Breathing in Opolskie is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 925 thousand people across 12 districts in Opolskie. The average PM2.5 level is 13.6 µg/m³—2.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Opolskie

Opolskie faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 925 thousand across 12 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.6µg/m³. That's 2.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 226 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 Opolskie met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.84 years longer.

That's 777K years of life stolen from 925 thousand 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 Opolskie. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kędzierzyn-Koźle
    1 years lost
  • 2.Strzelce
    0.9 years lost
  • 3.Olesno
    0.9 years lost
  • 4.Krapkowice
    0.9 years lost
  • 5.Głubczyce
    0.9 years lost
  • 6.Kluczbork
    0.9 years lost
  • 7.Opole (City)
    0.8 years lost
  • 8.Opole
    0.8 years lost
  • 9.Prudnik
    0.8 years lost
  • 10.Namysłów
    0.8 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
90%
833K
15-25 µg/m³
10%
92K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 12 Districts in Opolskie

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Nysa136K
12.5
0.7 years
Opole (City)132K
13.3
0.8 years
Brzeg95K
12.9
0.8 years
Kędzierzyn-Koźle92K
15.4
1.0 years
Strzelce75K
14.7
0.9 years
Kluczbork65K
13.8
0.9 years
Olesno64K
14.2
0.9 years
Krapkowice63K
14.0
0.9 years
Opole59K
13.3
0.8 years
Prudnik55K
13.2
0.8 years
Głubczyce46K
13.8
0.9 years
Namysłów44K
13.2
0.8 years

Showing 12 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.