Breathing in Friuli-Venezia Giulia is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 4 districts in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The average PM2.5 level is 11.7 µg/m³—2.3Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 4 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 11.7µg/m³. That's 2.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 194 cigarettes in a year.

Air Quality Trend

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

Life Expectancy Impact

If Friuli-Venezia Giulia met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.65 years longer.

That's 807K years of life stolen from 1.2 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 4 most polluted districts in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Pordenone
    0.8 years lost
  • 2.Udine
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.Gorizia
    0.6 years lost
  • 4.Trieste
    0.6 years lost

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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
100%
1.2M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 4 Districts in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Complete air quality data for every district in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Udine536K
11.5
0.6 years
Pordenone316K
12.9
0.8 years
Trieste234K
10.9
0.6 years
Gorizia155K
11.2
0.6 years

Showing 4 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.