Breathing in Surin is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.1 million people across 17 districts in Surin. The average PM2.5 level is 21.3 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”4.3Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Surin

Surin faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.1 million across 17 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 21.3Āµg/mĀ³. That's 4.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 353 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 Surin met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 1.59 years longer.

That's 1.8M 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.

Most Polluted

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 10 most polluted districts in Surin. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Chumphon Buri
    1.7 years lost
  • 2.Muang Surin
    1.7 years lost
  • 3.Rattana Buri
    1.7 years lost
  • 4.Samrong Thap
    1.6 years lost
  • 5.Phrasat
    1.6 years lost
  • 6.Tha Tum
    1.6 years lost
  • 7.Sikhoraphum
    1.6 years lost
  • 8.K. Non Narai
    1.6 years lost
  • 9.Lamduan
    1.6 years lost
  • 10.K. Kwao Si Narin
    1.6 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
100%
1.1M
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
Districts

All 17 Districts in Surin

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Muang Surin211K
22.5
1.7 years
Phrasat125K
21.5
1.6 years
Sikhoraphum115K
21.3
1.6 years
Sangkha102K
19.8
1.4 years
Tha Tum82K
21.4
1.6 years
Rattana Buri78K
22.4
1.7 years
Chumphon Buri56K
22.7
1.7 years
Kap Choeng53K
20.8
1.6 years
Chom Phra50K
20.4
1.5 years
Samrong Thap45K
21.7
1.6 years
Sanom38K
20.1
1.5 years
K. Sri Narong37K
20.5
1.5 years
K. Phanom Dong Rak31K
20.3
1.5 years
Bua Chet31K
19.3
1.4 years
K. Non Narai28K
21.1
1.6 years
K. Kwao Si Narin25K
21.0
1.6 years
Lamduan24K
21.0
1.6 years

Showing 17 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.