Air pollution threatens the health of 2.5 million people across 9 districts in Kiev City. The average PM2.5 level is 10.7 Āµg/mĀ³ā2.1Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Kiev City faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.5 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.7Āµg/mĀ³. That's 2.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 178 cigarettes in a year.
If Kiev City met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.55 years longer.
That's 1.4M years of life stolen from 2.5 million 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 Kiev City. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Kiev City, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desnians'kyi | 393K | 10.6 | 0.5 years |
| Dniprovs'kyi | 386K | 10.8 | 0.6 years |
| Solomians'kyi | 331K | 10.7 | 0.6 years |
| Obolons'kyi | 314K | 10.6 | 0.5 years |
| Sviatoshyns'kyi | 311K | 10.5 | 0.5 years |
| Shevchenkivs'kyi | 269K | 10.8 | 0.6 years |
| HolosiĆÆvs'kyi | 206K | 10.5 | 0.5 years |
| Podil's'kyi | 204K | 10.7 | 0.6 years |
| Pechers'kyi | 128K | 10.8 | 0.6 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.