Breathing in Kabardin-Balkar is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 836 thousand people across 11 districts in Kabardin-Balkar. The average PM2.5 level is 11.4 µg/m³—2.3× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Kabardin-Balkar

Kabardin-Balkar faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 836 thousand across 11 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 11.4µg/m³. That's 2.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 189 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 Kabardin-Balkar met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.63 years longer.

That's 527K years of life stolen from 836 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 Kabardin-Balkar. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.El'brusskiy rayon
    0.8 years lost
  • 2.Cherekskiy rayon
    0.8 years lost
  • 3.Chegemskiy rayon
    0.7 years lost
  • 4.Urvanskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 5.Baksanskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 6.Zol'skiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 7.Mayskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 8.Mayskiy
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Prokhladnenskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Prokhladniy
    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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
100%
836K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 11 Districts in Kabardin-Balkar

Complete air quality data for every district in Kabardin-Balkar, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Chegemskiy rayon352K
11.7
0.7 years
Baksanskiy rayon152K
11.4
0.6 years
Zol'skiy rayon64K
11.4
0.6 years
Mayskiy rayon49K
10.9
0.6 years
Prokhladnenskiy rayon49K
10.3
0.5 years
Prokhladniy47K
10.2
0.5 years
Urvanskiy rayon47K
11.5
0.6 years
Mayskiy35K
10.5
0.5 years
Cherekskiy rayon18K
12.8
0.8 years
Terskiy rayon14K
10.0
0.5 years
El'brusskiy rayon10K
13.5
0.8 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.