Breathing in Sindh is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 57.0 million people across 29 districts in Sindh. The average PM2.5 level is 34.6 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”6.9Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Sindh

Sindh faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 57.0 million across 29 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 34.6Āµg/mĀ³. That's 6.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 574 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 Āµg/mĀ³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Sindh met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 2.89 years longer.

That's 164.8M years of life stolen from 57.0 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 Sindh. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Matiari
    3.5 years lost
  • 2.Shaheed Benazir Abad
    3.5 years lost
  • 3.Hyderabad
    3.5 years lost
  • 4.Ghotki
    3.4 years lost
  • 5.Sukkur
    3.4 years lost
  • 6.Kambar Shahdad Kot
    3.4 years lost
  • 7.Dadu
    3.3 years lost
  • 8.Naushahro Feroze
    3.3 years lost
  • 9.Kashmore
    3.3 years lost
  • 10.Jacobabad
    3.3 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
5-10 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
10-15 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
58.3%
33.3M
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
41.7%
23.8M
Districts

All 29 Districts in Sindh

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
East Karachi6.1M
33.6
2.8 years
West Karachi5.7M
31.6
2.6 years
South Karachi5.6M
31.8
2.6 years
Malir Karachi4.5M
31.9
2.6 years
Central Karachi4.5M
31.7
2.6 years
Korangi Karachi2.9M
35.1
3.0 years
Tharparkar2.4M
28.7
2.3 years
Khairpur2.1M
38.2
3.3 years
Sanghar1.8M
37.4
3.2 years
Ghotki1.5M
40.1
3.4 years
Badin1.5M
33.5
2.8 years
Hyderabad1.5M
40.3
3.5 years
Mirpur Khas1.4M
35.9
3.0 years
Naushahro Feroze1.4M
38.7
3.3 years
Shaheed Benazir Abad1.3M
40.7
3.5 years
Umer Kot1.2M
33.6
2.8 years
Dadu1.2M
39.1
3.3 years
Sukkur1.2M
39.8
3.4 years
Thatta1.1M
32.9
2.7 years
Jamshoro1.1M
35.2
3.0 years
Larkana1.1M
37.4
3.2 years
Kambar Shahdad Kot882K
39.4
3.4 years
Kashmore840K
38.6
3.3 years
Jacobabad760K
38.2
3.3 years
Shikarpur751K
38.1
3.2 years
Tando Allahyar691K
38.2
3.3 years
Tando Muhammad Khan560K
36.8
3.1 years
Sujawal550K
32.8
2.7 years
Matiari528K
40.7
3.5 years

Showing 29 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.