Air pollution threatens the health of 29.1 million people across 9 districts in Jilin. The average PM2.5 level is 27.1 µg/m³—5.4× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Jilin faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 29.1 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 27.1µg/m³. That's 5.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 450 cigarettes in a year.
If Jilin met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 2.15 years longer.
That's 62.6M years of life stolen from 29.1 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 9 most polluted districts in Jilin. 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 Jilin, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changchun | 8.1M | 31.0 | 2.5 years |
| Jilin | 4.7M | 27.8 | 2.2 years |
| Siping | 3.6M | 26.2 | 2.1 years |
| Songyuan | 3.1M | 26.2 | 2.1 years |
| Tonghua | 2.5M | 25.7 | 2.0 years |
| Yanbian Korean | 2.4M | 21.0 | 1.6 years |
| Baicheng | 2.2M | 25.7 | 2.0 years |
| Baishan | 1.4M | 21.5 | 1.6 years |
| Liaoyuan | 1.2M | 27.2 | 2.2 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.