Breathing in Podkarpackie is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.1 million people across 25 districts in Podkarpackie. The average PM2.5 level is 12.2 µg/m³—2.4× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Podkarpackie

Podkarpackie faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.1 million across 25 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 12.2µg/m³. That's 2.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 202 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 Podkarpackie met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.71 years longer.

That's 1.5M years of life stolen from 2.1 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 Podkarpackie. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Mielec
    0.8 years lost
  • 2.Dębica
    0.8 years lost
  • 3.Przemyśl (City)
    0.8 years lost
  • 4.Stalowa Wola
    0.8 years lost
  • 5.Jasło
    0.8 years lost
  • 6.Nisko
    0.7 years lost
  • 7.Tarnobrzeg
    0.7 years lost
  • 8.Tarnobrzeg (City)
    0.7 years lost
  • 9.Przemyśl
    0.7 years lost
  • 10.Leżajsk
    0.7 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
100%
2.1M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 25 Districts in Podkarpackie

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Rzeszów (City)199K
12.4
0.7 years
Rzeszów183K
11.7
0.7 years
Mielec139K
13.6
0.8 years
Dębica138K
13.2
0.8 years
Jarosław122K
12.4
0.7 years
Jasło115K
12.7
0.8 years
Stalowa Wola107K
12.9
0.8 years
Sanok95K
11.1
0.6 years
Łańcut84K
12.0
0.7 years
Przeworsk79K
12.1
0.7 years
Ropczyce-Sędziszów77K
12.0
0.7 years
Przemyśl74K
12.4
0.7 years
Leżajsk70K
12.4
0.7 years
Nisko67K
12.7
0.7 years
Brzozów66K
10.8
0.6 years
Kolbuszowa64K
12.0
0.7 years
Strzyżów62K
11.2
0.6 years
Przemyśl (City)60K
13.1
0.8 years
Krosno56K
11.1
0.6 years
Lubaczów56K
11.2
0.6 years
Tarnobrzeg54K
12.6
0.7 years
Krosno (City)46K
11.7
0.7 years
Tarnobrzeg (City)46K
12.5
0.7 years
Lesko27K
10.8
0.6 years
Bieszczady22K
10.9
0.6 years

Showing 25 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.