Air pollution threatens the health of 262 thousand people across 5 districts in Ash Sharqiyah North. The average PM2.5 level is 11.2 Āµg/mĀ³ā2.2Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Ash Sharqiyah North faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 262 thousand across 5 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 11.2Āµg/mĀ³. That's 2.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 186 cigarettes in a year.
If Ash Sharqiyah North met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.59 years longer.
That's 155K years of life stolen from 262 thousand 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 Ash Sharqiyah North. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Ash Sharqiyah North, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mudhaibi | 94K | 11.4 | 0.6 years |
| Ibra | 76K | 10.2 | 0.5 years |
| Biddiya | 44K | 11.1 | 0.6 years |
| Al Qabil | 36K | 12.1 | 0.7 years |
| Al Wafi | 11K | 12.8 | 0.8 years |
Showing 5 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.