Breathing in Fukui is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 744 thousand people across 17 districts in Fukui. The average PM2.5 level is 8.5 µg/m³—1.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Fukui

Fukui faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 744 thousand across 17 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.5µg/m³. That's 1.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 141 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 µg/m³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Fukui met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.34 years longer.

That's 253K years of life stolen from 744 thousand 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 Fukui. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Sakai City
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Fukui
    0.4 years lost
  • 3.Awara
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Sabae
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Eiheiji
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Echizen City
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Echizen
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Katsuyama
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Ōno
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Mihama
    0.2 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

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.

< 5 µg/m³
0%
0
5-10 µg/m³
100%
744K
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 17 Districts in Fukui

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Fukui256K
9.3
0.4 years
Sakai City88K
9.5
0.4 years
Echizen City77K
8.2
0.3 years
Sabae67K
8.9
0.4 years
Tsuruga62K
6.7
0.2 years
Ōno31K
7.8
0.3 years
Obama27K
6.8
0.2 years
Awara26K
9.2
0.4 years
Katsuyama22K
8.0
0.3 years
Echizen20K
8.0
0.3 years
Eiheiji19K
8.6
0.4 years
Wakasa13K
6.7
0.2 years
Takahama10K
6.8
0.2 years
Minamiechizen9K
6.8
0.2 years
Mihama9K
7.1
0.2 years
Ōi6K
6.5
0.1 years
Ikeda2K
6.9
0.2 years

Showing 17 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.