Air pollution threatens the health of 613 thousand people across 12 districts in Južno-Bački. The average PM2.5 level is 14.9 µg/m³—3.0× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Južno-Bački faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 613 thousand across 12 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.9µg/m³. That's 3.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 247 cigarettes in a year.
If Južno-Bački met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.99 years longer.
That's 607K years of life stolen from 613 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 Južno-Bački. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Južno-Bački, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novi Sad | 373K | 16.0 | 1.1 years |
| Bačka Palanka | 47K | 12.9 | 0.8 years |
| Vrbas | 38K | 11.5 | 0.6 years |
| Bečej | 27K | 12.8 | 0.8 years |
| Temerin | 26K | 13.1 | 0.8 years |
| Žabalj | 26K | 13.9 | 0.9 years |
| Srbobran | 15K | 11.8 | 0.7 years |
| Bač | 15K | 13.4 | 0.8 years |
| Titel | 14K | 14.9 | 1.0 years |
| Bački Petrovac | 13K | 12.8 | 0.8 years |
| Beočin | 11K | 15.7 | 1.0 years |
| Sremski Karlovci | 9K | 16.8 | 1.2 years |
Showing 12 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.