Breathing in El Oued is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 882 thousand people across 30 districts in El Oued. The average PM2.5 level is 4 µg/m³, within the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

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Air Pollution in El Oued

El Oued faces significant air pollution challenges. 3% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 882 thousand across 30 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.

Air Quality Trend

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

Life Expectancy Impact

If El Oued met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0 years longer.

That's 0 years of life stolen from 882 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Districts with Highest Pollution

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

  • 1.Taleb Larbi
    0 years lost
  • 2.Ben Guecha
    0 years lost
  • 3.Douar El Ma
    0 years lost
  • 4.Reguiba
    0 years lost
  • 5.Still
    0 years lost
  • 6.Tenedla
    0 years lost
  • 7.Sidi Amrane
    0 years lost
  • 8.Hassi Khalifa
    0 years lost
  • 9.Djamaa
    0 years lost
  • 10.Oued El Alenda
    0 years lost

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
99%
873K
5-10 µg/m³
1%
9K
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 30 Districts in El Oued

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
El Oued192K
3.8
0.0 years
Djamaa72K
4.2
0.0 years
Debila70K
4.0
0.0 years
El M'Ghair70K
3.3
0.0 years
Guemar55K
4.1
0.0 years
Reguiba53K
4.3
0.0 years
Hassi Khalifa41K
4.2
0.0 years
Bayadha36K
4.0
0.0 years
Robbah33K
4.1
0.0 years
Sidi Amrane32K
4.2
0.0 years
Hassani Abdelkrim30K
4.0
0.0 years
Mih Ouansa21K
4.1
0.0 years
Oum Touyour17K
3.9
0.0 years
Sidi Aoun17K
4.1
0.0 years
Taghzout16K
3.9
0.0 years
Tenedla14K
4.3
0.0 years
Kouinine14K
3.9
0.0 years
Nakhla14K
4.1
0.0 years
Trifaoui11K
4.0
0.0 years
M'Rara10K
3.8
0.0 years
Oued El Alenda10K
4.1
0.0 years
Sidi Khelil10K
4.1
0.0 years
Taleb Larbi9K
5.0
0.0 years
Ourmes8K
3.8
0.0 years
Hamraia7K
3.5
0.0 years
El Ogla7K
4.1
0.0 years
Douar El Ma6K
4.6
0.0 years
Still6K
4.3
0.0 years
Ben Guecha2K
4.6
0.0 years
Magrane1K
4.1
0.0 years

Showing 30 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.