Breathing in Chechnya is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.4 million people across 15 districts in Chechnya. The average PM2.5 level is 10.6 µg/m³—2.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Chechnya

Chechnya faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.4 million across 15 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.6µg/m³. That's 2.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 176 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 Chechnya met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.56 years longer.

That's 767K years of life stolen from 1.4 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 Chechnya. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Achkhoy-Martanovskiy rayon
    0.7 years lost
  • 2.Urus-Martanovskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.Shali
    0.6 years lost
  • 4.Itum-Kalinskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 5.Groznyy
    0.6 years lost
  • 6.Groznenskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 7.Shalinskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 8.Shatoyskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 9.Gudermes
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Gudermesskiy 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
19.4%
265K
10-15 µg/m³
80.6%
1.1M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 15 Districts in Chechnya

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Groznyy268K
10.9
0.6 years
Groznenskiy rayon199K
10.8
0.6 years
Gudermesskiy rayon195K
10.3
0.5 years
Shalinskiy rayon179K
10.7
0.6 years
Urus-Martanovskiy rayon165K
11.6
0.6 years
Naurskiy rayon81K
9.4
0.4 years
Shelkovskiy rayon74K
9.4
0.4 years
Achkhoy-Martanovskiy rayon73K
11.7
0.7 years
Vedenskiy rayon49K
9.8
0.5 years
Nozhay-Yurtovskiy rayon39K
8.8
0.4 years
Nadterechnyy rayon22K
9.6
0.5 years
Itum-Kalinskiy rayon18K
11.1
0.6 years
Shatoyskiy rayon7K
10.6
0.6 years
Gudermes1K
10.5
0.5 years
Shali7
11.2
0.6 years

Showing 15 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.