Breathing in Volyn is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.0 million people across 19 districts in Volyn. The average PM2.5 level is 9.9 µg/m³—2.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Volyn

Volyn faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.0 million across 19 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.9µg/m³. That's 2.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 164 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 Volyn met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.49 years longer.

That's 506K 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 Volyn. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Shats'kyi
    0.6 years lost
  • 2.Novovolyns'ka
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Liuboml's'ky
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Ivanychivs'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Volodymyr-Volyns'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.Horokhivs'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.Turiis'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.Lokachyns'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Luts'ka
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Kovel's'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
70.2%
725K
10-15 µg/m³
29.8%
307K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 19 Districts in Volyn

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Luts'ka190K
10.0
0.5 years
Manevyts'kyi86K
9.6
0.5 years
Luts'kyi80K
9.8
0.5 years
Ivanychivs'kyi80K
10.2
0.5 years
Kamin'-Kashyrs'kyi62K
9.5
0.4 years
Volodymyr-Volyns'kyi62K
10.2
0.5 years
Kivertsivs'kyi56K
9.8
0.5 years
Horokhivs'kyi50K
10.1
0.5 years
Kovel's'kyi50K
10.0
0.5 years
Kovel's'ka49K
9.9
0.5 years
Ratnivs'kyi46K
9.6
0.5 years
Rozhyshchens'kyi39K
9.9
0.5 years
Liuboml's'ky39K
10.4
0.5 years
Liubeshivs'kyi34K
9.4
0.4 years
Starovyzhivs'kyi31K
9.9
0.5 years
Turiis'kyi31K
10.1
0.5 years
Lokachyns'kyi21K
10.1
0.5 years
Shats'kyi16K
10.7
0.6 years
Novovolyns'ka8K
10.5
0.5 years

Showing 19 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.