Breathing in Zaporizhia is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 769 thousand people across 25 districts in Zaporizhia. The average PM2.5 level is 10.7 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”2.1Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Zaporizhia

Zaporizhia faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 769 thousand across 25 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.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 Āµg/mĀ³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Zaporizhia met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.55 years longer.

That's 423K years of life stolen from 769 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 Zaporizhia. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kamians'ko-Dniprovs'kyi
    0.7 years lost
  • 2.Enerhodars'ka
    0.7 years lost
  • 3.Zaporiz'ka
    0.6 years lost
  • 4.Zaporiz'kyi
    0.6 years lost
  • 5.Vasylivs'kyi
    0.6 years lost
  • 6.Vil'nians'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.Melitopol's'ka
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.Iakymivs'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.Melitopol's'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Velykobilozers'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 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
5-10 Āµg/mĀ³
39.1%
301K
10-15 Āµg/mĀ³
60.9%
468K
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
Districts

All 25 Districts in Zaporizhia

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Zaporiz'ka281K
11.4
0.6 years
Melitopol's'kyi68K
9.9
0.5 years
Zaporiz'kyi64K
11.1
0.6 years
Berdians'ka53K
9.9
0.5 years
Kamians'ko-Dniprovs'kyi39K
12.4
0.7 years
Vil'nians'kyi33K
10.6
0.5 years
Vasylivs'kyi27K
10.9
0.6 years
Polohivs'kyi20K
9.3
0.4 years
Melitopol's'ka20K
10.0
0.5 years
Orikhivs'kyi20K
9.8
0.5 years
Tokmats'kyi20K
9.8
0.5 years
Prymors'kyi14K
9.3
0.4 years
Mykhailivs'kyi13K
9.7
0.5 years
Huliaipil's'kyi12K
9.4
0.4 years
Iakymivs'kyi12K
9.9
0.5 years
Pryazovs'kyi11K
9.4
0.4 years
Berdians'kyi11K
9.4
0.4 years
Kuibyshevs'kyi10K
9.3
0.4 years
Veselivs'kyi8K
9.6
0.5 years
Chernihivs'kyi7K
9.3
0.4 years
Novomykolaā€¹vs'kyi7K
9.5
0.4 years
Rozivs'kyi6K
9.7
0.5 years
Tokmats'ka5K
9.8
0.5 years
Velykobilozers'kyi4K
9.9
0.5 years
Enerhodars'ka3K
12.2
0.7 years

Showing 25 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.