Breathing in Amran is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.8 million people across 20 districts in Amran. The average PM2.5 level is 13.7 µg/m³—2.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Amran

Amran faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.8 million across 20 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.7µg/m³. That's 2.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 227 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 Amran met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.85 years longer.

That's 1.6M years of life stolen from 1.8 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 Amran. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Suwayr
    1.1 years lost
  • 2.Al Qaflah
    1.1 years lost
  • 3.Al Ashah
    1 years lost
  • 4.Shaharah
    1 years lost
  • 5.Habur Zulaymah
    1 years lost
  • 6.Al Madan
    1 years lost
  • 7.Harf Sufyan
    1 years lost
  • 8.As Sawd
    1 years lost
  • 9.Huth
    0.9 years lost
  • 10.As Sudah
    0.9 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
84.3%
1.5M
15-25 µg/m³
15.7%
286K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 20 Districts in Amran

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Amran243K
13.1
0.8 years
Jabal Iyal Yazid203K
13.1
0.8 years
Khamir188K
14.1
0.9 years
Iyal Surayh150K
12.0
0.7 years
Kharif126K
12.9
0.8 years
Raydah123K
12.6
0.7 years
Bani Suraim105K
14.2
0.9 years
Harf Sufyan82K
14.9
1.0 years
Thula77K
11.8
0.7 years
Shaharah71K
15.4
1.0 years
Dhi Bin63K
13.6
0.8 years
Al Qaflah55K
16.1
1.1 years
Huth54K
14.7
0.9 years
Habur Zulaymah52K
15.4
1.0 years
As Sudah45K
14.6
0.9 years
Al Madan45K
15.3
1.0 years
Al Ashah43K
15.5
1.0 years
As Sawd42K
14.9
1.0 years
Maswar35K
12.4
0.7 years
Suwayr19K
16.4
1.1 years

Showing 20 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.