Breathing in An Giang is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.1 million people across 11 districts in An Giang. The average PM2.5 level is 20.5 µg/m³—4.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in An Giang

An Giang 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 20.5µg/m³. That's 4.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 340 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 An Giang met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.51 years longer.

That's 3.1M 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 An Giang. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Châu Thành
    1.6 years lost
  • 2.Long Xuyên
    1.6 years lost
  • 3.Thoại Sơn
    1.6 years lost
  • 4.Chợ Mới
    1.5 years lost
  • 5.Châu Phú
    1.5 years lost
  • 6.Phú Tân
    1.5 years lost
  • 7.Tân Châu
    1.5 years lost
  • 8.Châu Đốc
    1.5 years lost
  • 9.An Phú
    1.5 years lost
  • 10.Tịnh Biên
    1.3 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
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
100%
2.1M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 11 Districts in An Giang

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Chợ Mới330K
20.8
1.5 years
Long Xuyên269K
21.4
1.6 years
Châu Phú239K
20.8
1.5 years
Phú Tân195K
20.6
1.5 years
Thoại Sơn182K
20.9
1.6 years
An Phú174K
20.1
1.5 years
Châu Thành167K
21.5
1.6 years
Tân Châu163K
20.3
1.5 years
Tri Tôn128K
18.3
1.3 years
Tịnh Biên117K
18.6
1.3 years
Châu Đốc111K
20.2
1.5 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.