Air pollution threatens the health of 318 thousand people across 7 districts in Siirt. The average PM2.5 level is 24.8 µg/m³—5.0× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Siirt faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 318 thousand across 7 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 24.8µg/m³. That's 5.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 411 cigarettes in a year.
If Siirt met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.94 years longer.
That's 616K years of life stolen from 318 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 7 most polluted districts in Siirt. 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 Siirt, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkez | 149K | 25.3 | 2.0 years |
| Kurtalan | 54K | 26.4 | 2.1 years |
| Pervari | 38K | 23.6 | 1.8 years |
| Baykan | 34K | 24.8 | 1.9 years |
| Eruh | 23K | 21.6 | 1.6 years |
| Şirvan | 18K | 23.2 | 1.8 years |
| Aydınlar | 1K | 23.1 | 1.8 years |
Showing 7 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.