The exposure to air pollution dataset is a global assessment of air pollution data to monitor population exposure to three key air pollutants, i.e. fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable and yearly indicators with a long time series from 1990 to 2020. Please see the 2016
working paper for a more complete description of the methods. A forthcoming working paper reviewing current data sources and updating methods is scheduled for to be released in 2024.
The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the subnational TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions), results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World.
Data source(s):
Global Burden of Disease air pollutant data and
Global Human Settlement Layer population data.
Contact:
[email protected]Database documentation