Breathing in Yaroslavl' is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 23 districts in Yaroslavl'. The average PM2.5 level is 8 µg/m³—1.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Yaroslavl'

Yaroslavl' faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 23 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 133 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 Yaroslavl' met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.27 years longer.

That's 333K 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 Yaroslavl'. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Pereslavskiy rayon
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Rostovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Gavrilov-Yamskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Nekrasovskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Yaroslavskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Rostov
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Yaroslavl'
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Borisoglebskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Lyubimskiy rayon
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Danilovskiy 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 23 Districts in Yaroslavl'

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Yaroslavskiy rayon630K
8.3
0.3 years
Rybinskiy rayon201K
7.3
0.2 years
Pereslavskiy rayon60K
9.1
0.4 years
Tutaevskiy rayon55K
7.5
0.2 years
Uglichskiy rayon45K
7.5
0.2 years
Rostovskiy rayon38K
8.4
0.3 years
Danilovskiy rayon25K
7.8
0.3 years
Rostov24K
8.3
0.3 years
Gavrilov-Yamskiy rayon24K
8.3
0.3 years
Water body22K
7.2
0.2 years
Nekrasovskiy rayon17K
8.3
0.3 years
Nekouzskiy rayon16K
7.0
0.2 years
Borisoglebskiy rayon16K
7.9
0.3 years
Poshekhonskiy rayon13K
7.0
0.2 years
Myshkinskiy rayon11K
7.2
0.2 years
Pervomayskiy rayon11K
7.4
0.2 years
Lyubimskiy rayon10K
7.8
0.3 years
Bol'shesel'skiy rayon9K
7.4
0.2 years
Breytovskiy rayon6K
7.0
0.2 years
Rybinsk620
7.2
0.2 years
Yaroslavl'371
8.0
0.3 years
Uglich53
7.4
0.2 years
Tutaev39
7.4
0.2 years

Showing 23 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.