Air pollution threatens the health of 1.1 million people across 5 districts in Balqa. The average PM2.5 level is 14.1 µg/m³—2.8× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Balqa faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.1 million across 5 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.1µg/m³. That's 2.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 234 cigarettes in a year.
If Balqa met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.85 years longer.
That's 941K years of life stolen from 1.1 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 5 most polluted districts in Balqa. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Balqa, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | 716K | 13.6 | 0.8 years |
| Ardhah | 214K | 15.4 | 1.0 years |
| Shooneh Janoobiyyeh | 88K | 14.6 | 0.9 years |
| Dair Alla | 69K | 14.3 | 0.9 years |
| Al-Balqa | 20K | 14.2 | 0.9 years |
Showing 5 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.