Breathing in Primor'ye is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.8 million people across 33 districts in Primor'ye. The average PM2.5 level is 15.5 µg/m³—3.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Primor'ye

Primor'ye faces significant air pollution challenges. 97% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.8 million across 33 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 15.5µg/m³. That's 3.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 257 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 Primor'ye met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.04 years longer.

That's 1.9M years of life stolen from 1.8 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 Primor'ye. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Khankayskiy rayon
    1.6 years lost
  • 2.Pogranichnyy rayon
    1.6 years lost
  • 3.Oktyabr'skiy
    1.5 years lost
  • 4.Khorol'skiy rayon
    1.3 years lost
  • 5.Dal'nerechenskiy rayon
    1.3 years lost
  • 6.Ussuriyskiy rayon
    1.3 years lost
  • 7.Lesozavodskiy rayon
    1.3 years lost
  • 8.Pozharskiy rayon
    1.2 years lost
  • 9.Dal'nerechensk gorsovet
    1.2 years lost
  • 10.Chernigovskiy rayon
    1.2 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
61.5%
1.1M
15-25 µg/m³
38.5%
707K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 33 Districts in Primor'ye

Complete air quality data for every district in Primor'ye, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Vladivostok gorsovet588K
14.8
1.0 years
Ussuriyskiy rayon173K
18.0
1.3 years
Nakhodka gorsovet126K
12.3
0.7 years
Artem gorsovet112K
14.9
1.0 years
Shkotovskiy rayon78K
13.1
0.8 years
Spasskiy rayon68K
17.3
1.2 years
Partizanskiy rayon55K
12.6
0.7 years
Arsen'ev gorod48K
16.8
1.2 years
Lesozavodskiy rayon42K
17.8
1.3 years
Nadezhdinskiy rayon42K
15.0
1.0 years
Dal'nerechenskiy rayon38K
18.0
1.3 years
Dal'negorskiy rayon37K
12.2
0.7 years
Chernigovskiy rayon36K
17.4
1.2 years
Partizansk gorsovet34K
13.8
0.9 years
Oktyabr'skiy34K
20.2
1.5 years
Khasanskiy rayon31K
14.5
0.9 years
Khorol'skiy rayon30K
18.6
1.3 years
Pozharskiy rayon29K
17.5
1.2 years
Anuchinskiy rayon26K
16.6
1.1 years
Kavalerovskiy rayon26K
13.0
0.8 years
Pogranichnyy rayon25K
21.4
1.6 years
Chuguevskiy rayon24K
16.2
1.1 years
Lazovskiy rayon23K
11.4
0.6 years
Mikhaylovskiy rayon22K
17.3
1.2 years
Khankayskiy rayon22K
21.4
1.6 years
Kirovskiy rayon20K
17.3
1.2 years
Krasnoarmeyskiy rayon18K
16.8
1.2 years
Terneyskiy rayon12K
10.8
0.6 years
Yakovlevskiy rayon8K
16.6
1.1 years
Dal'negorsk6K
12.1
0.7 years
Dal'nerechensk gorsovet2K
17.5
1.2 years
Spassk-Dal'nyy14
17.0
1.2 years
Bol'shoy Kamen'0
0.0
0.0 years

Showing 33 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.