Breathing in Łódzkie is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.5 million people across 24 districts in Łódzkie. The average PM2.5 level is 15 µg/m³—3.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Łódzkie

Łódzkie faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.5 million across 24 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 15µg/m³. That's 3.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 249 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 Łódzkie met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.99 years longer.

That's 2.4M years of life stolen from 2.5 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Most Polluted

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 10 most polluted districts in Łódzkie. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Piotrków Trybunalski
    1.1 years lost
  • 2.Piotrków
    1.1 years lost
  • 3.Bełchatów
    1.1 years lost
  • 4.Tomaszów Mazowiecki
    1.1 years lost
  • 5.Pabianice
    1.1 years lost
  • 6.Radomsko
    1.1 years lost
  • 7.Łask
    1 years lost
  • 8.Łódzki Wschodni
    1 years lost
  • 9.Zduńska Wola
    1 years lost
  • 10.Pajęczno
    1 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
36.2%
888K
15-25 µg/m³
63.8%
1.6M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 24 Districts in Łódzkie

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Łódź693K
15.0
1.0 years
Zgierz173K
14.6
0.9 years
Pabianice124K
15.8
1.1 years
Sieradz118K
14.9
1.0 years
Bełchatów114K
15.9
1.1 years
Radomsko113K
15.7
1.1 years
Kutno97K
13.2
0.8 years
Piotrków94K
16.0
1.1 years
Tomaszów Mazowiecki82K
15.9
1.1 years
Łowicz78K
13.1
0.8 years
Wieluń77K
14.6
0.9 years
Łódzki Wschodni76K
15.5
1.0 years
Opoczno76K
14.9
1.0 years
Piotrków Trybunalski71K
16.2
1.1 years
Zduńska Wola67K
15.4
1.0 years
Pajęczno51K
15.3
1.0 years
Łask51K
15.5
1.0 years
Łęczyca50K
13.4
0.8 years
Rawa49K
14.1
0.9 years
Skierniewice (City)48K
14.4
0.9 years
Wieruszów43K
14.0
0.9 years
Poddębice41K
13.8
0.9 years
Skierniewice39K
14.3
0.9 years
Brzeziny31K
15.1
1.0 years

Showing 24 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.