Breathing in Al Jizah is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 9.9 million people across 19 districts in Al Jizah. The average PM2.5 level is 21.5 µg/m³—4.3× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Al Jizah

Al Jizah faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 9.9 million across 19 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 21.5µg/m³. That's 4.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 357 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 Jizah met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.62 years longer.

That's 16.1M years of life stolen from 9.9 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 Jizah. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.As-Saff
    1.8 years lost
  • 2.Atfih
    1.8 years lost
  • 3.Al-Badrashayn
    1.7 years lost
  • 4.Al-'Ayyat
    1.7 years lost
  • 5.Al-Hawamidiyah
    1.7 years lost
  • 6.Ad-Duqi
    1.7 years lost
  • 7.Al-'Ajuzah
    1.7 years lost
  • 8.Bulaq al-Dakrur
    1.7 years lost
  • 9.Giza
    1.6 years lost
  • 10.Kirdasah
    1.6 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%
1K
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
100%
9.9M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 19 Districts in Al Jizah

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Imbabah1.3M
21.0
1.6 years
Unorganized in Al Jizah928K
20.5
1.5 years
Giza794K
21.7
1.6 years
Kirdasah793K
21.5
1.6 years
Al-'Umraniyah773K
21.5
1.6 years
Al-Warraq731K
21.5
1.6 years
Bulaq al-Dakrur717K
21.9
1.7 years
Al-Badrashayn548K
22.5
1.7 years
Al-Ahram527K
21.2
1.6 years
Al-'Ayyat495K
22.4
1.7 years
Sixth of October 2 City410K
20.2
1.5 years
As-Saff358K
23.1
1.8 years
Sixth of October 1 City317K
21.3
1.6 years
Sheikh Zayed292K
20.9
1.6 years
Atfih287K
22.9
1.8 years
Ad-Duqi220K
22.1
1.7 years
Al-'Ajuzah219K
22.0
1.7 years
Al-Hawamidiyah199K
22.4
1.7 years
Al-Wahat al-Bahariyah1K
9.7
0.5 years

Showing 19 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.