Breathing in Mordovia is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 816 thousand people across 25 districts in Mordovia. The average PM2.5 level is 8.3 µg/m³—1.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Mordovia

Mordovia faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 816 thousand across 25 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.3µg/m³. That's 1.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 138 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 Mordovia met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.31 years longer.

That's 253K years of life stolen from 816 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 Mordovia. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Zubovo-Polyanskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Bol'shebereznikovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Ichalkovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Saransk gorsovet
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Temnikovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Kovylkinskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Kochkurovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Lyambirskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Ruzaevka
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Chamzinskiy rayon
    0.3 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%
816K
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 25 Districts in Mordovia

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Saransk gorsovet184K
8.4
0.3 years
Lyambirskiy rayon167K
8.3
0.3 years
Ruzayevskiy rayon52K
8.1
0.3 years
Temnikovskiy rayon49K
8.4
0.3 years
Zubovo-Polyanskiy rayon44K
8.6
0.4 years
Kovylkinskiy rayon40K
8.3
0.3 years
Ardatovskiy rayon29K
8.1
0.3 years
Chamzinskiy rayon27K
8.3
0.3 years
Torbeevskiy rayon27K
8.2
0.3 years
Krasnoslobodskiy rayon24K
8.0
0.3 years
Ichalkovskiy rayon24K
8.4
0.3 years
Romodanovskiy rayon20K
8.3
0.3 years
Atyashevskiy rayon18K
8.1
0.3 years
Staroshaygovskiy rayon14K
8.1
0.3 years
Yel'nikovskiy rayon13K
8.1
0.3 years
Insarskiy rayon13K
8.0
0.3 years
Bol'shebereznikovskiy rayon12K
8.5
0.3 years
Atyur'evskiy rayon12K
8.1
0.3 years
Ten'gushevskiy rayon12K
8.3
0.3 years
Dubenskiy rayon11K
8.1
0.3 years
Bol'sheignatovskiy rayon8K
8.0
0.3 years
Kadoshkinskiy rayon8K
8.2
0.3 years
Kochkurovskiy rayon5K
8.3
0.3 years
Ruzaevka2K
8.3
0.3 years
Kovylkino481
8.0
0.3 years

Showing 25 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.