Breathing in Khmel'nyts'kyy is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 23 districts in Khmel'nyts'kyy. The average PM2.5 level is 9.4 µg/m³—1.9× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Khmel'nyts'kyy

Khmel'nyts'kyy faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 23 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.4µg/m³. That's 1.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 156 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 Khmel'nyts'kyy met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.46 years longer.

That's 568K years of life stolen from 1.2 million 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 Khmel'nyts'kyy. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Chemerovets'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Kamianets'-Podil's'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Novoushyts'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Dunaievets'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Horodots'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.Khmel'nyts'ka
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.Vin'kovets'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.Derazhnians'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Khmel'nyts'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Slavuts'kyi
    0.5 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
100%
1.2M
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 23 Districts in Khmel'nyts'kyy

Complete air quality data for every district in Khmel'nyts'kyy, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Khmel'nyts'ka214K
9.7
0.5 years
Slavuts'kyi96K
9.6
0.5 years
Kamianets'-Podil's'ka89K
9.6
0.4 years
Khmel'nyts'kyi82K
9.6
0.5 years
Kamianets'-Podil's'kyi68K
9.7
0.5 years
Starokostiantynivs'kyi62K
8.8
0.4 years
Dunaievets'kyi61K
9.7
0.5 years
Volochys'kyi51K
9.3
0.4 years
Krasylivs'kyi50K
8.9
0.4 years
Horodots'kyi48K
9.7
0.5 years
Iziaslavs'kyi43K
9.3
0.4 years
Polons'kyi43K
9.1
0.4 years
Chemerovets'kyi41K
9.8
0.5 years
Shepetivs'ka37K
9.1
0.4 years
Shepetivs'kyi36K
9.0
0.4 years
Derazhnians'kyi30K
9.6
0.5 years
Iarmolynets'kyi30K
9.3
0.4 years
Letychivs'kyi28K
9.4
0.4 years
Novoushyts'kyi27K
9.7
0.5 years
Teofipol's'kyi27K
8.9
0.4 years
Bilohirs'kyi26K
9.3
0.4 years
Vin'kovets'kyi25K
9.6
0.5 years
Starosyniavs'kyi20K
8.8
0.4 years

Showing 23 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.