Air pollution threatens the health of 393 thousand people across 14 districts in Yozgat. The average PM2.5 level is 16.4 µg/m³—3.3× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Yozgat faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 393 thousand across 14 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 16.4µg/m³. That's 3.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 272 cigarettes in a year.
If Yozgat met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.12 years longer.
That's 440K years of life stolen from 393 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 10 most polluted districts in Yozgat. 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 Yozgat, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkez | 88K | 16.7 | 1.1 years |
| Sorgun | 74K | 16.1 | 1.1 years |
| Akdağmadeni | 41K | 15.1 | 1.0 years |
| Boğazlıyan | 37K | 17.9 | 1.3 years |
| Sarıkaya | 34K | 16.0 | 1.1 years |
| Çekerek | 21K | 16.5 | 1.1 years |
| Yerköy | 19K | 18.5 | 1.3 years |
| Çayıralan | 18K | 14.5 | 0.9 years |
| Şefaatli | 14K | 16.5 | 1.1 years |
| Kadışehri | 13K | 17.4 | 1.2 years |
| Aydıncık | 12K | 16.3 | 1.1 years |
| Saraykent | 9K | 15.9 | 1.1 years |
| Yenifakılı | 7K | 18.8 | 1.4 years |
| Çandır | 7K | 15.2 | 1.0 years |
Showing 14 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.