Breathing in Al Buhayrah is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 7.1 million people across 17 districts in Al Buhayrah. The average PM2.5 level is 16.7 µg/m³—3.3× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Al Buhayrah

Al Buhayrah faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 7.1 million across 17 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 16.7µg/m³. That's 3.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 277 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 Al Buhayrah met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.15 years longer.

That's 8.2M years of life stolen from 7.1 million 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 Al Buhayrah. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kawm Hamadah
    1.3 years lost
  • 2.Ityay al-Barud
    1.2 years lost
  • 3.Hawsh 'Isa
    1.2 years lost
  • 4.Damanhur
    1.2 years lost
  • 5.Ad-Dilinat
    1.2 years lost
  • 6.Shubra Khit
    1.2 years lost
  • 7.Kafr ad-Dawwar
    1.2 years lost
  • 8.Abu al-Matamir
    1.2 years lost
  • 9.Badr
    1.1 years lost
  • 10.Abu Hummus
    1.1 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
0%
0
5-10 µg/m³
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
6.7%
475K
15-25 µg/m³
93.3%
6.6M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 17 Districts in Al Buhayrah

Complete air quality data for every district in Al Buhayrah, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Kafr ad-Dawwar1.1M
16.8
1.2 years
Damanhur982K
17.1
1.2 years
Abu al-Matamir630K
16.8
1.2 years
Abu Hummus605K
16.6
1.1 years
Kawm Hamadah585K
18.1
1.3 years
Ityay al-Barud561K
17.6
1.2 years
Ad-Dilinat489K
17.0
1.2 years
Al-Mahmudiyah338K
15.6
1.0 years
Shubra Khit326K
17.0
1.2 years
Hawsh 'Isa309K
17.3
1.2 years
Rosetta291K
13.1
0.8 years
Badr245K
16.7
1.1 years
Idku205K
15.3
1.0 years
Ar-Rahmaniyah203K
16.4
1.1 years
Unorganized in Al Buhayrah122K
14.4
0.9 years
West Nubariyah61K
14.0
0.9 years
Wadi Al-Natron757
14.6
0.9 years

Showing 17 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.