Breathing in Grad Beograd is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.7 million people across 17 districts in Grad Beograd. The average PM2.5 level is 15.9 µg/m³—3.2× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Grad Beograd

Grad Beograd faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.7 million across 17 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 15.9µg/m³. That's 3.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 264 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 Grad Beograd met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.07 years longer.

That's 1.8M years of life stolen from 1.7 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 Grad Beograd. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Obrenovac
    1.3 years lost
  • 2.Lazarevac
    1.2 years lost
  • 3.Surčin
    1.2 years lost
  • 4.Zemun
    1.1 years lost
  • 5.Stari Grad
    1.1 years lost
  • 6.Novi Beograd
    1.1 years lost
  • 7.Palilula
    1.1 years lost
  • 8.Vračar
    1.1 years lost
  • 9.Barajevo
    1 years lost
  • 10.Savski Venac
    1 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
12.3%
207K
15-25 µg/m³
87.7%
1.5M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 17 Districts in Grad Beograd

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Palilula531K
16.2
1.1 years
Zemun186K
16.3
1.1 years
Zvezdara153K
15.3
1.0 years
Čukarica131K
15.6
1.0 years
Novi Beograd107K
16.2
1.1 years
Rakovica88K
15.3
1.0 years
Voždovac87K
15.0
1.0 years
Obrenovac64K
18.7
1.3 years
Grocka56K
13.8
0.9 years
Lazarevac50K
17.4
1.2 years
Savski Venac47K
15.7
1.0 years
Mladenovac46K
13.8
0.9 years
Surčin38K
17.2
1.2 years
Barajevo31K
15.7
1.0 years
Vračar23K
15.8
1.1 years
Stari Grad22K
16.3
1.1 years
Sopot19K
14.4
0.9 years

Showing 17 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.