Breathing in Kirov is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 43 districts in Kirov. The average PM2.5 level is 7.2 µg/m³—1.4× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Kirov

Kirov faces significant air pollution challenges. 98% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 43 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 7.2µg/m³. That's 1.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 119 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 Kirov met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.2 years longer.

That's 248K years of life stolen from 1.2 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 Kirov. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Vyatsko-Polyanskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 2.Vyatskie Polyany
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Kil'mezskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 4.Omutninskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 5.Malmyzhskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 6.Urzhumskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 7.Lebyazhskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 8.Nolinskiy rayon
    0.2 years lost
  • 9.Kirovo-Chepetsk
    0.2 years lost
  • 10.Nemskiy rayon
    0.2 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%
1.2M
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 43 Districts in Kirov

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Kirov gorsovet380K
7.3
0.2 years
Kirovo-Chepetskiy rayon168K
7.2
0.2 years
Slobodskoy rayon65K
7.3
0.2 years
Vyatsko-Polyanskiy rayon49K
7.7
0.3 years
Omutninskiy rayon42K
7.5
0.2 years
Kotel'nichskiy rayon38K
7.1
0.2 years
Verkhnekamskiy rayon30K
6.8
0.2 years
Orichevskiy rayon28K
7.1
0.2 years
Yur'yanovskiy rayon27K
7.0
0.2 years
Sovetskiy rayon25K
7.3
0.2 years
Yaranskiy rayon25K
7.2
0.2 years
Malmyzhskiy rayon24K
7.4
0.2 years
Urzhumskiy rayon23K
7.4
0.2 years
Zuevskiy rayon22K
7.2
0.2 years
Nolinskiy rayon20K
7.4
0.2 years
Belokholunitskiy rayon19K
7.2
0.2 years
Luzskiy rayon18K
6.1
0.1 years
Kumenskiy rayon17K
7.2
0.2 years
Podosinovskiy rayon16K
6.1
0.1 years
Kil'mezskiy rayon14K
7.5
0.2 years
Afanas'evskiy rayon14K
7.3
0.2 years
Murashinskiy rayon13K
6.7
0.2 years
Orlovskiy rayon11K
7.1
0.2 years
Falenskiy rayon11K
7.3
0.2 years
Darovskiy rayon11K
6.7
0.2 years
Oparinskiy rayon10K
6.5
0.1 years
Pizhanskiy rayon10K
7.2
0.2 years
Shabalinskiy rayon10K
6.9
0.2 years
Kiknurskiy rayon9K
7.3
0.2 years
Sanchurskiy rayon9K
7.3
0.2 years
Vyatskie Polyany9K
7.6
0.3 years
Nagorskiy rayon9K
7.0
0.2 years
Verkhoshizhemskiy rayon9K
7.3
0.2 years
Lebyazhskiy rayon8K
7.4
0.2 years
Svechinskiy rayon8K
7.0
0.2 years
Uninskiy rayon8K
7.4
0.2 years
Tuzhinskiy rayon7K
7.2
0.2 years
Arbazhskiy rayon7K
7.2
0.2 years
Nemskiy rayon6K
7.4
0.2 years
Sunskiy rayon6K
7.2
0.2 years
Bogorodskiy rayon5K
7.4
0.2 years
Kirovo-Chepetsk1K
7.4
0.2 years
Kotel'nich0
0.0
0.0 years

Showing 43 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.