Breathing in Logar is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 630 thousand people across 5 districts in Logar. The average PM2.5 level is 18.7 µg/m³—3.7Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Logar

Logar faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 630 thousand across 5 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 18.7µg/m³. That's 3.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 310 cigarettes in a year.

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 µg/m³.

Life Expectancy Impact

If Logar met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.35 years longer.

That's 851K years of life stolen from 630 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 5 most polluted districts in Logar. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Khushi
    1.4 years lost
  • 2.Muhammad Agha
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Puli Alam
    1.4 years lost
  • 4.Charkh
    1.3 years lost
  • 5.Baraki Barak
    1.3 years lost

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%
630K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 5 Districts in Logar

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Puli Alam209K
19.1
1.4 years
Baraki Barak175K
18.0
1.3 years
Charkh116K
18.4
1.3 years
Muhammad Agha107K
19.3
1.4 years
Khushi23K
19.8
1.4 years

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