Breathing in Trongsa is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 24 thousand people across 5 districts in Trongsa. The average PM2.5 level is 23.6 µg/m³—4.7Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Trongsa

Trongsa faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 24 thousand across 5 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 23.6µg/m³. That's 4.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 392 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 Trongsa met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.83 years longer.

That's 44K years of life stolen from 24 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 Trongsa. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Langthil
    2 years lost
  • 2.Dragteng
    2 years lost
  • 3.Korpoog
    1.8 years lost
  • 4.Nubi
    1.7 years lost
  • 5.Tangsibji
    1.5 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
48%
12K
25-35 µg/m³
52%
13K
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 5 Districts in Trongsa

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Dragteng8K
25.1
2.0 years
Nubi8K
22.1
1.7 years
Langthil5K
25.8
2.0 years
Tangsibji3K
20.4
1.5 years
Korpoog904
23.0
1.8 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.