Breathing in Kurgan is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 820 thousand people across 26 districts in Kurgan. The average PM2.5 level is 9.1 µg/m³—1.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Kurgan

Kurgan faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 820 thousand across 26 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.1µg/m³. That's 1.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 151 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 Kurgan met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.4 years longer.

That's 328K years of life stolen from 820 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 Kurgan. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Katayskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Dalmatovskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Shadrinsk
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Shadrinskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Shatrovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Kurgan
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Belozerskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Ketovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Kargapol'skiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Mishkinskiy 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
97.4%
799K
10-15 µg/m³
2.6%
21K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 26 Districts in Kurgan

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Kurgan270K
9.5
0.4 years
Ketovskiy rayon82K
9.2
0.4 years
Shadrinskiy rayon56K
9.6
0.5 years
Shadrinsk38K
9.8
0.5 years
Kargapol'skiy rayon33K
9.2
0.4 years
Kurtamyshskiy rayon32K
8.2
0.3 years
Dalmatovskiy rayon28K
9.8
0.5 years
Shumikhinskiy rayon25K
8.7
0.4 years
Shchuchanskiy rayon22K
9.1
0.4 years
Katayskiy rayon21K
10.1
0.5 years
Petukhovskiy rayon19K
7.6
0.3 years
Yurgam'shskiy rayon19K
8.8
0.4 years
Vargashinskiy rayon17K
8.3
0.3 years
Mishkinskiy rayon16K
9.1
0.4 years
Tselinnyy rayon15K
7.7
0.3 years
Makushinskiy rayon15K
7.8
0.3 years
Lebyazh'evskiy rayon15K
8.1
0.3 years
Belozerskiy rayon15K
9.4
0.4 years
Shatrovskiy rayon13K
9.5
0.4 years
Polovinskiy rayon12K
7.9
0.3 years
Safakulevskiy rayon12K
8.6
0.4 years
Mokroysovskiy rayon12K
8.2
0.3 years
Pritobol'ny rayon11K
8.2
0.3 years
Al'menevskiy rayon11K
8.4
0.3 years
Zverinogolovskiy rayon7K
7.7
0.3 years
Chastoozerskiy rayon5K
8.4
0.3 years

Showing 26 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.