Breathing in Rivers is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 8.0 million people across 23 districts in Rivers. The average PM2.5 level is 32.9 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”6.6Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Rivers

Rivers faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 8.0 million across 23 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 32.9Āµg/mĀ³. That's 6.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 546 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 Āµg/mĀ³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Rivers met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 2.73 years longer.

That's 21.8M years of life stolen from 8.0 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 Rivers. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Omumma
    3 years lost
  • 2.Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni
    2.9 years lost
  • 3.Oyigbo
    2.9 years lost
  • 4.Etche
    2.9 years lost
  • 5.Obio/Akpor
    2.9 years lost
  • 6.Port Harcourt
    2.8 years lost
  • 7.Ikwerre
    2.8 years lost
  • 8.Eleme
    2.8 years lost
  • 9.Asari-Toru
    2.8 years lost
  • 10.Emuoha
    2.8 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
5-10 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
10-15 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
92.8%
7.4M
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
7.2%
577K
Districts

All 23 Districts in Rivers

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Obio/Akpor1.2M
34.4
2.9 years
Port Harcourt848K
33.8
2.8 years
Khana470K
31.3
2.6 years
Abua/Odual452K
31.7
2.6 years
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni426K
35.0
2.9 years
Emuoha384K
33.3
2.8 years
Ikwerre382K
33.6
2.8 years
Ahoada West355K
32.9
2.7 years
Oyigbo355K
34.8
2.9 years
Bonny348K
28.6
2.3 years
Asari-Toru332K
33.4
2.8 years
Eleme328K
33.5
2.8 years
Gokana302K
31.3
2.6 years
Etche297K
34.6
2.9 years
Ahoada East273K
33.0
2.7 years
Degema254K
32.0
2.6 years
Andoni247K
28.5
2.3 years
Opobo/Nkoro245K
29.7
2.4 years
Tai179K
32.3
2.7 years
Omumma151K
35.7
3.0 years
Okrika94K
33.3
2.8 years
Ogu/Bolo40K
33.1
2.8 years
Akuku-Toru29K
29.1
2.4 years

Showing 23 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.