Breathing in Belgorod is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.5 million people across 26 districts in Belgorod. The average PM2.5 level is 9.2 µg/m³—1.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Belgorod

Belgorod faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.5 million across 26 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.2µg/m³. That's 1.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 153 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 Belgorod met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.43 years longer.

That's 655K years of life stolen from 1.5 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 Belgorod. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Belgorod
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Belgorodskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Borisovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Shebekinskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Yakovlevskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Grayvoronskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Valuyki
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Ivnyanskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Rakityanskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Krasnoyaruzhskiy rayon
    0.4 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%
1.5M
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 26 Districts in Belgorod

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Belgorod387K
10.0
0.5 years
Starooskol'skiy rayon244K
8.8
0.4 years
Gubkinskiy rayon119K
8.7
0.4 years
Shebekinskiy rayon95K
9.3
0.4 years
Krasnogvardeyskiy rayon76K
8.7
0.4 years
Valuyskiy rayon73K
9.0
0.4 years
Belgorodskiy rayon72K
9.7
0.5 years
Yakovlevskiy rayon62K
9.3
0.4 years
Novooskol'skiy rayon41K
8.9
0.4 years
Korochanskiy rayon40K
8.9
0.4 years
Chernyanskiy rayon37K
8.8
0.4 years
Prokhorovskiy rayon34K
8.8
0.4 years
Volokonovskiy rayon33K
8.9
0.4 years
Rakityanskiy rayon32K
9.0
0.4 years
Borisovskiy rayon31K
9.5
0.4 years
Alekseevskiy rayon29K
8.6
0.3 years
Grayvoronskiy rayon24K
9.2
0.4 years
Ivnyanskiy rayon23K
9.0
0.4 years
Roven'skiy rayon19K
8.3
0.3 years
Krasnoyaruzhskiy rayon17K
9.0
0.4 years
Veydelevskiy rayon16K
8.5
0.3 years
Krasnenskiy rayon14K
8.6
0.4 years
Alekseevka3K
8.8
0.4 years
Staryy Oskol2K
8.7
0.4 years
Gubkin2K
8.7
0.4 years
Valuyki252
9.1
0.4 years

Showing 26 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.