Breathing in Tuva is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 319 thousand people across 17 districts in Tuva. The average PM2.5 level is 5.5 µg/m³—1.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Tuva

Tuva faces significant air pollution challenges. 59% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 319 thousand across 17 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 5.5µg/m³. That's 1.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 91 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 Tuva met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.06 years longer.

That's 19K years of life stolen from 319 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 Tuva. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Ovyurskiy rayon
    0.1 years lost
  • 2.Bay-Tayginskiy rayon
    0.1 years lost
  • 3.Mongun-Tayginskiy rayon
    0.1 years lost
  • 4.Barun-Khemchikskiy rayon
    0.1 years lost
  • 5.Sut-Khol'skiy rayon
    0.1 years lost
  • 6.Kyzyl
    0.1 years lost
  • 7.Chaa-Khol'skiy rayon
    0.1 years lost
  • 8.Ulug-Khemskiy rayon
    0 years lost
  • 9.Kyzylskiy rayon
    0 years lost
  • 10.Dzun-Khemchikskiy rayon
    0 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
18.5%
59K
5-10 µg/m³
81.5%
260K
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 17 Districts in Tuva

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Kyzyl137K
5.7
0.1 years
Barun-Khemchikskiy rayon29K
6.1
0.1 years
Dzun-Khemchikskiy rayon19K
5.2
0.0 years
Ulug-Khemskiy rayon18K
5.5
0.0 years
Kyzylskiy rayon15K
5.3
0.0 years
Tandinskiy rayon13K
4.4
0.0 years
Kaa-Khemskiy rayon13K
4.4
0.0 years
Sut-Khol'skiy rayon10K
5.9
0.1 years
Bay-Tayginskiy rayon9K
6.3
0.1 years
Tes-Khemskiy rayon9K
4.4
0.0 years
Chaa-Khol'skiy rayon9K
5.6
0.1 years
Erzinskiy rayon9K
4.4
0.0 years
Ovyurskiy rayon8K
6.5
0.1 years
Chedi-Khol'skiy rayon7K
4.9
0.0 years
Todzhinskiy rayon6K
4.9
0.0 years
Mongun-Tayginskiy rayon6K
6.3
0.1 years
Piy-Khemskiy rayon2K
4.8
0.0 years

Showing 17 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.