Breathing in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 23 thousand people across 3 regions in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. The average PM2.5 level is 4.1 µg/m³, within the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

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Air Pollution in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba faces significant air pollution challenges. 0% of states exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 23 thousand across 3 states at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 4.1µg/m³. That's 0.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 68 cigarettes in a year.

Life Expectancy Impact

Every person in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba is losing 0 years of their life to air pollution. This isn't just a statistic—it's grandparents who won't see their grandchildren graduate. Parents missing birthdays. Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

These stolen years come from diseases you know—COPD that makes every breath a struggle, lung cancer that turns healthy tissue deadly, heart attacks that strike without warning, strokes that change everything in an instant. Air pollution doesn't just kill. It damages your body from the inside, every single day.

Across Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, 0 years of life hang in the balance. That's the collective future being taken from 23 thousand people—simply by breathing.

States with Highest Pollution

The top 3 most polluted regions in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba by PM2.5 levels. These regions face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

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
100%
23K
5-10 µg/m³
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0