PM2.5 stands for particulate matter 2.5 microns or smaller. These particles are 30 times thinner than a human hair and come from car exhaust, power plants, wildfires, and burning fuel. They are small enough to bypass your body's natural defenses and enter your bloodstream.

How does air pollution affect the body?

Air pollution affects virtually every organ in the body. PM2.5 particles enter your lungs, pass into your bloodstream, and travel to your heart, brain, kidneys, liver, and other organs. This causes chronic inflammation, increasing risks of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, dementia, and many other conditions.

How many people are affected by air pollution?

99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds WHO safety guidelines. Air pollution kills approximately 8 million people every year—more than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.

Algeria's El Bayadh Air Pollution Report

Overview

Air Pollution in El Bayadh

El Bayadh faces significant air pollution challenges. 9% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 310 thousand across 22 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 4µg/m³. That's 0.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 66 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 µg/m³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If El Bayadh met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.01 years longer.

That's 3K years of life stolen from 310 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Most Polluted

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 10 most polluted districts in El Bayadh. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

1.El Kheither
0.1 years lost
2.Bougtoub
0.1 years lost
3.Kef El Ahmar
0 years lost
4.Rogassa
0 years lost
5.Tousmouline
0 years lost
6.Cheguig
0 years lost
7.Stitten
0 years lost
8.El Bayadh
0 years lost
9.Chellala
0 years lost
10.Ain El Orak
0 years lost

Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³—only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 µg/m³

87.5%

271K

5-10 µg/m³

12.5%

39K

10-15 µg/m³

15-25 µg/m³

25-35 µg/m³

> 35 µg/m³

Districts

All 22 Districts in El Bayadh

Complete air quality data for every district in El Bayadh, sorted by population.

District	Population	PM2.5 µg/m³	Years Lost
El Bayadh	119K	3.7	0.0 years
El Biodh Sidi Cheikh	38K	3.5	0.0 years
Bougtoub	25K	6.1	0.1 years
Brezina	16K	3.4	0.0 years
El Kheither	14K	6.3	0.1 years
Rogassa	10K	4.6	0.0 years
Boualem	10K	3.3	0.0 years
Kef El Ahmar	10K	4.6	0.0 years
Ghassoul	9K	3.4	0.0 years
Stitten	8K	3.8	0.0 years
Chellala	7K	3.6	0.0 years
Arbaouat	6K	3.4	0.0 years
Sidi Tifour	5K	3.2	0.0 years
Sidi Ameur	5K	3.6	0.0 years
Boussemghoun	5K	3.2	0.0 years
El Mehara	4K	3.5	0.0 years
Krakda	4K	3.5	0.0 years
Tousmouline	4K	4.2	0.0 years
Ain El Orak	4K	3.6	0.0 years
Cheguig	3K	4.0	0.0 years
Sidi Slimane	3K	3.2	0.0 years
El Bnoud	2K	2.8	0.0 years

Showing 22 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

Breathing in El Bayadh is Injurious to Health.