Breathing in Eskisehir is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 873 thousand people across 13 districts in Eskisehir. The average PM2.5 level is 17.6 µg/m³—3.5× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Eskisehir

Eskisehir faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 873 thousand across 13 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 17.6µg/m³. That's 3.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 292 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 Eskisehir met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.21 years longer.

That's 1.1M years of life stolen from 873 thousand 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 Eskisehir. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Çifteler
    1.4 years lost
  • 2.Günyüzü
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Sarıcakaya
    1.4 years lost
  • 4.Beylikova
    1.3 years lost
  • 5.Alpu
    1.3 years lost
  • 6.Mahmudiye
    1.3 years lost
  • 7.Sivrihisar
    1.3 years lost
  • 8.Seyitgazi
    1.2 years lost
  • 9.Merkez
    1.2 years lost
  • 10.Mihalıçcık
    1.2 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
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
100%
873K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 13 Districts in Eskisehir

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Merkez726K
17.5
1.2 years
Seyitgazi23K
17.6
1.2 years
Sivrihisar20K
18.0
1.3 years
Çifteler20K
19.4
1.4 years
Günyüzü13K
19.2
1.4 years
Alpu12K
18.2
1.3 years
Mihalıçcık12K
17.1
1.2 years
Mahmudiye12K
18.1
1.3 years
İnönü11K
16.0
1.1 years
Beylikova9K
18.7
1.3 years
Sarıcakaya8K
19.1
1.4 years
Mihalgazi5K
17.0
1.2 years
Han2K
15.7
1.1 years

Showing 13 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.