Breathing in Tver' is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.3 million people across 49 districts in Tver'. The average PM2.5 level is 8.5 µg/m³—1.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Tver'

Tver' faces significant air pollution challenges. 96% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.3 million across 49 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.5µg/m³. That's 1.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 141 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 Tver' met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.35 years longer.

That's 448K years of life stolen from 1.3 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 Tver'. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Konakovo
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Konakovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 3.Kimry
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Kimrskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Zharkovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Nelidovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Nelidovo
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Tver'
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Zapadnodvinskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Bel'skiy rayon
    0.4 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%
1.3M
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 Tver'

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Tver'330K
8.8
0.4 years
Konakovskiy rayon98K
9.4
0.4 years
Kalininskiy rayon92K
8.7
0.4 years
Vyshnevolotskiy rayon82K
7.9
0.3 years
Rzhevskiy rayon69K
8.6
0.4 years
Torzhokskiy rayon67K
8.1
0.3 years
Kimrskiy rayon62K
9.1
0.4 years
Udomel'skiy rayon51K
7.7
0.3 years
Bezhetskiy rayon35K
7.4
0.2 years
Bologovskiy rayon30K
7.8
0.3 years
Kashinskiy rayon28K
7.7
0.3 years
Nelidovskiy rayon27K
8.9
0.4 years
Likhoslavl'skiy rayon23K
8.0
0.3 years
Ostashkovskiy rayon22K
8.3
0.3 years
Staritskiy rayon21K
8.4
0.3 years
Toropetskiy rayon19K
8.7
0.4 years
Zapadnodvinskiy rayon17K
8.8
0.4 years
Spirovskiy rayon16K
7.8
0.3 years
Zubtsovskiy rayon15K
8.8
0.4 years
Kuvshinovskiy rayon15K
8.2
0.3 years
Rameshkovskiy rayon14K
8.1
0.3 years
Maksatikhinskiy rayon14K
7.8
0.3 years
Andreapol'skiy rayon13K
8.7
0.4 years
Selizharovskiy rayon12K
8.6
0.4 years
Kalyazinskiy rayon11K
8.7
0.4 years
Oleninskiy rayon11K
8.7
0.4 years
Krasnokholmskiy rayon10K
6.8
0.2 years
Firovskiy rayon9K
8.0
0.3 years
Kesovogorskiy rayon9K
7.1
0.2 years
Ves'egonskiy rayon8K
7.0
0.2 years
Penovskiy rayon7K
8.6
0.4 years
Sandovskiy rayon6K
7.1
0.2 years
Bel'skiy rayon6K
8.8
0.4 years
Sonkovskiy rayon6K
7.0
0.2 years
Molokovskiy rayon6K
6.8
0.2 years
Zharkovskiy rayon5K
8.9
0.4 years
Lesnoy rayon5K
7.5
0.2 years
Water body4K
7.3
0.2 years
Kashin2K
7.4
0.2 years
Ostashkov2K
8.4
0.3 years
Konakovo641
9.6
0.4 years
Rzhev603
8.6
0.3 years
Udomlya200
7.7
0.3 years
Nelidovo173
8.8
0.4 years
Vyshniy Voloche28
7.7
0.3 years
Torzhok22
8.1
0.3 years
Kimry3
9.2
0.4 years
Bezhetsk0
0.0
0.0 years
Bologoe0
0.0
0.0 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.