Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 9 districts in Thừa Thiên Huế. The average PM2.5 level is 17.3 µg/m³—3.5× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Thừa Thiên Huế faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 17.3µg/m³. That's 3.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 287 cigarettes in a year.
If Thừa Thiên Huế met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.2 years longer.
That's 1.5M years of life stolen from 1.2 million 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 9 most polluted districts in Thừa Thiên Huế. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Thừa Thiên Huế, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huế | 379K | 18.2 | 1.3 years |
| Phú Vang | 188K | 16.7 | 1.1 years |
| Phú Lộc | 150K | 14.5 | 0.9 years |
| Hương Trà | 127K | 18.0 | 1.3 years |
| Hương Thủy | 108K | 17.5 | 1.2 years |
| Phong Điền | 98K | 18.0 | 1.3 years |
| Quảng Điền | 96K | 18.4 | 1.3 years |
| A Lưới | 48K | 15.7 | 1.1 years |
| Nam Đông | 25K | 15.1 | 1.0 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.