Breathing in Asyut is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 5.3 million people across 15 districts in Asyut. The average PM2.5 level is 14 µg/m³—2.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Asyut

Asyut faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 5.3 million across 15 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14µg/m³. That's 2.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 232 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 Asyut met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.9 years longer.

That's 4.7M years of life stolen from 5.3 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 Asyut. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Dayrut
    1 years lost
  • 2.Al-Qusiyah
    0.9 years lost
  • 3.Unorganized in Asyut
    0.9 years lost
  • 4.Asyut 1
    0.9 years lost
  • 5.Asyut 2
    0.9 years lost
  • 6.Sahil Salim
    0.9 years lost
  • 7.Asyut
    0.9 years lost
  • 8.Al-Fath
    0.9 years lost
  • 9.Abnub
    0.9 years lost
  • 10.Al-Badari
    0.9 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
100%
5.3M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 15 Districts in Asyut

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Dayrut626K
14.8
1.0 years
Manfalut578K
13.7
0.9 years
Asyut556K
13.8
0.9 years
Al-Qusiyah509K
14.3
0.9 years
Unorganized in Asyut496K
14.1
0.9 years
Abnub413K
13.8
0.9 years
Abu Tij376K
13.6
0.8 years
Al-Fath342K
13.8
0.9 years
Asyut 2309K
14.0
0.9 years
Al-Badari292K
13.7
0.9 years
Asyut 1246K
14.0
0.9 years
Sidfa213K
13.4
0.8 years
Sahil Salim173K
14.0
0.9 years
Al-Ghanayim136K
13.2
0.8 years
New Asyut City7K
13.3
0.8 years

Showing 15 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.