Breathing in Udmurt is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.5 million people across 29 districts in Udmurt. The average PM2.5 level is 7.7 µg/m³—1.5× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Udmurt

Udmurt faces significant air pollution challenges. 97% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.5 million across 29 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 7.7µg/m³. That's 1.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 128 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 Udmurt met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.27 years longer.

That's 397K years of life stolen from 1.5 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 Udmurt. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kambarskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 2.Sarapul
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Sarapul'skiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Votkinsk
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Karakulinskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Zav'yalovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Votkinskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Kiznerskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Yakshur-Bod'inskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Glazov
    0.2 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%
1.5M
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 29 Districts in Udmurt

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Zav'yalovskiy rayon673K
7.9
0.3 years
Sarapul'skiy rayon116K
8.0
0.3 years
Votkinskiy rayon114K
7.8
0.3 years
Glazovskiy rayon109K
7.5
0.2 years
Mozhginskiy rayon73K
7.3
0.2 years
Uvinskiy rayon38K
7.5
0.2 years
Igrinskiy rayon35K
7.5
0.2 years
Balezinskiy rayon34K
7.5
0.2 years
Malopurginskiy rayon33K
7.5
0.2 years
Yakshur-Bod'inskiy rayon23K
7.6
0.3 years
Kezskiy rayon22K
7.4
0.2 years
Alnashskiy rayon19K
7.3
0.2 years
Kiznerskiy rayon19K
7.6
0.3 years
Sharkanskiy rayon18K
7.5
0.2 years
Kambarskiy rayon18K
8.3
0.3 years
Vavozhskiy rayon16K
7.3
0.2 years
Yarskiy rayon13K
7.4
0.2 years
Seltinskiy rayon12K
7.3
0.2 years
Krasnogorskiy rayon11K
7.5
0.2 years
Karakulinskiy rayon11K
8.0
0.3 years
Debesskiy rayon11K
7.3
0.2 years
Grakhovskiy rayon10K
7.5
0.2 years
Syumsinskiy rayon10K
7.4
0.2 years
Sarapul10K
8.2
0.3 years
Kiyasovskiy rayon9K
7.4
0.2 years
Yukamenskiy rayon9K
7.3
0.2 years
Glazov1K
7.5
0.2 years
Votkinsk396
8.0
0.3 years
Mozhga0
0.0
0.0 years

Showing 29 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.