Air pollution threatens the health of 508 thousand people across 10 districts in BĂĄcs-Kiskun. The average PM2.5 level is 9.7 ”g/mÂłâ1.9Ă higher than the WHO guideline.
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BĂĄcs-Kiskun faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 508 thousand across 10 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.7”g/m³. That's 1.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 161 cigarettes in a year.
If Båcs-Kiskun met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 0.46 years longer.
That's 234K years of life stolen from 508 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 BĂĄcs-Kiskun. 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 BĂĄcs-Kiskun, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 ”g/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kecskemét | 174K | 9.1 | 0.4 years |
| Baja | 69K | 11.1 | 0.6 years |
| KiskĆrös | 53K | 9.3 | 0.4 years |
| Kalocsa | 49K | 10.7 | 0.6 years |
| Kiskunfélegyhåz | 47K | 9.4 | 0.4 years |
| Kiskunhalas | 42K | 10.0 | 0.5 years |
| KunszentmiklĂłs | 30K | 9.4 | 0.4 years |
| Kiskunmajsa | 16K | 9.5 | 0.4 years |
| BĂĄcsalmĂĄs | 14K | 10.3 | 0.5 years |
| JĂĄnoshalm | 14K | 9.9 | 0.5 years |
Showing 10 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.