Breathing in Orel is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 720 thousand people across 27 districts in Orel. The average PM2.5 level is 9.2 µg/m³—1.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Orel

Orel faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 720 thousand across 27 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.2µg/m³. That's 1.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 153 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 Orel met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.39 years longer.

That's 281K years of life stolen from 720 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 Orel. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Dmitrovskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Khotynetskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Bolkhovskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Shablykinskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Soskovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Znamenskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Orel
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Kromskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Uritskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Orlovskiy 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%
720K
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 27 Districts in Orel

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Orel249K
9.5
0.4 years
Orlovskiy rayon108K
9.4
0.4 years
Livenskiy rayon50K
8.5
0.3 years
Mtsenskiy rayon47K
9.4
0.4 years
Livny27K
8.5
0.3 years
Kromskiy rayon19K
9.5
0.4 years
Verkhovskiy rayon17K
8.6
0.3 years
Uritskiy rayon17K
9.5
0.4 years
Bolkhovskiy rayon16K
9.6
0.5 years
Zalegoshchenskiy rayon15K
9.0
0.4 years
Sverdlovskiy rayon15K
9.0
0.4 years
Kolpnyanskiy rayon15K
8.6
0.4 years
Pokrovskiy rayon14K
8.6
0.4 years
Glazunovskiy rayon12K
8.9
0.4 years
Dolzhanskiy rayon10K
8.5
0.3 years
Trosnyanskiy rayon10K
9.3
0.4 years
Mtsensk9K
9.4
0.4 years
Khotynetskiy rayon9K
9.7
0.5 years
Maloarkhangel'skiy rayon9K
8.8
0.4 years
Novodereven'kovskiy rayon9K
8.6
0.4 years
Dmitrovskiy rayon8K
9.7
0.5 years
Novosil'skiy rayon7K
8.9
0.4 years
Krasnozorenskiy rayon7K
8.4
0.3 years
Shablykinskiy rayon6K
9.6
0.5 years
Korsakovskiy rayon5K
8.8
0.4 years
Soskovskiy rayon5K
9.6
0.4 years
Znamenskiy rayon4K
9.6
0.4 years

Showing 27 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.