Breathing in Pest is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.3 million people across 15 districts in Pest. The average PM2.5 level is 10.2 ”g/m³—2.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Pest

Pest faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.3 million across 15 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.2”g/m³. That's 2.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 169 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 ”g/m³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Pest met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 0.5 years longer.

That's 669K years of life stolen from 1.3 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 Pest. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Dunakeszi
    0.6 years lost
  • 2.RĂĄckeve
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.Szentendre
    0.6 years lost
  • 4.VeresegyhĂĄz
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.VĂĄc
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.GödöllƑ
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.GyĂĄl
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.AszĂłd
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Érd
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Szob
    0.5 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/m³—only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 ”g/m³
0%
0
5-10 ”g/m³
32.7%
437K
10-15 ”g/m³
67.3%
901K
15-25 ”g/m³
0%
0
25-35 ”g/m³
0%
0
> 35 ”g/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 15 Districts in Pest

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 ”g/m³Years Lost
RĂĄckeve171K
10.8
0.6 years
Érd165K
10.3
0.5 years
GödöllƑ134K
10.5
0.5 years
Ceglédi119K
8.9
0.4 years
Pilisvörösvår103K
9.9
0.5 years
Monor101K
9.6
0.4 years
Szentendre96K
10.8
0.6 years
GyĂĄl91K
10.5
0.5 years
Dunakeszi88K
11.1
0.6 years
VĂĄc66K
10.6
0.5 years
NagykĂĄta66K
9.1
0.4 years
Dabasi47K
9.1
0.4 years
VeresegyhĂĄz43K
10.6
0.5 years
AszĂłd36K
10.3
0.5 years
Szob10K
10.1
0.5 years

Showing 15 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.