Breathing in Stavropol' is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.7 million people across 35 districts in Stavropol'. The average PM2.5 level is 9.8 µg/m³—2.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Stavropol'

Stavropol' faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.7 million across 35 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.8µg/m³. That's 2.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 163 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 Stavropol' met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.47 years longer.

That's 1.2M years of life stolen from 2.7 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 Stavropol'. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Stavropol'
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Nevinnomyssk
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Mineral'nye Vody
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Shpakovskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Lermontov
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.Essentuki
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.Predgornyy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.Kochubeevskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Pyatigorsk
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Zheleznovodsk
    0.5 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
59.2%
1.6M
10-15 µg/m³
40.8%
1.1M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 35 Districts in Stavropol'

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Stavropol'376K
10.6
0.5 years
Predgornyy rayon280K
10.1
0.5 years
Pyatigorsk156K
10.0
0.5 years
Shpakovskiy rayon150K
10.3
0.5 years
Nevinnomyssk130K
10.6
0.5 years
Mineralovodskiy rayon108K
9.9
0.5 years
Georgievskiy rayon108K
9.7
0.5 years
Izobil'nenskiy rayon104K
9.9
0.5 years
Petrovskiy rayon92K
9.2
0.4 years
Budennovskiy rayon83K
9.1
0.4 years
Kyrskiy rayon78K
9.5
0.4 years
Mineral'nye Vody68K
10.5
0.5 years
Kirovskiy rayon66K
9.9
0.5 years
Ipatovskiy rayon66K
9.3
0.4 years
Kochubeevskiy rayon64K
10.1
0.5 years
Georgievsk58K
9.7
0.5 years
Levokumskiy rayon58K
9.2
0.4 years
Novoaleksandrovskiy rayon57K
9.8
0.5 years
Sovetskiy rayon53K
9.3
0.4 years
Blagodarnenskiy rayon52K
8.7
0.4 years
Andropovskiy rayon47K
9.4
0.4 years
Aleksandrovskiy rayon45K
8.9
0.4 years
Neftekumskiy rayon44K
8.8
0.4 years
Krasnogvardeyskiy rayon40K
9.8
0.5 years
Budennovsk36K
9.2
0.4 years
Trunovskiy rayon36K
9.6
0.5 years
Apanasenkovskiy rayon33K
8.7
0.4 years
Stepnovskiy rayon29K
8.6
0.4 years
Arzgirskiy rayon26K
7.9
0.3 years
Grachevskiy rayon25K
9.4
0.4 years
Novoselitskiy rayon25K
9.0
0.4 years
Zheleznovodsk24K
9.9
0.5 years
Turkmenskiy rayon24K
8.3
0.3 years
Lermontov12K
10.2
0.5 years
Essentuki927
10.1
0.5 years

Showing 35 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.