Air pollution threatens the health of 1.5 million people across 67 districts in Tizi Ouzou. The average PM2.5 level is 4.9 µg/m³, within the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
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Tizi Ouzou faces significant air pollution challenges. 27% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.5 million across 67 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 4.9µg/m³. That's 1.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 81 cigarettes in a year.
If Tizi Ouzou met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.02 years longer.
That's 30K years of life stolen from 1.5 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 10 most polluted districts in Tizi Ouzou. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Tizi Ouzou, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tizi Ouzou | 166K | 5.5 | 0.1 years |
| Draa El Mizan | 51K | 4.7 | 0.0 years |
| Boghni | 44K | 4.8 | 0.0 years |
| Maatkas | 42K | 4.7 | 0.0 years |
| Azazga | 42K | 4.9 | 0.0 years |
| Larbaa-Nath-Irathen | 41K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Draa-Ben-Khedda | 39K | 5.8 | 0.1 years |
| Timizart | 39K | 5.2 | 0.0 years |
| Tizi-Ghenif | 38K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Bouzeguene | 37K | 4.3 | 0.0 years |
| Mekla | 35K | 5.0 | 0.0 years |
| Freha | 32K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Makouda | 31K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Beni-Douala | 30K | 4.7 | 0.0 years |
| Tadmait | 30K | 5.6 | 0.1 years |
| Ain-El-Hammam | 28K | 4.4 | 0.0 years |
| Ait Yahia Moussa | 27K | 4.9 | 0.0 years |
| Ait Aissa Mimoun | 27K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Ouadhia | 24K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Tirmitine | 24K | 5.1 | 0.0 years |
| M'Kira | 24K | 4.7 | 0.0 years |
| Ait-Yahia | 23K | 4.5 | 0.0 years |
| Ain-Zaouia | 23K | 4.8 | 0.0 years |
| Tizi N'Tleta | 22K | 4.5 | 0.0 years |
| Azzefoun | 22K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Ouaguenoun | 22K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Boudjima | 22K | 5.2 | 0.0 years |
| Tizi-Rached | 21K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Iflissen | 20K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Illoula Oumalou | 19K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Souk El Tenine | 19K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Aghrib | 19K | 4.8 | 0.0 years |
| Souamaa | 19K | 4.8 | 0.0 years |
| Ait Bouadou | 18K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Assi Youcef | 18K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Frikat | 18K | 4.5 | 0.0 years |
| Beni Zmenzer | 17K | 4.8 | 0.0 years |
| Yakourene | 17K | 4.4 | 0.0 years |
| Iferhounene | 17K | 4.5 | 0.0 years |
| Mechtrass | 16K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Ouacif | 14K | 4.2 | 0.0 years |
| Idjeur | 14K | 4.3 | 0.0 years |
| Ait Toudert | 14K | 4.3 | 0.0 years |
| Illilten | 14K | 4.5 | 0.0 years |
| Irdjen | 14K | 5.1 | 0.0 years |
| Ait Khelili | 14K | 4.7 | 0.0 years |
| Akbil | 13K | 4.4 | 0.0 years |
| Aghni-Goughrane | 13K | 4.7 | 0.0 years |
| Mizrana | 13K | 5.1 | 0.0 years |
| Bounouh | 13K | 4.5 | 0.0 years |
| Ait Oumalou | 13K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Sidi Naamane | 13K | 5.6 | 0.1 years |
| Imsouhal | 13K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Ait-Mahmoud | 12K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Tigzirt | 11K | 5.5 | 0.0 years |
| Ifigha | 11K | 4.4 | 0.0 years |
| Abi Youcef | 10K | 4.5 | 0.0 years |
| Beni Aissi | 10K | 5.0 | 0.0 years |
| Ait Boumehdi | 9K | 4.3 | 0.0 years |
| Beni Yenni | 9K | 4.3 | 0.0 years |
| Iboudraren | 9K | 4.1 | 0.0 years |
| Akerrou | 7K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Yatafene | 6K | 4.2 | 0.0 years |
| Beni-Zikki | 5K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Ait-Chaffaa | 5K | 4.8 | 0.0 years |
| Zekri | 5K | 4.4 | 0.0 years |
| Ait Aggouacha | 5K | 4.4 | 0.0 years |
Showing 67 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.