Air pollution threatens the health of 279 thousand people across 7 districts in Trat. The average PM2.5 level is 18.3 Āµg/mĀ³ā3.7Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Trat faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 279 thousand across 7 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 18.3Āµg/mĀ³. That's 3.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 304 cigarettes in a year.
If Trat met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 1.31 years longer.
That's 365K years of life stolen from 279 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 7 most polluted districts in Trat. 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 Trat, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muang Trat | 114K | 19.0 | 1.4 years |
| Khao Saming | 54K | 18.2 | 1.3 years |
| Bo Rai | 53K | 18.4 | 1.3 years |
| Khlong Yai | 30K | 17.2 | 1.2 years |
| Laem Ngop | 15K | 17.1 | 1.2 years |
| K. Ko Chang | 10K | 15.3 | 1.0 years |
| K. Ko Kut | 2K | 13.9 | 0.9 years |
Showing 7 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.