Breathing in Saratov is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.4 million people across 49 districts in Saratov. The average PM2.5 level is 8.1 µg/m³—1.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Saratov

Saratov faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.4 million across 49 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.1µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 134 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 Saratov met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.32 years longer.

That's 766K years of life stolen from 2.4 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 Saratov. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Saratovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Engel's
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Khvalynsk
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Dergachevskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Aleksandrovo-Gayskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Engel'sskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Vol'sk
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Piterskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Novouzenskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Ershovskiy 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%
2.4M
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 49 Districts in Saratov

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Saratovskiy rayon953K
8.8
0.4 years
Balakovskiy rayon177K
7.8
0.3 years
Engel'sskiy rayon90K
7.9
0.3 years
Vol'skiy rayon64K
7.7
0.3 years
Engel's60K
8.3
0.3 years
Balashovskiy rayon52K
7.5
0.2 years
Tatishchevskiy rayon52K
7.8
0.3 years
Balashov52K
7.6
0.3 years
Balakovo47K
7.7
0.3 years
Krasnoarmeyskiy rayon46K
7.6
0.3 years
Marksovskiy rayon43K
7.6
0.3 years
Atkarskiy rayon42K
7.5
0.2 years
Ershovskiy rayon40K
7.8
0.3 years
Krasnokutskiy rayon33K
7.5
0.2 years
Pugachevskiy rayon33K
7.4
0.2 years
Kalininskiy rayon32K
7.5
0.2 years
Petrovskiy rayon31K
7.4
0.2 years
Rtishchevo31K
7.5
0.2 years
Novouzenskiy rayon30K
7.9
0.3 years
Voskresenskiy rayon29K
7.7
0.3 years
Bazarno-Karabulakskiy rayon28K
7.5
0.2 years
Sovetskiy rayon27K
7.3
0.2 years
Pugachev25K
7.5
0.2 years
Arkadakskiy rayon25K
7.5
0.2 years
Rtishchevskiy rayon22K
7.4
0.2 years
Khvalynskiy rayon22K
7.8
0.3 years
Ekaterinovskiy rayon20K
7.3
0.2 years
Dergachevskiy rayon20K
8.0
0.3 years
Samoylovskiy rayon20K
7.3
0.2 years
Fedorovskiy rayon19K
7.7
0.3 years
Vol'sk18K
7.9
0.3 years
Romanovskiy rayon18K
7.4
0.2 years
Lysogorskiy rayon18K
7.6
0.3 years
Krasnopartizanskiy rayon18K
7.5
0.2 years
Ozinskiy rayon17K
7.8
0.3 years
Piterskiy rayon17K
7.9
0.3 years
Novoburasskiy rayon16K
7.6
0.3 years
Aleksandrovo-Gayskiy rayon16K
8.0
0.3 years
Rovenskiy rayon15K
7.3
0.2 years
Ivanteevskiy rayon14K
7.5
0.2 years
Perelyubskiy rayon13K
7.3
0.2 years
Baltayskiy rayon13K
7.6
0.3 years
Dukhovnitskiy rayon12K
7.4
0.2 years
Petrovsk12K
7.4
0.2 years
Turkovskiy rayon12K
7.3
0.2 years
Marks2K
7.8
0.3 years
Krasnoarmeysk424
7.8
0.3 years
Khvalynsk94
8.1
0.3 years
Atkarsk78
7.7
0.3 years

Showing 49 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.