Breathing in Tambov is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 997 thousand people across 30 districts in Tambov. The average PM2.5 level is 8.3 µg/m³—1.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Tambov

Tambov faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 997 thousand across 30 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.3µg/m³. That's 1.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 138 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 Tambov met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.34 years longer.

That's 339K years of life stolen from 997 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 Tambov. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kotovsk
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Tambovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 3.Tambov
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Pervomayskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Morshansk
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Morshanskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Michurinskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Sosnovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Nikiforovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Michurinsk
    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%
997K
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 30 Districts in Tambov

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Tambovskiy rayon373K
8.7
0.4 years
Michurinsk102K
8.2
0.3 years
Morshanskiy rayon62K
8.4
0.3 years
Rasskazovskiy rayon47K
8.1
0.3 years
Kirsanovskiy rayon36K
7.9
0.3 years
Sosnovskiy rayon30K
8.4
0.3 years
Pervomayskiy rayon27K
8.5
0.3 years
Zherdevskiy rayon24K
7.9
0.3 years
Uvarovo21K
7.6
0.3 years
Rzhaksinskiy rayon20K
7.6
0.3 years
Znamenskiy rayon19K
8.1
0.3 years
Inzhavinskiy rayon19K
7.6
0.3 years
Nikiforovskiy rayon19K
8.3
0.3 years
Michurinskiy rayon19K
8.4
0.3 years
Tokarevskiy rayon18K
8.0
0.3 years
Mordovskiy rayon17K
8.0
0.3 years
Rasskazovo16K
8.1
0.3 years
Petrovskiy rayon16K
8.2
0.3 years
Uvarovskiy rayon16K
7.5
0.2 years
Bondarskiy rayon13K
8.0
0.3 years
Staroyur'evskiy rayon12K
8.1
0.3 years
Pichaevskiy rayon12K
8.1
0.3 years
Sampurskiy rayon11K
7.8
0.3 years
Gavrilovskiy rayon11K
7.8
0.3 years
Umetskiy rayon9K
7.6
0.3 years
Muchkapskiy rayon9K
7.5
0.2 years
Kotovsk9K
8.7
0.4 years
Morshansk6K
8.5
0.3 years
Kirsanov5K
7.9
0.3 years
Tambov254
8.6
0.4 years

Showing 30 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.