Breathing in Ul'yanovsk is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 25 districts in Ul'yanovsk. The average PM2.5 level is 8.2 µg/m³—1.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Ul'yanovsk

Ul'yanovsk faces significant air pollution challenges. 96% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 25 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.2µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 136 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 Ul'yanovsk met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.3 years longer.

That's 364K years of life stolen from 1.2 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 Ul'yanovsk. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Inzenski rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Bazarnosyzganskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Sengileevskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Baryshskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Ul'yanovsk
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Veshkaymskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Water body
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Karsunskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Cherdaklinskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Melekesskiy rayon
    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%
1.2M
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 25 Districts in Ul'yanovsk

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Ul'yanovsk407K
8.4
0.3 years
Melekesskiy rayon150K
8.1
0.3 years
Ul'yanovskiy rayon128K
7.9
0.3 years
Water body94K
8.4
0.3 years
Cherdaklinskiy rayon85K
8.1
0.3 years
Baryshskiy rayon39K
8.4
0.3 years
Inzenski rayon31K
8.7
0.4 years
Nikolaevskiy rayon27K
8.1
0.3 years
Karsunskiy rayon24K
8.2
0.3 years
Maynskiy rayon24K
7.9
0.3 years
Tsil'ninskiy rayon24K
7.5
0.2 years
Novospasskiy rayon22K
8.0
0.3 years
Kuzovatovskiy rayon21K
8.0
0.3 years
Veshkaymskiy rayon18K
8.4
0.3 years
Teren'gul'skiy rayon17K
7.9
0.3 years
Surskiy rayon17K
8.1
0.3 years
Pavlovskiy rayon16K
7.9
0.3 years
Novomalyklinskiy rayon13K
8.0
0.3 years
Starokulatkinskiy rayon13K
7.8
0.3 years
Radishchevskiy rayon12K
7.7
0.3 years
Sengileevskiy rayon12K
8.4
0.3 years
Bazarnosyzganskiy rayon8K
8.5
0.3 years
Staromaynskiy rayon8K
7.8
0.3 years
Dimitrovgrad1K
7.9
0.3 years
Barysh0
0.0
0.0 years

Showing 25 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.