Breathing in Saskatchewan is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 18 districts in Saskatchewan. The average PM2.5 level is 13.4 µg/m³—2.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.4µg/m³. That's 2.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 222 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 Saskatchewan met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.82 years longer.

That's 984K years of life stolen from 1.2 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 Saskatchewan. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Division No. 18
    2.1 years lost
  • 2.Division No. 17
    1.2 years lost
  • 3.Division No. 14
    1.1 years lost
  • 4.Division No. 16
    1 years lost
  • 5.Division No. 15
    1 years lost
  • 6.Division No. 13
    0.9 years lost
  • 7.Division No. 10
    0.9 years lost
  • 8.Division No. 11
    0.8 years lost
  • 9.Division No. 12
    0.8 years lost
  • 10.Division No. 9
    0.7 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
5%
60K
10-15 µg/m³
80.5%
966K
15-25 µg/m³
11.1%
133K
25-35 µg/m³
3.4%
41K
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in Saskatchewan

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Division No. 11332K
13.5
0.8 years
Division No. 6287K
12.0
0.7 years
Division No. 1594K
14.8
1.0 years
Division No. 1752K
17.3
1.2 years
Division No. 751K
11.0
0.6 years
Division No. 1642K
15.4
1.0 years
Division No. 1841K
25.9
2.1 years
Division No. 1439K
15.9
1.1 years
Division No. 939K
12.3
0.7 years
Division No. 534K
10.8
0.6 years
Division No. 134K
9.7
0.5 years
Division No. 834K
10.0
0.5 years
Division No. 1226K
13.2
0.8 years
Division No. 1325K
14.1
0.9 years
Division No. 225K
10.2
0.5 years
Division No. 1018K
13.8
0.9 years
Division No. 314K
8.9
0.4 years
Division No. 411K
8.5
0.3 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.