Breathing in Buxoro is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.1 million people across 11 districts in Buxoro. The average PM2.5 level is 15.6 µg/m³—3.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Buxoro

Buxoro faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.1 million across 11 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 15.6µg/m³. That's 3.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 259 cigarettes in a year.

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 µg/m³.

Life Expectancy Impact

If Buxoro met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.03 years longer.

That's 2.2M years of life stolen from 2.1 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Districts with Highest Pollution

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

  • 1.Kogon
    1.1 years lost
  • 2.Vobkent
    1.1 years lost
  • 3.Buxoro
    1.1 years lost
  • 4.Shofirkon
    1 years lost
  • 5.Qorovulbozor
    1 years lost
  • 6.Romitan
    1 years lost
  • 7.Peshku
    0.9 years lost
  • 8.Jondor
    0.9 years lost
  • 9.Olot
    0.9 years lost
  • 10.Qorako'l
    0.8 years lost

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

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.

< 5 µg/m³
0%
0
5-10 µg/m³
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
32.5%
684K
15-25 µg/m³
67.5%
1.4M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 11 Districts in Buxoro

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Buxoro555K
16.3
1.1 years
Vobkent541K
16.4
1.1 years
Kogon180K
16.7
1.1 years
Jondor162K
14.7
0.9 years
Qorako'l154K
13.2
0.8 years
Romitan143K
14.7
1.0 years
Shofirkon127K
15.6
1.0 years
Olot119K
13.7
0.9 years
Peshku99K
14.7
0.9 years
Qorovulbozor19K
15.2
1.0 years
G'ijduvon6K
13.2
0.8 years

Showing 11 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.