Breathing in Razavi Khorasan is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 7.3 million people across 18 districts in Razavi Khorasan. The average PM2.5 level is 14.1 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”2.8Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Razavi Khorasan

Razavi Khorasan faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 7.3 million across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.1Āµg/mĀ³. That's 2.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 234 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 Razavi Khorasan met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.89 years longer.

That's 6.5M years of life stolen from 7.3 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 Razavi Khorasan. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Mashhad
    1 years lost
  • 2.Sarakhs
    0.9 years lost
  • 3.Fariman
    0.9 years lost
  • 4.Taybad
    0.9 years lost
  • 5.Chenaran
    0.8 years lost
  • 6.Neyshabur
    0.8 years lost
  • 7.Torbat-e-Heydarieh
    0.8 years lost
  • 8.Khaf
    0.8 years lost
  • 9.Torbat-e-Jam
    0.8 years lost
  • 10.Bardeskan
    0.7 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
45.9%
3.4M
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
54.1%
4.0M
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in Razavi Khorasan

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Mashhad4.0M
15.2
1.0 years
Neyshabur547K
13.3
0.8 years
Sabzevar500K
12.1
0.7 years
Torbat-e-Heydarieh481K
13.2
0.8 years
Torbat-e-Jam266K
13.0
0.8 years
Kashmar/Khalilabad246K
12.1
0.7 years
Taybad204K
13.8
0.9 years
Quchan201K
12.1
0.7 years
Khaf168K
13.1
0.8 years
Gonabad125K
12.1
0.7 years
Chenaran115K
13.6
0.8 years
Sarakhs95K
14.5
0.9 years
Bardeskan88K
12.3
0.7 years
Fariman86K
14.3
0.9 years
Ferdows85K
10.7
0.6 years
Dargaz68K
10.5
0.5 years
n.a. (02)58K
11.4
0.6 years
n.a. (01)37K
10.6
0.5 years

Showing 18 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.