Air pollution threatens the health of 627 thousand people across 9 districts in Adiyaman. The average PM2.5 level is 25.7 µg/m³—5.1× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Adiyaman faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 627 thousand across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 25.7µg/m³. That's 5.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 426 cigarettes in a year.
If Adiyaman met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 2.03 years longer.
That's 1.3M years of life stolen from 627 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 9 most polluted districts in Adiyaman. 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 Adiyaman, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkez | 297K | 26.7 | 2.1 years |
| Kahta | 122K | 26.1 | 2.1 years |
| Besni | 74K | 23.1 | 1.8 years |
| Gölbaşı | 51K | 24.4 | 1.9 years |
| Gerger | 23K | 23.6 | 1.8 years |
| Çelikhan | 19K | 26.4 | 2.1 years |
| Sincik | 18K | 23.4 | 1.8 years |
| Tut | 16K | 26.7 | 2.1 years |
| Samsat | 9K | 26.4 | 2.1 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.