Breathing in Bashkortostan is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 4.0 million people across 69 districts in Bashkortostan. The average PM2.5 level is 8 µg/m³—1.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Bashkortostan

Bashkortostan faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 4.0 million across 69 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 133 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 Bashkortostan met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.31 years longer.

That's 1.2M years of life stolen from 4.0 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 Bashkortostan. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Ufimskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Blagoveshchensk
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Mechetlinskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Birskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Krasnokamskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Birsk
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Kushnarenkovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Burayevskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Blagoveshchenskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Mishkinskiy rayon
    0.3 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
100%
4.0M
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 69 Districts in Bashkortostan

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Ufimskiy rayon1.1M
8.6
0.4 years
Sterlitamakskiy rayon440K
8.0
0.3 years
Tuymazinskiy rayon223K
8.0
0.3 years
Krasnokamskiy rayon155K
8.2
0.3 years
Beloretskiy rayon121K
8.0
0.3 years
Baymakskiy rayon111K
7.0
0.2 years
Kuyurgazinskiy rayon91K
7.1
0.2 years
Belebeevskiy rayon91K
8.0
0.3 years
Ishimbayskiy rayon87K
7.7
0.3 years
Uchalinskiy rayon71K
8.0
0.3 years
Meleuzovskiy rayon70K
7.5
0.2 years
Blagoveshchenskiy rayon66K
8.2
0.3 years
Dyurtyulinskiy rayon64K
8.1
0.3 years
Karmaskalinskiy rayon60K
8.0
0.3 years
Iglinskiy rayon60K
8.1
0.3 years
Birskiy rayon57K
8.3
0.3 years
Abzelilovskiy rayon42K
7.2
0.2 years
Al'sheyevskiy rayon41K
7.7
0.3 years
Chishminskiy rayon39K
8.0
0.3 years
Aurgazinskiy rayon38K
7.6
0.3 years
Yanaul'skiy rayon38K
8.0
0.3 years
Ilishevskiy rayon35K
7.9
0.3 years
Davlekanovskiy rayon35K
7.8
0.3 years
Gafuriyskiy rayon34K
7.8
0.3 years
Duvanskiy rayon33K
7.8
0.3 years
Tatyshlinskiy rayon33K
8.0
0.3 years
Kugarchinskiy rayon32K
6.9
0.2 years
Chekmagushevskiy rayon31K
7.8
0.3 years
Khaybullinskiy rayon29K
6.7
0.2 years
Miyakinskiy rayon29K
7.5
0.2 years
Burayevskiy rayon28K
8.2
0.3 years
Kaltasinskiy rayon28K
8.1
0.3 years
Bizhbulyakskiy rayon27K
7.5
0.2 years
Bakalinskiy rayon27K
8.0
0.3 years
Buzdyakskiy rayon27K
7.6
0.3 years
Salavat27K
7.9
0.3 years
Salavatskiy rayon26K
7.8
0.3 years
Karaidel'skiy rayon26K
8.0
0.3 years
Zianchurinskiy rayon25K
6.8
0.2 years
Kushnarenkovskiy rayon25K
8.2
0.3 years
Baltachevskiy rayon24K
8.1
0.3 years
Mishkinskiy rayon24K
8.2
0.3 years
Blagovarskiy rayon23K
7.7
0.3 years
Yermekeyevskiy rayon23K
7.6
0.3 years
Mechetlinskiy rayon23K
8.3
0.3 years
Sharanskiy rayon22K
7.8
0.3 years
Sterlibashevskiy rayon21K
7.4
0.2 years
Neftekamsk20K
8.2
0.3 years
Zilairskiy rayon19K
7.5
0.2 years
Arkhangel'skiy rayon19K
7.8
0.3 years
Fedorovskiy rayon18K
7.3
0.2 years
Belokatayskiy rayon18K
8.1
0.3 years
Kiginskiy rayon17K
7.8
0.3 years
Burzyanskiy rayon16K
7.5
0.2 years
Askinskiy rayon15K
8.1
0.3 years
Nurimanovskiy rayon13K
8.1
0.3 years
Sibay8K
6.9
0.2 years
Oktyabr'skiy8K
8.0
0.3 years
Ishimbay7K
7.8
0.3 years
Belebey5K
8.1
0.3 years
Dyurtyuli4K
8.1
0.3 years
Birsk4K
8.2
0.3 years
Blagoveshchensk3K
8.5
0.3 years
Meleuz2K
7.5
0.2 years
Yanaul2K
8.0
0.3 years
Tuymazy497
7.8
0.3 years
Davlekanovo101
8.0
0.3 years
Baymak58
7.2
0.2 years
Kumertay50
7.3
0.2 years

Showing 69 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.