Breathing in Jawa Barat is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 49.9 million people across 27 districts in Jawa Barat. The average PM2.5 level is 21.2 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”4.2Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Jawa Barat

Jawa Barat faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 49.9 million across 27 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 21.2Āµg/mĀ³. That's 4.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 352 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 Jawa Barat met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 1.58 years longer.

That's 78.8M years of life stolen from 49.9 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 Jawa Barat. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kota Bekasi
    2.7 years lost
  • 2.Depok
    2.7 years lost
  • 3.Kota Bogor
    2.3 years lost
  • 4.Bekasi
    2.3 years lost
  • 5.Bogor
    2.1 years lost
  • 6.Cimahi
    2 years lost
  • 7.Kota Bandung
    2 years lost
  • 8.Bandung
    1.8 years lost
  • 9.Bandung Barat
    1.8 years lost
  • 10.Karawang
    1.8 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
20.2%
10.1M
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
44.1%
22.0M
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
35.7%
17.8M
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
Districts

All 27 Districts in Jawa Barat

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Bogor5.6M
26.8
2.1 years
Bandung3.7M
23.8
1.8 years
Bekasi3.2M
28.4
2.3 years
Sukabumi2.8M
12.0
0.7 years
Garut2.7M
12.8
0.8 years
Kota Bekasi2.6M
32.6
2.7 years
Cianjur2.5M
15.5
1.0 years
Kota Bandung2.5M
25.6
2.0 years
Karawang2.4M
23.0
1.8 years
Cirebon2.4M
17.0
1.2 years
Depok2.1M
32.5
2.7 years
Tasikmalaya1.9M
10.6
0.5 years
Indramayu1.9M
17.4
1.2 years
Bandung Barat1.8M
23.5
1.8 years
Ciamis1.7M
11.7
0.7 years
Subang1.6M
18.4
1.3 years
Majalengka1.4M
16.9
1.2 years
Sumedang1.2M
18.1
1.3 years
Kuningan1.1M
15.5
1.0 years
Purwakarta1.1M
19.7
1.4 years
Kota Bogor1.1M
28.6
2.3 years
Kota Tasikmalaya741K
14.3
0.9 years
Cimahi588K
25.6
2.0 years
Kota Cirebon334K
16.6
1.1 years
Kota Sukabumi321K
18.0
1.3 years
Banjar208K
12.7
0.7 years
Waduk Cirata16K
20.3
1.5 years

Showing 27 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.