Breathing in Yamagata is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.0 million people across 35 districts in Yamagata. The average PM2.5 level is 9 µg/m³—1.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Yamagata

Yamagata faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.0 million across 35 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9µg/m³. That's 1.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 149 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 Yamagata met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.4 years longer.

That's 418K years of life stolen from 1.0 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 Yamagata. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kahoku
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Sagae
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Nakayama
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Tendo
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Yamagata
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Mikawa
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Higashine
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Yamanobe
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Shōnai
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Murayama
    0.4 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%
1.0M
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 35 Districts in Yamagata

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Yamagata238K
9.4
0.4 years
Tsuruoka118K
8.7
0.4 years
Sakata98K
9.1
0.4 years
Yonezawa80K
8.6
0.4 years
Tendo63K
9.6
0.5 years
Higashine48K
9.4
0.4 years
Sagae42K
9.8
0.5 years
Shinjo34K
8.7
0.4 years
Nan'yo29K
8.6
0.4 years
Kaminoyama27K
7.9
0.3 years
Nagai27K
8.6
0.4 years
Takahata22K
8.6
0.4 years
Murayama22K
9.2
0.4 years
Shōnai19K
9.3
0.4 years
Kahoku16K
9.9
0.5 years
Yamanobe15K
9.4
0.4 years
Kawanishi14K
9.0
0.4 years
Obanazawa14K
8.7
0.4 years
Shirataka13K
8.0
0.3 years
Yuza12K
8.7
0.4 years
Nakayama11K
9.7
0.5 years
Mikawa8K
9.4
0.4 years
Mogami8K
7.4
0.2 years
Mamurogawa8K
8.2
0.3 years
Oguni7K
7.3
0.2 years
Ōishida7K
9.0
0.4 years
Ōe7K
8.9
0.4 years
Iide6K
8.6
0.4 years
Asahi6K
8.0
0.3 years
Nishikawa5K
7.9
0.3 years
Funagata5K
8.6
0.4 years
Kaneyama5K
8.0
0.3 years
Tozawa4K
8.4
0.3 years
Sakegawa4K
8.5
0.3 years
Ōkura3K
8.3
0.3 years

Showing 35 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.