Breathing in Shizuoka is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 3.5 million people across 42 districts in Shizuoka. The average PM2.5 level is 8.2 µg/m³—1.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Shizuoka

Shizuoka faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 3.5 million across 42 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.2µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 136 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 Shizuoka met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.3 years longer.

That's 1.1M years of life stolen from 3.5 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 Shizuoka. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Fuji
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Fujikawa
    0.4 years lost
  • 3.Numazu
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Nagaizumi
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Fujinomiya
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Yaizu
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Iwata
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Shimizu
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Hamamatsu
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Kosai
    0.3 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%
3.5M
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 42 Districts in Shizuoka

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Hamamatsu772K
8.4
0.3 years
Shizuoka660K
8.3
0.3 years
Fuji225K
9.4
0.4 years
Numazu170K
9.0
0.4 years
Iwata167K
8.6
0.3 years
Fujieda140K
8.1
0.3 years
Fujinomiya117K
8.6
0.4 years
Mishima111K
8.2
0.3 years
Kakegawa111K
7.3
0.2 years
Yaizu95K
8.6
0.4 years
Shimada91K
7.6
0.3 years
Gotemba83K
7.8
0.3 years
Fukuroi80K
8.3
0.3 years
Itō62K
5.7
0.1 years
Izunokuni48K
6.3
0.1 years
Nagaizumi48K
8.6
0.4 years
Kikugawa47K
6.6
0.2 years
Kannami42K
7.2
0.2 years
Susono41K
8.0
0.3 years
Kosai41K
8.4
0.3 years
Makinohara38K
7.1
0.2 years
Shimizu36K
8.5
0.3 years
Atami32K
6.3
0.1 years
Omaezaki30K
6.7
0.2 years
Yoshida28K
8.1
0.3 years
Izu22K
5.3
0.0 years
Oyama21K
7.5
0.2 years
Shimoda19K
5.6
0.1 years
Mori19K
7.7
0.3 years
Ōigawa19K
8.2
0.3 years
Fujikawa16K
9.1
0.4 years
Okabe14K
7.6
0.3 years
Arai12K
8.1
0.3 years
Higashiizu11K
5.8
0.1 years
Yui10K
7.9
0.3 years
Shibakawa8K
8.2
0.3 years
Minamiizu7K
5.8
0.1 years
Nishiizu7K
5.8
0.1 years
Kawazu6K
5.7
0.1 years
Kawanehon6K
6.4
0.1 years
Kawane6K
6.4
0.1 years
Matsuzaki6K
5.9
0.1 years

Showing 42 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.