2 726 582 400	(34.9%)
Good	515 637 200	(6.6%)
Moderate	2 837 510 000	(36.4%)
Unhealthy for sg	1 208 717 800	(15.5%)
Unhealthy	516 443 800	(6.6%)
Very Unhealthy	0	(<0.1%)
Hazardous	0	(<0.1%)

Air quality

Number of people

WHO target

2 726 582 400

(34.9%)

Good

515 637 200

(6.6%)

Moderate

2 837 510 000

(36.4%)

Unhealthy for sg

1 208 717 800

(15.5%)

Unhealthy

516 443 800

(6.6%)

Very Unhealthy

(<0.1%)

Hazardous

(<0.1%)

0-4	5-19	20-39	40-59	60+
2.8%	7.9%	10.2%	8.3%	5.7%
0.5%	1.5%	2%	1.6%	0.9%
3.4%	9.2%	11.4%	8.2%	4.2%
1.4%	4.1%	4.7%	3.5%	1.8%
0.7%	1.9%	2%	1.3%	0.6%
<0.1%	<0.1%	<0.1%	<0.1%	<0.1%
<0.1%	<0.1%	<0.1%	<0.1%	<0.1%

AQI

0-4

5-19

20-39

40-59

60+

2.8%

7.9%

10.2%

8.3%

5.7%

0.5%

1.5%

1.6%

0.9%

3.4%

9.2%

11.4%

8.2%

4.2%

1.4%

4.1%

4.7%

3.5%

1.8%

0.7%

1.9%

1.3%

0.6%

<0.1%

Disclaimer: This interactive map demonstrates the potential of real-time crowd sourced air quality data to help fill the data gap, analyze air pollution and raise global awareness. It is a global aggregation of publicly available air measurement data from governments, researchers, and citizens through an evolving collaboration of contributions and partnerships. The data presented here, has not been quality assured or endorsed by the Secretariat of the United Nations. The designations concerning the delimitations of the interactive map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations. WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville; Departement de Geographie, Universite de Namur) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University (2018). Global High Resolution Population Denominators Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1134076).

World population real-time exposure to air pollution

5 078 308 800 (65.1%)

Air breathed by age