Breathing in Mykolayiv is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 825 thousand people across 22 districts in Mykolayiv. The average PM2.5 level is 8.7 µg/m³—1.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Mykolayiv

Mykolayiv faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 825 thousand across 22 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.7µg/m³. That's 1.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 144 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 Mykolayiv met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.37 years longer.

That's 305K years of life stolen from 825 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 Mykolayiv. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Ochakivs'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Voznesens'ka
    0.4 years lost
  • 3.Mykola‹vs'ka
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Berezans'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Voznesens'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Pervomais'ka
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Mykola‹vs'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Novoodes'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Veselynivs'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Arbuzyns'kyi
    0.4 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%
825K
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 22 Districts in Mykolayiv

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Mykola‹vs'ka217K
8.9
0.4 years
Zhovtnevyi100K
8.5
0.3 years
Mykola‹vs'kyi77K
8.7
0.4 years
Pervomais'ka43K
8.8
0.4 years
Novoodes'kyi37K
8.7
0.4 years
Arbuzyns'kyi34K
8.6
0.4 years
Snihurivs'kyi30K
8.5
0.3 years
Domanivs'kyi29K
8.6
0.4 years
Bashtans'kyi27K
8.1
0.3 years
Voznesens'ka27K
8.9
0.4 years
Pervomais'kyi26K
8.6
0.4 years
Novobuz'kyi22K
8.1
0.3 years
Voznesens'kyi21K
8.8
0.4 years
Ochakivs'kyi20K
9.2
0.4 years
Veselynivs'kyi18K
8.7
0.4 years
Kryvoozers'kyi17K
8.6
0.4 years
Bereznehuvats'kyi15K
8.5
0.3 years
Kazanetskyi14K
8.5
0.3 years
Vradi‹vs'kyi13K
8.6
0.4 years
Brats'kyi13K
8.3
0.3 years
Berezans'kyi12K
8.9
0.4 years
Ielanets'kyi11K
8.3
0.3 years

Showing 22 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.