Breathing in Rostov is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 4.1 million people across 60 districts in Rostov. The average PM2.5 level is 10.5 µg/m³—2.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Rostov

Rostov faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 4.1 million across 60 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.5µg/m³. That's 2.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 174 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 Rostov met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.55 years longer.

That's 2.3M years of life stolen from 4.1 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 Rostov. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Aksayskiy rayon
    0.7 years lost
  • 2.Rostov-na-Donu gorod
    0.7 years lost
  • 3.Taganrog
    0.6 years lost
  • 4.Neklinovskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 5.Bataysk
    0.6 years lost
  • 6.Kuybyshevskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 7.Matveevo-Kurganskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 8.Novocherkassk
    0.6 years lost
  • 9.Myasnikovskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 10.Azovskiy rayon
    0.6 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
34.6%
1.4M
10-15 µg/m³
65.4%
2.7M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 60 Districts in Rostov

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Aksayskiy rayon802K
11.8
0.7 years
Rostov-na-Donu gorod378K
11.8
0.7 years
Neklinovskiy rayon244K
11.4
0.6 years
Shakhty176K
10.2
0.5 years
Volgodonskiy rayon173K
9.6
0.4 years
Krasnosulinskiy rayon171K
10.3
0.5 years
Oktyabr'skiy165K
10.6
0.6 years
Novocherkassk162K
11.1
0.6 years
Azovskiy rayon143K
10.7
0.6 years
Belokalitvinskiy rayon93K
9.2
0.4 years
Sal'skiy rayon90K
9.7
0.5 years
Kamenskiy rayon87K
10.0
0.5 years
Taganrog80K
11.5
0.6 years
Semikarakorskiy rayon63K
9.8
0.5 years
Zernogradskiy rayon62K
9.5
0.4 years
Kagal'nitskiy rayon59K
10.5
0.5 years
Gukovo47K
10.3
0.5 years
Bataysk46K
11.2
0.6 years
Morozovskiy rayon42K
8.7
0.4 years
Donetsk41K
10.2
0.5 years
Orlovskiy rayon40K
9.0
0.4 years
Tatsinskiy rayon39K
9.0
0.4 years
Matveevo-Kurganskiy rayon39K
11.1
0.6 years
Proletarskiy rayon39K
9.6
0.5 years
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy38K
9.9
0.5 years
Zimovnikovskiy rayon37K
8.7
0.4 years
Tselinskiy rayon36K
9.6
0.4 years
Bagaevskiy rayon36K
10.6
0.5 years
Millerovskiy rayon36K
8.8
0.4 years
Martynovskiy rayon36K
9.2
0.4 years
Egorlykskiy rayon33K
9.2
0.4 years
Krasnyy Sulin33K
9.8
0.5 years
Peschanokopskiy rayon31K
9.9
0.5 years
Millerovo30K
8.8
0.4 years
Ust'-Donetskiy rayon29K
9.5
0.4 years
Sholokhovskiy rayon27K
8.1
0.3 years
Tarasovskiy rayon27K
9.4
0.4 years
Veselovskiy rayon26K
9.8
0.5 years
Volgodonsk26K
9.8
0.5 years
Tsimlyanskiy rayon25K
9.2
0.4 years
Myasnikovskiy rayon25K
10.8
0.6 years
Kasharskiy rayon24K
8.2
0.3 years
Chertkovskiy rayon23K
8.2
0.3 years
Water body21K
9.8
0.5 years
Rodionovo-Nesvetayskiy rayon21K
10.6
0.5 years
Novoshakhtinsk19K
10.7
0.6 years
Konstantinovskiy rayon19K
9.1
0.4 years
Verkhnedonskoy rayon19K
7.9
0.3 years
Remontnenskiy rayon18K
8.7
0.4 years
Bokovskiy rayon17K
7.8
0.3 years
Zavetinskiy rayon17K
8.7
0.4 years
Sal'sk16K
9.8
0.5 years
Milyutinskiy rayon15K
8.4
0.3 years
Dubovskiy rayon13K
8.8
0.4 years
Kuybyshevskiy rayon13K
11.2
0.6 years
Oblivskiy rayon11K
8.1
0.3 years
Azov8K
10.6
0.5 years
Sovetskiy rayon5K
8.1
0.3 years
Zverevo4K
10.2
0.5 years
Belaya Kalitva1K
9.3
0.4 years

Showing 60 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.