Breathing in Dhamar is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.6 million people across 12 districts in Dhamar. The average PM2.5 level is 15.5 µg/m³—3.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Dhamar

Dhamar faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.6 million across 12 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 15.5µg/m³. That's 3.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 257 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 Dhamar met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.03 years longer.

That's 2.7M years of life stolen from 2.6 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 Dhamar. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Wusab As Safil
    1.4 years lost
  • 2.Wusab Al Ali
    1.1 years lost
  • 3.Jabal Ash sharq
    1.1 years lost
  • 4.Maghirib Ans
    1 years lost
  • 5.Utmah
    1 years lost
  • 6.Jahran
    1 years lost
  • 7.Dhamar City
    1 years lost
  • 8.Al Hada
    1 years lost
  • 9.Al Manar
    1 years lost
  • 10.Dawran Aness
    1 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
49.5%
1.3M
15-25 µg/m³
50.5%
1.3M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 12 Districts in Dhamar

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Al Hada443K
15.0
1.0 years
Dhamar City421K
15.2
1.0 years
Anss310K
14.8
1.0 years
Dawran Aness250K
14.8
1.0 years
Jahran226K
15.3
1.0 years
Mayfa'at Anss204K
14.0
0.9 years
Wusab As Safil194K
19.6
1.4 years
Wusab Al Ali161K
16.6
1.1 years
Utmah144K
15.5
1.0 years
Al Manar95K
14.9
1.0 years
Maghirib Ans91K
15.7
1.0 years
Jabal Ash sharq89K
16.1
1.1 years

Showing 12 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.