Breathing in Ash Sharqiyah is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 8.4 million people across 21 districts in Ash Sharqiyah. The average PM2.5 level is 19.9 µg/m³—4.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Ash Sharqiyah

Ash Sharqiyah faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 8.4 million across 21 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 19.9µg/m³. That's 4.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 330 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 Ash Sharqiyah met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.47 years longer.

That's 12.3M years of life stolen from 8.4 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 Ash Sharqiyah. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.10 Ramadan 2
    1.7 years lost
  • 2.10 Ramadan 1
    1.7 years lost
  • 3.Unorganized in Ash Sharqiyah
    1.6 years lost
  • 4.Bilbays
    1.6 years lost
  • 5.Zaqaziq 1
    1.5 years lost
  • 6.Mashtul as-Suq
    1.5 years lost
  • 7.Abu Hammad
    1.5 years lost
  • 8.Zaqaziq 2
    1.5 years lost
  • 9.Minya al-Qamh
    1.5 years lost
  • 10.Zaqaziq
    1.5 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
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
100%
8.4M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 21 Districts in Ash Sharqiyah

Complete air quality data for every district in Ash Sharqiyah, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Zaqaziq1.1M
20.3
1.5 years
Bilbays852K
20.8
1.6 years
Faqus828K
19.1
1.4 years
Minya al-Qamh819K
20.4
1.5 years
Al-Husayniyah709K
17.9
1.3 years
Unorganized in Ash Sharqiyah695K
21.0
1.6 years
Diyarb Najm507K
19.4
1.4 years
Abu Hammad494K
20.5
1.5 years
Abu Kabir463K
20.0
1.5 years
Kafr Saqr311K
19.4
1.4 years
Hihya292K
19.9
1.5 years
Awlad Saqr251K
18.2
1.3 years
Mashtul as-Suq220K
20.6
1.5 years
New Salhiyah201K
18.1
1.3 years
Al-Ibrahimiyah175K
19.9
1.5 years
Zaqaziq 2151K
20.5
1.5 years
Zaqaziq 1108K
20.7
1.5 years
Al-Qurayn91K
19.8
1.5 years
Al-Qanayat66K
19.6
1.4 years
10 Ramadan 110K
21.9
1.7 years
10 Ramadan 27K
22.1
1.7 years

Showing 21 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.