Air pollution threatens the health of 63.1 million people across 16 districts in Anhui. The average PM2.5 level is 29.5 µg/m³—5.9× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Anhui faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 63.1 million across 16 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 29.5µg/m³. That's 5.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 489 cigarettes in a year.
If Anhui met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 2.4 years longer.
That's 151.4M years of life stolen from 63.1 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 10 most polluted districts in Anhui. 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 Anhui, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hefei | 8.1M | 30.9 | 2.5 years |
| Fuyang | 8.1M | 33.1 | 2.8 years |
| Suzhou | 5.8M | 31.3 | 2.6 years |
| Bozhou | 5.1M | 32.2 | 2.7 years |
| Lu'an | 4.9M | 24.7 | 1.9 years |
| Anqing | 4.7M | 27.7 | 2.2 years |
| Chuzhou | 4.2M | 26.7 | 2.1 years |
| Wuhu | 3.6M | 30.4 | 2.5 years |
| Huainan | 3.3M | 32.0 | 2.6 years |
| Bengbu | 3.2M | 30.8 | 2.5 years |
| Xuancheng | 2.7M | 21.2 | 1.6 years |
| Ma'anshan | 2.5M | 30.4 | 2.5 years |
| Huaibei | 2.1M | 34.4 | 2.9 years |
| Tongling | 1.6M | 29.9 | 2.4 years |
| Chizhou | 1.5M | 23.9 | 1.9 years |
| Huangshan | 1.4M | 17.5 | 1.2 years |
Showing 16 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.