Breathing in Volgograd is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.5 million people across 38 districts in Volgograd. The average PM2.5 level is 9.5 µg/m³—1.9× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Volgograd

Volgograd faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.5 million across 38 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.5µg/m³. That's 1.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 158 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 Volgograd met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.45 years longer.

That's 1.1M years of life stolen from 2.5 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 Volgograd. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Volzhskiy
    0.6 years lost
  • 2.Gorodishchenskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.Svetloyarskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Sredneakhtubinskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Leninskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.Kalachevskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Dubovskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Water body
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Oktyabr'skiy
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Surovikinskiy 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
42.8%
1.1M
10-15 µg/m³
57.2%
1.4M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 38 Districts in Volgograd

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Gorodishchenskiy rayon770K
10.7
0.6 years
Sredneakhtubinskiy rayon291K
10.3
0.5 years
Volzhskiy274K
10.9
0.6 years
Kamyshinskiy rayon164K
7.6
0.3 years
Svetloyarskiy rayon70K
10.5
0.5 years
Mikhaylovskiy rayon68K
7.7
0.3 years
Novoanninskiy rayon62K
7.4
0.2 years
Uryupinskiy rayon61K
7.4
0.2 years
Frolovskiy rayon50K
7.5
0.2 years
Surovikinskiy rayon47K
8.7
0.4 years
Pallasovskiy rayon40K
8.0
0.3 years
Kalachevskiy rayon40K
9.3
0.4 years
Dubovskiy rayon38K
9.3
0.4 years
Ilovlinskiy rayon32K
8.3
0.3 years
Kotel'nikovskiy rayon32K
8.6
0.4 years
Elanskiy rayon31K
7.6
0.3 years
Rudnyanskiy rayon29K
7.7
0.3 years
Zhirnovskiy rayon28K
7.4
0.2 years
Leninskiy rayon27K
9.7
0.5 years
Water body26K
9.0
0.4 years
Kotovskiy rayon26K
7.4
0.2 years
Novonikolaevskiy rayon21K
7.2
0.2 years
Danilovskiy rayon20K
7.6
0.3 years
Staropoltavskiy rayon18K
7.4
0.2 years
Oktyabr'skiy18K
8.8
0.4 years
Ol'khovskiy rayon17K
7.8
0.3 years
Alekseevskiy rayon17K
7.3
0.2 years
Nekhaevskiy rayon17K
7.4
0.2 years
Kikvidzenskiy rayon17K
7.2
0.2 years
Chernyshkovskiy rayon17K
8.3
0.3 years
Kletskiy rayon16K
8.1
0.3 years
Mikhaylovka16K
7.7
0.3 years
Serafimovichskiy rayon15K
7.8
0.3 years
Nikolaevskiy rayon13K
7.5
0.2 years
Kamyshin13K
7.8
0.3 years
Bykovskiy rayon12K
7.8
0.3 years
Uryupinsk3K
7.5
0.2 years
Frolovo94
7.6
0.3 years

Showing 38 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.