Breathing in Al Minufiyah is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 4.9 million people across 11 districts in Al Minufiyah. The average PM2.5 level is 19.2 µg/m³—3.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Al Minufiyah

Al Minufiyah faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 4.9 million across 11 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 19.2µg/m³. That's 3.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 319 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 Al Minufiyah met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.38 years longer.

That's 6.8M years of life stolen from 4.9 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Districts with Highest Pollution

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

  • 1.Quwaysina
    1.5 years lost
  • 2.Al-Bajur
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Sirs al-Layyanah
    1.4 years lost
  • 4.Minuf City
    1.4 years lost
  • 5.Shibin al-Kawm
    1.4 years lost
  • 6.Ashmun
    1.4 years lost
  • 7.Birkat as-Sab'
    1.4 years lost
  • 8.Minuf
    1.4 years lost
  • 9.Ash-Shuhada
    1.3 years lost
  • 10.Tala
    1.3 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
0%
0
5-10 µg/m³
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
100%
4.9M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 11 Districts in Al Minufiyah

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Ashmun962K
19.4
1.4 years
Shibin al-Kawm807K
19.5
1.4 years
Quwaysina578K
19.9
1.5 years
Minuf506K
18.9
1.4 years
Al-Bajur460K
19.8
1.4 years
Tala445K
18.4
1.3 years
Ash-Shuhada385K
18.6
1.3 years
Birkat as-Sab'351K
19.1
1.4 years
Sadat City239K
16.4
1.1 years
Minuf City132K
19.6
1.4 years
Sirs al-Layyanah76K
19.6
1.4 years

Showing 11 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.