Breathing in Principado de Asturias is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1000 thousand people across 1 districts in Principado de Asturias. The average PM2.5 level is 8.2 µg/m³—1.6Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Principado de Asturias

Principado de Asturias faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1000 thousand across 1 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.2µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 136 cigarettes in a year.

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 µg/m³.

Life Expectancy Impact

If Principado de Asturias met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.3 years longer.

That's 300K years of life stolen from 1000 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 1 most polluted districts in Principado de Asturias. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Asturias
    0.3 years lost

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%
1000K
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 1 Districts in Principado de Asturias

Complete air quality data for every district in Principado de Asturias, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Asturias1000K
8.2
0.3 years

Showing 1 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.