Breathing in Trabzon is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 775 thousand people across 18 districts in Trabzon. The average PM2.5 level is 16.9 µg/m³—3.4× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Trabzon

Trabzon faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 775 thousand across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 16.9µg/m³. That's 3.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 280 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 Trabzon met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.17 years longer.

That's 906K years of life stolen from 775 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 Trabzon. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Çaykara
    1.3 years lost
  • 2.Köprübaşı
    1.3 years lost
  • 3.Of
    1.3 years lost
  • 4.Sürmene
    1.3 years lost
  • 5.Dernekpazarı
    1.2 years lost
  • 6.Araklı
    1.2 years lost
  • 7.Hayrat
    1.2 years lost
  • 8.Arsin
    1.2 years lost
  • 9.Merkez
    1.2 years lost
  • 10.Yomra
    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
5.1%
40K
15-25 µg/m³
94.9%
735K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in Trabzon

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Merkez274K
17.3
1.2 years
Akçaabat108K
15.9
1.1 years
Yomra42K
16.9
1.2 years
Sürmene40K
18.0
1.3 years
Araklı39K
17.5
1.2 years
Of39K
18.1
1.3 years
Beşikdüzü35K
15.3
1.0 years
Arsin29K
17.4
1.2 years
Vakfıkebir27K
15.6
1.0 years
Maçka26K
16.4
1.1 years
Çaykara24K
18.6
1.3 years
Tonya22K
13.9
0.9 years
Hayrat19K
17.5
1.2 years
Düzköy16K
14.8
1.0 years
Çarşıbaşı13K
15.7
1.1 years
Dernekpazarı12K
17.6
1.2 years
Köprübaşı8K
18.2
1.3 years
Şalpazarı1K
14.0
0.9 years

Showing 18 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.