Breathing in Tokyo is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 14.1 million people across 57 districts in Tokyo. The average PM2.5 level is 12.2 µg/m³—2.4× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Tokyo

Tokyo faces significant air pollution challenges. 93% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 14.1 million across 57 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 12.2µg/m³. That's 2.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 202 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 Tokyo met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.7 years longer.

That's 9.9M years of life stolen from 14.1 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Most Polluted

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 10 most polluted districts in Tokyo. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Minato
    0.8 years lost
  • 2.Meguro
    0.8 years lost
  • 3.Chūō
    0.8 years lost
  • 4.Shibuya
    0.8 years lost
  • 5.Shinagawa
    0.8 years lost
  • 6.Shinjuku
    0.8 years lost
  • 7.Bunkyō
    0.8 years lost
  • 8.Nakano
    0.8 years lost
  • 9.Toshima
    0.8 years lost
  • 10.Chiyoda
    0.8 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
0.1%
20K
5-10 µg/m³
1.7%
243K
10-15 µg/m³
98.1%
13.8M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 57 Districts in Tokyo

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Edogawa985K
11.5
0.6 years
Setagaya980K
12.8
0.8 years
Nerima757K
12.4
0.7 years
Itabashi663K
12.6
0.7 years
Adachi624K
12.3
0.7 years
Ōta623K
12.4
0.7 years
Hachiōji601K
10.4
0.5 years
Suginami563K
12.6
0.7 years
Katsushika517K
12.0
0.7 years
Kita508K
12.7
0.8 years
Machida481K
11.7
0.7 years
Meguro385K
13.2
0.8 years
Kōtō375K
12.4
0.7 years
Shinagawa372K
13.0
0.8 years
Nakano370K
12.9
0.8 years
Sumida286K
12.6
0.7 years
Fuchū273K
12.2
0.7 years
Nishitōkyō246K
12.1
0.7 years
Shinjuku224K
13.0
0.8 years
Toshima220K
12.8
0.8 years
Chōfu218K
12.5
0.7 years
Taitō210K
12.8
0.8 years
Bunkyō204K
12.9
0.8 years
Shibuya201K
13.1
0.8 years
Minato195K
13.3
0.8 years
Hino192K
11.7
0.7 years
Tachikawa189K
11.7
0.7 years
Mitaka186K
12.3
0.7 years
Kodaira175K
11.9
0.7 years
Higashimurayama159K
11.8
0.7 years
Arakawa152K
12.7
0.7 years
Musashino151K
12.2
0.7 years
Koganei148K
12.1
0.7 years
Ōme135K
8.8
0.4 years
Kokubunji133K
11.9
0.7 years
Chūō130K
13.1
0.8 years
Higashikurume126K
11.9
0.7 years
Tama118K
11.9
0.7 years
Higashiyamato105K
11.6
0.6 years
Akishima104K
11.3
0.6 years
Musashimurayama94K
11.3
0.6 years
Kunitachi91K
12.0
0.7 years
Kiyose89K
11.8
0.7 years
Komae87K
12.5
0.7 years
Inagi82K
12.1
0.7 years
Akiruno82K
9.2
0.4 years
Chiyoda74K
12.8
0.8 years
Fussa62K
10.7
0.6 years
Hamura58K
10.1
0.5 years
Mizuho27K
10.6
0.6 years
Hinode19K
8.3
0.3 years
Ōshima10K
4.8
0.0 years
Hachijō7K
3.7
0.0 years
Okutama5K
6.7
0.2 years
Miyake2K
4.2
0.0 years
Hinohara2K
6.6
0.2 years
Ogasawara1K
2.5
0.0 years

Showing 57 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.