Breathing in Gia Lai is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.7 million people across 17 districts in Gia Lai. The average PM2.5 level is 16.4 µg/m³—3.3× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Gia Lai

Gia Lai faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.7 million across 17 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 16.4µg/m³. That's 3.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 272 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

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

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Gia Lai met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.11 years longer.

That's 1.8M years of life stolen from 1.7 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 Gia Lai. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Phú Thiện
    1.3 years lost
  • 2.Ia Pa
    1.3 years lost
  • 3.Ayun Pa
    1.3 years lost
  • 4.Krông Pa
    1.2 years lost
  • 5.Đức Cơ
    1.2 years lost
  • 6.Ia Grai
    1.2 years lost
  • 7.Pleiku
    1.1 years lost
  • 8.Đăk Đoa
    1.1 years lost
  • 9.Mang Yang
    1.1 years lost
  • 10.Chư Păh
    1.1 years lost
Exposure

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
8.5%
140K
15-25 µg/m³
91.5%
1.5M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 17 Districts in Gia Lai

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Pleiku278K
16.6
1.1 years
Chư Sê131K
15.6
1.0 years
Đăk Đoa128K
16.5
1.1 years
Chư Prông126K
15.7
1.1 years
Ia Grai107K
16.9
1.2 years
Krông Pa95K
17.2
1.2 years
Phú Thiện92K
18.5
1.3 years
Chư Păh87K
16.0
1.1 years
Chư Pưh85K
14.6
0.9 years
An Khê83K
15.8
1.1 years
Đức Cơ80K
16.9
1.2 years
KBang80K
15.8
1.1 years
Mang Yang69K
16.3
1.1 years
Ia Pa63K
18.0
1.3 years
Kông Chro55K
14.4
0.9 years
Đăk Pơ49K
15.6
1.0 years
Ayun Pa45K
17.8
1.3 years

Showing 17 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.