Air pollution threatens the health of 6.1 million people across 12 districts in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The average PM2.5 level is 6.4 ”g/mÂłâ1.3Ă higher than the WHO guideline.
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 6.1 million across 12 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 6.4”g/m³. That's 1.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 106 cigarettes in a year.
If Nouvelle-Aquitaine met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 0.14 years longer.
That's 854K years of life stolen from 6.1 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 10 most polluted districts in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/mÂłâonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 ”g/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gironde | 1.7M | 6.9 | 0.2 years |
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 696K | 6.1 | 0.1 years |
| Charente-Maritime | 653K | 7.0 | 0.2 years |
| Vienne | 443K | 6.7 | 0.2 years |
| Landes | 424K | 6.1 | 0.1 years |
| Dordogne | 413K | 5.8 | 0.1 years |
| Deux-SĂšvres | 377K | 6.3 | 0.1 years |
| Haute-Vienne | 372K | 5.4 | 0.0 years |
| Charente | 353K | 6.9 | 0.2 years |
| Lot-et-Garonne | 331K | 5.9 | 0.1 years |
| CorrĂšze | 240K | 5.7 | 0.1 years |
| Creuse | 115K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
Showing 12 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.