Air pollution threatens the health of 1.7 million people across 9 districts in Machakos. The average PM2.5 level is 13.4 µg/m³—2.7× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Machakos faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.7 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.4µg/m³. That's 2.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 222 cigarettes in a year.
If Machakos met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.83 years longer.
That's 1.4M years of life stolen from 1.7 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 9 most polluted districts in Machakos. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Machakos, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mavoko | 301K | 16.5 | 1.1 years |
| Machakos Town | 287K | 12.7 | 0.8 years |
| Mwala | 255K | 12.9 | 0.8 years |
| Yatta | 230K | 12.7 | 0.8 years |
| Matungulu | 228K | 13.1 | 0.8 years |
| Masinga | 195K | 12.2 | 0.7 years |
| Kangundo | 109K | 12.4 | 0.7 years |
| Kathiani | 78K | 12.6 | 0.7 years |
| unknown 7 | 4K | 14.3 | 0.9 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.