Air pollution threatens the health of 665 thousand people across 10 districts in Yukhari-Karabakh. The average PM2.5 level is 13.5 µg/m³—2.7× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Yukhari-Karabakh faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 665 thousand across 10 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.5µg/m³. That's 2.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 224 cigarettes in a year.
If Yukhari-Karabakh met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.83 years longer.
That's 552K years of life stolen from 665 thousand 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 10 most polluted districts in Yukhari-Karabakh. 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 Yukhari-Karabakh, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ağdam | 167K | 14.0 | 0.9 years |
| Füzuli | 128K | 13.6 | 0.8 years |
| Cəbrayıl | 71K | 15.5 | 1.0 years |
| Tərtər | 66K | 14.1 | 0.9 years |
| Khankendi (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 65K | 12.3 | 0.7 years |
| Xocavənd (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 65K | 12.0 | 0.7 years |
| Xocalı (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 46K | 11.7 | 0.7 years |
| Tərtər (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 37K | 12.8 | 0.8 years |
| Şuşa (Rayon) (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 20K | 12.5 | 0.7 years |
| Şuşa (CIty) (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 611 | 11.5 | 0.6 years |
Showing 10 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.