Breathing in Zabaykal'ye is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.0 million people across 35 districts in Zabaykal'ye. 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 Zabaykal'ye

Zabaykal'ye faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.0 million across 35 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 Zabaykal'ye met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.42 years longer.

That's 438K years of life stolen from 1.0 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 Zabaykal'ye. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Zabaykal'skiy rayon
    0.8 years lost
  • 2.Krasnochikoyskiy rayon
    0.8 years lost
  • 3.Krasnokamenskiy rayon
    0.7 years lost
  • 4.Krasnokamensk
    0.7 years lost
  • 5.Priargunskiy rayon
    0.6 years lost
  • 6.Kalganskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.Petrovsk-Zabaykal'skiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.Borzya
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Nerchinsko-Zavodskiy rayon
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Borzinskiy rayon
    0.5 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
84%
875K
10-15 µg/m³
16%
167K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 35 Districts in Zabaykal'ye

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Chitinskiy rayon343K
9.6
0.4 years
Borzinskiy rayon47K
9.9
0.5 years
Krasnokamenskiy rayon47K
12.0
0.7 years
Olovyanninskiy rayon43K
9.3
0.4 years
Shilkinskiy rayon42K
9.2
0.4 years
Mogoytuyskiy rayon35K
8.2
0.3 years
Chita34K
9.6
0.5 years
Petrovsk-Zabaykal'skiy rayon34K
10.4
0.5 years
Chernyshevskiy rayon34K
7.5
0.2 years
Karymskiy rayon33K
8.7
0.4 years
Uletovskiy rayon30K
9.2
0.4 years
Priargunskiy rayon29K
11.6
0.6 years
Nerchinskiy rayon28K
8.4
0.3 years
Khilokskiy rayon26K
9.6
0.5 years
Mogochinskiy rayon24K
6.9
0.2 years
Sretenskiy rayon22K
8.3
0.3 years
Baleyskiy rayon20K
9.2
0.4 years
Zabaykal'skiy rayon19K
12.9
0.8 years
Krasnochikoyskiy rayon19K
12.9
0.8 years
Dul'durginskiy rayon15K
8.2
0.3 years
Kyrinskiy rayon13K
9.2
0.4 years
Tungokochenskiy rayon12K
7.5
0.2 years
Nerchinsko-Zavodskiy rayon11K
9.9
0.5 years
Krasnokamensk11K
12.0
0.7 years
Aginskiy rayon11K
8.0
0.3 years
Akshinskiy rayon10K
8.8
0.4 years
Ononskiy rayon9K
8.2
0.3 years
Gazimuro-Zavodskiy rayon9K
9.1
0.4 years
Shelopuginskiy rayon9K
8.7
0.4 years
Kalarskiy rayon9K
5.2
0.0 years
Kalganskiy rayon8K
10.5
0.5 years
Aleksandrovo-Zavodskiy rayon7K
9.1
0.4 years
Tungiro-Olekminskiy rayon1K
6.4
0.1 years
Borzya560
10.1
0.5 years
Baley1
9.3
0.4 years

Showing 35 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.