Breathing in Gorno-Altay is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 217 thousand people across 11 districts in Gorno-Altay. The average PM2.5 level is 6.7 µg/m³—1.3× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Gorno-Altay

Gorno-Altay faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 217 thousand across 11 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 6.7µg/m³. That's 1.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 111 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 Gorno-Altay met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.18 years longer.

That's 39K years of life stolen from 217 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 Gorno-Altay. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Chemal'skiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 2.Mayminskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 3.Ust'-Kanskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 4.Gorno-Altaysk
    0.2 years lost
  • 5.Turochakskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 6.Choyskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 7.Shebalinskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 8.Ust'-Koksinskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 9.Kosh-Agachskiy rayon
    0.1 years lost
  • 10.Ongudayskiy rayon
    0.1 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%
217K
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 11 Districts in Gorno-Altay

Complete air quality data for every district in Gorno-Altay, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Mayminskiy rayon84K
7.0
0.2 years
Kosh-Agachskiy rayon19K
6.4
0.1 years
Ust'-Koksinskiy rayon18K
6.6
0.2 years
Shebalinskiy rayon18K
6.7
0.2 years
Ongudayskiy rayon16K
6.3
0.1 years
Ust'-Kanskiy rayon16K
6.8
0.2 years
Turochakskiy rayon13K
6.8
0.2 years
Ulaganskiy rayon12K
6.0
0.1 years
Choyskiy rayon9K
6.7
0.2 years
Gorno-Altaysk7K
6.8
0.2 years
Chemal'skiy rayon6K
7.1
0.2 years

Showing 11 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.