Breathing in Buryat is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 965 thousand people across 25 districts in Buryat. The average PM2.5 level is 9.8 µg/m³—2.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Buryat

Buryat faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 965 thousand across 25 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.8µg/m³. That's 2.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 163 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 Buryat met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.47 years longer.

That's 453K years of life stolen from 965 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 Buryat. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kyakhtinskiy rayon
    0.7 years lost
  • 2.Bichurskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.Ulan-Ude
    0.6 years lost
  • 4.Ivolginskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Zakamenskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.Gusinoozersk
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.Dzhidinskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.Mukhorshibirskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Selenginskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Tarbagatayskiy rayon
    0.5 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
36.5%
352K
10-15 µg/m³
63.5%
613K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 25 Districts in Buryat

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Ulan-Ude212K
10.6
0.6 years
Ivolginskiy rayon207K
10.6
0.5 years
Zaigraevskiy rayon70K
9.9
0.5 years
Kabanskiy rayon55K
9.5
0.4 years
Selenginskiy rayon44K
10.1
0.5 years
Kyakhtinskiy rayon36K
11.9
0.7 years
Bichurskiy rayon30K
11.6
0.6 years
Mukhorshibirskiy rayon29K
10.2
0.5 years
Dzhidinskiy rayon28K
10.3
0.5 years
Zakamenskiy rayon28K
10.5
0.5 years
Pribaykal'skiy rayon27K
8.3
0.3 years
Barguzinskiy rayon23K
7.1
0.2 years
Tunkinskiy rayon22K
8.5
0.3 years
Severobaykal'skiy22K
6.2
0.1 years
Yeravninskiy rayon21K
7.3
0.2 years
Khorinskiy rayon19K
8.9
0.4 years
Water body17K
6.4
0.1 years
Kizhinginskiy rayon16K
8.7
0.4 years
Tarbagatayskiy rayon15K
10.0
0.5 years
Kurumkanskiy rayon15K
6.9
0.2 years
Muyskiy13K
5.7
0.1 years
Bauntovskiy7K
7.3
0.2 years
Okinskiy rayon5K
6.2
0.1 years
Severobaykal'sk4K
6.4
0.1 years
Gusinoozersk286
10.3
0.5 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.