Air pollution threatens the health of 1.1 million people across 9 districts in Maluku Utara. The average PM2.5 level is 9.7 Āµg/mĀ³ā1.9Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Maluku Utara faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.1 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.7Āµg/mĀ³. That's 1.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 161 cigarettes in a year.
If Maluku Utara met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.47 years longer.
That's 505K years of life stolen from 1.1 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 Maluku Utara. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Maluku Utara, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halmahera Selatan | 187K | 9.8 | 0.5 years |
| Ternate | 180K | 9.3 | 0.4 years |
| Halmahera Utara | 177K | 10.0 | 0.5 years |
| Halmahera Barat | 132K | 9.5 | 0.4 years |
| Kepulauan Sula | 120K | 8.9 | 0.4 years |
| Tidore Kepulauan | 94K | 10.1 | 0.5 years |
| Halmahera Timur | 73K | 11.3 | 0.6 years |
| Pulau Morotai | 62K | 9.6 | 0.5 years |
| Halmahera Tengah | 50K | 10.1 | 0.5 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.