Air pollution threatens the health of 524 thousand people across 8 districts in Adygey. The average PM2.5 level is 10.2 µg/m³—2.0× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Adygey faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 524 thousand across 8 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.2µg/m³. That's 2.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 169 cigarettes in a year.
If Adygey met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.52 years longer.
That's 272K years of life stolen from 524 thousand 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 8 most polluted districts in Adygey. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Adygey, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maykopskiy rayon | 208K | 9.9 | 0.5 years |
| Takhtamukaysk rayon | 105K | 11.3 | 0.6 years |
| Koshekhabl'skiy rayon | 54K | 9.6 | 0.5 years |
| Teuchezhskiy rayon | 44K | 11.1 | 0.6 years |
| Giaginskiy rayon | 41K | 9.5 | 0.4 years |
| Krasnogvardeyskiy rayon | 35K | 9.9 | 0.5 years |
| Maykop | 21K | 9.8 | 0.5 years |
| Shovgenovskiy rayon | 16K | 9.5 | 0.4 years |
Showing 8 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.