Air pollution threatens the health of 216 thousand people across 9 districts in Sinop. The average PM2.5 level is 14.4 µg/m³—2.9× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Sinop faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 216 thousand across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.4µg/m³. That's 2.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 239 cigarettes in a year.
If Sinop met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.92 years longer.
That's 199K years of life stolen from 216 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 Sinop. 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 Sinop, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkez | 55K | 13.5 | 0.8 years |
| Boyabat | 44K | 16.9 | 1.2 years |
| Ayancık | 26K | 12.9 | 0.8 years |
| Gerze | 24K | 13.7 | 0.8 years |
| Durağan | 23K | 16.3 | 1.1 years |
| Türkeli | 17K | 13.9 | 0.9 years |
| Erfelek | 12K | 12.1 | 0.7 years |
| Dikmen | 10K | 13.1 | 0.8 years |
| Saraydüzü | 6K | 16.4 | 1.1 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.