Air pollution threatens the health of 539 thousand people across 12 districts in Yamal-Nenets. The average PM2.5 level is 4.9 Āµg/mĀ³, within the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.
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Yamal-Nenets faces significant air pollution challenges. 33% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 539 thousand across 12 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 4.9Āµg/mĀ³. That's 1.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 81 cigarettes in a year.
If Yamal-Nenets met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0 years longer.
That's 0 years of life stolen from 539 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 10 most polluted districts in Yamal-Nenets. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Yamal-Nenets, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purovskiy rayon | 215K | 5.4 | 0.0 years |
| Nadymskiy rayon | 119K | 5.0 | 0.0 years |
| Priural' rayon | 68K | 3.5 | 0.0 years |
| Novyy Urengoy | 55K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Salekhard | 24K | 3.6 | 0.0 years |
| Nadym | 19K | 4.6 | 0.0 years |
| Tazovskiy rayon | 15K | 4.1 | 0.0 years |
| Shuryshkarskiy rayon | 10K | 4.0 | 0.0 years |
| Krasnosel'kupskiy rayon | 7K | 4.8 | 0.0 years |
| Yamal'skiy rayon | 4K | 3.7 | 0.0 years |
| Noyabr'sk | 4K | 5.3 | 0.0 years |
| Muravlenko | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 years |
Showing 12 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.