Breathing in Ternopil' is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.0 million people across 18 districts in Ternopil'. The average PM2.5 level is 10.1 µg/m³—2.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Ternopil'

Ternopil' faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.0 million across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.1µg/m³. That's 2.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 168 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 Ternopil' met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.51 years longer.

That's 529K years of life stolen from 1.0 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 Ternopil'. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Monastyrys'kyi
    0.6 years lost
  • 2.Pidhaiets'kyi
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.Buchats'kyi
    0.6 years lost
  • 4.Berezhans'kyi
    0.6 years lost
  • 5.Zalishchyts'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.Chortkivs'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.Borshchivs'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.Terebovlians'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Zborivs'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Husiatyns'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
39.1%
405K
10-15 µg/m³
60.9%
632K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in Ternopil'

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Ternopil's'ka178K
9.9
0.5 years
Ternopil's'kyi95K
10.0
0.5 years
Chortkivs'kyi73K
10.3
0.5 years
Borshchivs'kyi69K
10.2
0.5 years
Terebovlians'kyi67K
10.1
0.5 years
Kremenets'kyi66K
9.9
0.5 years
Buchats'kyi61K
10.8
0.6 years
Husiatyns'kyi58K
10.0
0.5 years
Zbaraz'kyi56K
9.7
0.5 years
Zalishchyts'kyi44K
10.4
0.5 years
Pidvolochys'kyi42K
9.7
0.5 years
Zborivs'kyi42K
10.1
0.5 years
Berezhans'kyi39K
10.7
0.6 years
Kozivs'kyi38K
10.0
0.5 years
Shums'kyi34K
9.6
0.4 years
Lanovets'kyi30K
9.3
0.4 years
Monastyrys'kyi27K
11.4
0.6 years
Pidhaiets'kyi18K
10.9
0.6 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.