Air pollution threatens the health of 4.5 million people across 9 districts in Emilia-Romagna. The average PM2.5 level is 12.5 Āµg/mĀ³ā2.5Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Emilia-Romagna faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 4.5 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 12.5Āµg/mĀ³. That's 2.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 207 cigarettes in a year.
If Emilia-Romagna met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.73 years longer.
That's 3.3M years of life stolen from 4.5 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 9 most polluted districts in Emilia-Romagna. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Emilia-Romagna, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bologna | 1.0M | 12.0 | 0.7 years |
| Modena | 716K | 12.6 | 0.7 years |
| Reggio Nell'Emilia | 541K | 12.2 | 0.7 years |
| Parma | 460K | 11.5 | 0.6 years |
| Forli' - Cesena | 399K | 12.0 | 0.7 years |
| Ravenna | 391K | 12.8 | 0.8 years |
| Ferrara | 350K | 14.4 | 0.9 years |
| Rimini | 312K | 12.9 | 0.8 years |
| Piacenza | 291K | 13.0 | 0.8 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.