Breathing in Kalmyk is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 266 thousand people across 14 districts in Kalmyk. The average PM2.5 level is 9 µg/m³—1.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Kalmyk

Kalmyk faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 266 thousand across 14 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9µg/m³. That's 1.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 149 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 Kalmyk met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.4 years longer.

That's 106K years of life stolen from 266 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 Kalmyk. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Yustinskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Oktyabr'skiy
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Maloderbetovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Gorodovikovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Yashaltinskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Priyutnenskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Laganskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Ketchenerovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Sarpinskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Yashkul'skiy 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%
266K
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 14 Districts in Kalmyk

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Elista101K
8.8
0.4 years
Tselinnyy rayon21K
8.7
0.4 years
Laganskiy rayon16K
9.2
0.4 years
Yashaltinskiy rayon15K
9.2
0.4 years
Chernozermel'skiy rayon15K
8.7
0.4 years
Yashkul'skiy rayon14K
8.9
0.4 years
Gorodovikovskiy rayon14K
9.3
0.4 years
Sarpinskiy rayon13K
9.1
0.4 years
Iki-Burul'skiy rayon12K
8.5
0.3 years
Ketchenerovskiy rayon10K
9.1
0.4 years
Yustinskiy rayon10K
9.9
0.5 years
Maloderbetovskiy rayon9K
9.5
0.4 years
Oktyabr'skiy9K
9.9
0.5 years
Priyutnenskiy rayon5K
9.2
0.4 years

Showing 14 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.