Breathing in Kagoshima is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.5 million people across 46 districts in Kagoshima. The average PM2.5 level is 10.5 µg/m³—2.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Kagoshima

Kagoshima faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.5 million across 46 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.5µg/m³. That's 2.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 174 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 Kagoshima met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.54 years longer.

That's 812K years of life stolen from 1.5 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 Kagoshima. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Nagashima
    0.8 years lost
  • 2.Izumi
    0.7 years lost
  • 3.Akune
    0.7 years lost
  • 4.Aira
    0.7 years lost
  • 5.Kajiki
    0.6 years lost
  • 6.Kagoshima
    0.6 years lost
  • 7.Higashikushira
    0.6 years lost
  • 8.Kirishima
    0.6 years lost
  • 9.Kamō
    0.6 years lost
  • 10.Ichikikushikino
    0.6 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
19.5%
294K
10-15 µg/m³
80.5%
1.2M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 46 Districts in Kagoshima

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Kagoshima568K
11.2
0.6 years
Kirishima120K
11.1
0.6 years
Kanoya100K
10.6
0.5 years
Satsumasendai89K
10.9
0.6 years
Izumi49K
12.2
0.7 years
Hioki44K
10.5
0.5 years
Aira42K
11.6
0.7 years
Amami38K
6.5
0.1 years
Ibusuki35K
9.9
0.5 years
Minamisatsuma32K
9.8
0.5 years
Minamikyūshū32K
9.1
0.4 years
Soo32K
9.8
0.5 years
Shibushi27K
10.1
0.5 years
Ichikikushikino24K
11.0
0.6 years
Kajiki23K
11.4
0.6 years
Akune20K
12.0
0.7 years
Satsuma20K
10.8
0.6 years
Ōkuchi18K
10.8
0.6 years
Makurazaki18K
9.2
0.4 years
Kimotsuki15K
10.2
0.5 years
Nishinoomote14K
7.9
0.3 years
Ōsaki12K
10.7
0.6 years
Yakushima10K
7.7
0.3 years
Tarumizu10K
10.8
0.6 years
Tokunoshima9K
6.5
0.1 years
Kamō9K
11.1
0.6 years
Yūsui9K
10.3
0.5 years
Setouchi7K
6.3
0.1 years
Nakatane7K
8.1
0.3 years
Minamiōsumi7K
9.3
0.4 years
Kikai6K
6.8
0.2 years
Wadomari6K
6.8
0.2 years
Isen6K
7.0
0.2 years
Hishikari6K
10.8
0.6 years
Amagi5K
6.8
0.2 years
Minamitane5K
7.4
0.2 years
China5K
6.7
0.2 years
Tatsugō5K
6.5
0.1 years
Yoron5K
6.7
0.2 years
Kinkō5K
9.3
0.4 years
Higashikushira4K
11.1
0.6 years
Uken2K
6.1
0.1 years
Nagashima1K
12.8
0.8 years
Yamato1K
6.3
0.1 years
Toshima670
7.4
0.2 years
Mishima283
8.5
0.3 years

Showing 46 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.