Breathing in Manitoba is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.4 million people across 23 districts in Manitoba. The average PM2.5 level is 10.8 µg/m³—2.2× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Manitoba

Manitoba faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.4 million across 23 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.8µg/m³. That's 2.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 179 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 Manitoba met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.58 years longer.

That's 813K years of life stolen from 1.4 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 Manitoba. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Division No. 21
    1 years lost
  • 2.Division No. 20
    0.9 years lost
  • 3.Division No. 23
    0.8 years lost
  • 4.Division No. 17
    0.7 years lost
  • 5.Division No. 16
    0.6 years lost
  • 6.Division No. 15
    0.6 years lost
  • 7.Division No. 11
    0.6 years lost
  • 8.Division No. 13
    0.6 years lost
  • 9.Division No. 10
    0.6 years lost
  • 10.Division No. 7
    0.6 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
14.7%
206K
10-15 µg/m³
83.6%
1.2M
15-25 µg/m³
1.7%
24K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 23 Districts in Manitoba

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Division No. 11777K
11.1
0.6 years
Division No. 282K
9.6
0.5 years
Division No. 774K
10.6
0.6 years
Division No. 361K
9.2
0.4 years
Division No. 1354K
10.9
0.6 years
Division No. 2246K
10.5
0.5 years
Division No. 1827K
10.3
0.5 years
Division No. 927K
10.2
0.5 years
Division No. 1226K
10.3
0.5 years
Division No. 1525K
11.2
0.6 years
Division No. 1724K
11.9
0.7 years
Division No. 2124K
15.3
1.0 years
Division No. 1420K
10.5
0.5 years
Division No. 120K
8.9
0.4 years
Division No. 1918K
10.0
0.5 years
Division No. 816K
10.2
0.5 years
Division No. 514K
9.9
0.5 years
Division No. 1013K
10.8
0.6 years
Division No. 611K
10.1
0.5 years
Division No. 1611K
11.5
0.6 years
Division No. 2011K
14.6
0.9 years
Division No. 410K
9.6
0.4 years
Division No. 2310K
13.2
0.8 years

Showing 23 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.