Breathing in Bayern is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 13.3 million people across 96 districts in Bayern. The average PM2.5 level is 7.4 µg/m³—1.5× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Bayern

Bayern faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 13.3 million across 96 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 7.4µg/m³. That's 1.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 123 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 Bayern met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.23 years longer.

That's 3.1M years of life stolen from 13.3 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 Bayern. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Garmisch-Partenkirchen
    0.3 years lost
  • 2.Rosenheim (Kreisfreie Stadt)
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Ingolstadt
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Landshut (Kreisfreie Stadt)
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Straubing
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Regensburg (Kreisfreie Stadt)
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Dingolfing-Landau
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Landshut
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Passau (Kreisfreie Stadt)
    0.3 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
100%
13.3M
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 96 Districts in Bayern

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
München (Kreisfreie Stadt)1.5M
7.8
0.3 years
Nürnberg514K
7.9
0.3 years
München353K
7.5
0.2 years
Augsburg (Kreisfreie Stadt)303K
8.0
0.3 years
Rosenheim266K
7.9
0.3 years
Augsburg258K
7.7
0.3 years
Fürstenfeldbruck221K
7.4
0.2 years
Regensburg200K
7.7
0.3 years
Passau196K
7.9
0.3 years
Ansbach188K
7.2
0.2 years
Freising183K
7.9
0.3 years
Traunstein181K
7.3
0.2 years
Aschaffenburg177K
6.4
0.1 years
Neu-Ulm174K
7.5
0.2 years
Nürnberger Land173K
7.1
0.2 years
Landshut169K
8.1
0.3 years
Würzburg166K
7.0
0.2 years
Oberallgäu159K
7.0
0.2 years
Dachau158K
7.9
0.3 years
Regensburg (Kreisfreie Stadt)153K
8.1
0.3 years
Schwandorf151K
7.7
0.3 years
Unterallgäu150K
6.5
0.1 years
Bamberg148K
6.5
0.1 years
Ebersberg146K
7.5
0.2 years
Ostallgäu145K
6.8
0.2 years
Erding141K
7.7
0.3 years
Starnberg140K
6.9
0.2 years
Ingolstadt140K
8.4
0.3 years
Erlangen-Höchstadt139K
7.2
0.2 years
Weilheim-Schongau138K
7.3
0.2 years
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz138K
7.1
0.2 years
Aichach-Friedberg137K
7.9
0.3 years
Donau-Ries137K
7.4
0.2 years
Eichstätt135K
7.8
0.3 years
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm132K
8.1
0.3 years
Fürth (Kreisfreie Stadt)131K
7.7
0.3 years
Miltenberg130K
6.5
0.1 years
Cham130K
7.5
0.2 years
Günzburg130K
7.5
0.2 years
Roth130K
7.5
0.2 years
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen129K
7.5
0.2 years
Würzburg (Kreisfreie Stadt)128K
6.9
0.2 years
Main-Spessart127K
6.4
0.1 years
Kelheim125K
8.0
0.3 years
Rottal-Inn124K
7.9
0.3 years
Landsberg am Lech123K
6.8
0.2 years
Fürth122K
7.4
0.2 years
Deggendorf122K
8.0
0.3 years
Mühldorf am Inn119K
7.7
0.3 years
Forchheim118K
6.5
0.1 years
Schweinfurt118K
6.5
0.1 years
Erlangen116K
7.4
0.2 years
Altötting113K
7.7
0.3 years
Berchtesgadener Land108K
7.8
0.3 years
Bayreuth105K
6.8
0.2 years
Bad Kissingen104K
6.2
0.1 years
Amberg-Sulzbach104K
7.3
0.2 years
Straubing-Bogen104K
7.8
0.3 years
Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsh103K
7.1
0.2 years
Miesbach101K
7.3
0.2 years
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen100K
7.9
0.3 years
Dillingen an der Donau99K
7.8
0.3 years
Dingolfing-Landau99K
8.1
0.3 years
Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen97K
7.1
0.2 years
Neustadt an der Waldnaab96K
7.3
0.2 years
Hof95K
6.5
0.1 years
Kitzingen93K
6.8
0.2 years
Garmisch-Partenkirchen89K
8.6
0.3 years
Coburg88K
6.5
0.1 years
Haßberge85K
6.4
0.1 years
Lindau (Bodensee)84K
7.5
0.2 years
Rhön-Grabfeld80K
6.5
0.1 years
Freyung-Grafenau80K
7.4
0.2 years
Bamberg (Kreisfreie Stadt)80K
6.5
0.1 years
Regen78K
7.4
0.2 years
Bayreuth (Kreisfreie Stadt)75K
6.7
0.2 years
Aschaffenburg (Kreisfreie Stadt)73K
6.4
0.1 years
Tirschenreuth72K
7.3
0.2 years
Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge72K
7.1
0.2 years
Kulmbach72K
6.5
0.1 years
Kempten (Allgäu)70K
6.7
0.2 years
Landshut (Kreisfreie Stadt)69K
8.3
0.3 years
Lichtenfels67K
6.3
0.1 years
Kronach67K
6.2
0.1 years
Rosenheim (Kreisfreie Stadt)65K
8.4
0.3 years
Schweinfurt (Kreisfreie Stadt)54K
6.5
0.1 years
Passau (Kreisfreie Stadt)54K
8.0
0.3 years
Straubing48K
8.2
0.3 years
Hof (Kreisfreie Stadt)46K
6.8
0.2 years
Kaufbeuren46K
6.5
0.1 years
Memmingen44K
6.6
0.2 years
Amberg43K
7.4
0.2 years
Weiden in der Oberpfalz43K
7.2
0.2 years
Ansbach (Kreisfreie Stadt)42K
7.3
0.2 years
Schwabach42K
7.4
0.2 years
Coburg (Kreisfreie Stadt)41K
6.6
0.2 years

Showing 96 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.