Air pollution threatens the health of 783 thousand people across 9 districts in Ḥaʼil. The average PM2.5 level is 13.8 µg/m³—2.8× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Ḥaʼil faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 783 thousand across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.8µg/m³. That's 2.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 229 cigarettes in a year.
If Ḥaʼil met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.9 years longer.
That's 705K years of life stolen from 783 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 9 most polluted districts in Ḥaʼil. 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 Ḥaʼil, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 446K | 13.8 | 0.9 years |
| Al Hait | 77K | 13.2 | 0.8 years |
| Baqa | 76K | 14.9 | 1.0 years |
| Ash Shinan | 60K | 14.7 | 1.0 years |
| Mawqaq | 39K | 12.8 | 0.8 years |
| Ash Shamli | 28K | 12.4 | 0.7 years |
| Al Ghazalah | 21K | 12.4 | 0.7 years |
| Simira | 20K | 16.1 | 1.1 years |
| As Sulaymi | 17K | 15.1 | 1.0 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.