Breathing in Ashanti is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 6.0 million people across 43 districts in Ashanti. The average PM2.5 level is 14.5 µg/m³—2.9× higher than the WHO guideline.

AboutMake Air Quality Great AgainAQLI Data

Brought to you by Amrit Sharma

Overview

Air Pollution in Ashanti

Ashanti faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 6.0 million across 43 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.5µg/m³. That's 2.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 241 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 Ashanti met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.92 years longer.

That's 5.5M years of life stolen from 6.0 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 Ashanti. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kwabre East
    1.1 years lost
  • 2.Old Tafo
    1.1 years lost
  • 3.Asokore-Mampong
    1 years lost
  • 4.Kumasi
    1 years lost
  • 5.Sekyere Kumawu
    1 years lost
  • 6.Oforikrom
    1 years lost
  • 7.Afigya-Kwabre South
    1 years lost
  • 8.Suame
    1 years lost
  • 9.Juaben
    1 years lost
  • 10.Kwadaso
    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
58.2%
3.5M
15-25 µg/m³
41.8%
2.5M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 43 Districts in Ashanti

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Kumasi490K
15.6
1.0 years
Kwabre East328K
16.3
1.1 years
Afigya-Kwabre South258K
15.3
1.0 years
Atwima-Kwanwoma258K
14.5
0.9 years
Oforikrom239K
15.4
1.0 years
Asokore-Mampong208K
15.7
1.0 years
Ejisu195K
14.9
1.0 years
Atwima-Nwabiagya South182K
14.0
0.9 years
Bosomtwe180K
14.4
0.9 years
Atwima-Nwabiagya North170K
14.3
0.9 years
Atwima-Mponua168K
12.5
0.7 years
Kwadaso166K
15.2
1.0 years
Bekwai154K
13.7
0.8 years
Offinso151K
14.2
0.9 years
Ejura-Sekyedumase150K
13.1
0.8 years
Suame150K
15.3
1.0 years
Asokwa138K
15.0
1.0 years
Asante-Akim South135K
13.4
0.8 years
Sekyere South132K
14.9
1.0 years
Mampong128K
14.8
1.0 years
Amansie South128K
12.6
0.7 years
Old Tafo124K
15.9
1.1 years
Amansie West120K
13.8
0.9 years
Obuasi116K
13.6
0.8 years
Ahafo-Ano North102K
12.1
0.7 years
Asante-Akim Central101K
13.9
0.9 years
Obuasi East100K
12.9
0.8 years
Amansie Central100K
13.0
0.8 years
Adansi South94K
12.1
0.7 years
Asante-Akim North93K
15.1
1.0 years
Offinso North91K
13.3
0.8 years
Sekyere East83K
15.1
1.0 years
Sekyere Central81K
15.2
1.0 years
Afigya-Kwabre North80K
14.2
0.9 years
Adansi Asokwa79K
12.4
0.7 years
Ahafo-Ano South West72K
13.6
0.8 years
Sekyere Kumawu71K
15.4
1.0 years
Juaben70K
15.2
1.0 years
Ahafo-Ano South East70K
13.3
0.8 years
Bosome Freho68K
13.4
0.8 years
Adansi North60K
13.9
0.9 years
Adansi Akrofuom54K
12.3
0.7 years
Sekyere Afram Plains North36K
13.5
0.8 years

Showing 43 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.