Breathing in Chiapas is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 5.7 million people across 118 districts in Chiapas. The average PM2.5 level is 20.1 µg/m³—4.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Chiapas

Chiapas faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 5.7 million across 118 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 20.1µg/m³. That's 4.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 333 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 Chiapas met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.48 years longer.

That's 8.4M years of life stolen from 5.7 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 Chiapas. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Tuxtla Chico
    2.3 years lost
  • 2.Cacahoatán
    2.2 years lost
  • 3.Metapa
    2.2 years lost
  • 4.Ixtacomitán
    2.2 years lost
  • 5.Tuxtla Gutiérrez
    2.2 years lost
  • 6.Suchiapa
    2.1 years lost
  • 7.Frontera Hidalgo
    2.1 years lost
  • 8.Tapachula
    2.1 years lost
  • 9.Pichucalco
    2 years lost
  • 10.Chiapa de Corzo
    2 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
13.3%
757K
15-25 µg/m³
62.3%
3.6M
25-35 µg/m³
24.5%
1.4M
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 118 Districts in Chiapas

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Tuxtla Gutiérrez623K
27.0
2.2 years
Tapachula361K
25.9
2.1 years
Ocosingo241K
16.4
1.1 years
San Cristóbal de las Casas222K
18.2
1.3 years
Comitán de Domínguez171K
14.7
0.9 years
Las Margaritas145K
14.2
0.9 years
Chilón142K
15.6
1.0 years
Palenque136K
14.6
0.9 years
Chiapa de Corzo116K
25.8
2.0 years
Villaflores113K
17.5
1.2 years
Chamula105K
15.7
1.0 years
Ocozocoautla de Espinosa98K
21.0
1.6 years
Tonalá94K
19.9
1.5 years
Cintalapa91K
17.7
1.2 years
Tila86K
19.7
1.4 years
La Trinitaria86K
15.8
1.1 years
Villa Corzo84K
16.2
1.1 years
Frontera Comalapa83K
20.3
1.5 years
Motozintla79K
19.0
1.4 years
Venustiano Carranza69K
19.9
1.5 years
Berriozábal67K
22.7
1.7 years
Salto de Agua66K
17.9
1.3 years
Oxchuc57K
13.7
0.9 years
Huixtla55K
24.7
1.9 years
Simojovel55K
18.6
1.3 years
Pijijiapan52K
18.8
1.3 years
Cacahoatán52K
27.8
2.2 years
La Concordia51K
16.3
1.1 years
Teopisca51K
18.1
1.3 years
Tenejapa50K
14.1
0.9 years
Tecpatán49K
23.4
1.8 years
Chenalhó49K
15.3
1.0 years
La Independencia48K
13.1
0.8 years
Mapastepec47K
20.5
1.5 years
Zinacantán47K
19.1
1.4 years
Reforma46K
23.5
1.8 years
Siltepec43K
16.7
1.1 years
San Fernando43K
20.7
1.5 years
Suchiate42K
25.2
2.0 years
Arriaga42K
20.3
1.5 years
Jiquipilas42K
17.4
1.2 years
Tuxtla Chico42K
28.3
2.3 years
Yajalón42K
16.5
1.1 years
Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán39K
17.7
1.2 years
Tumbalá39K
17.2
1.2 years
San Juan Cancuc39K
14.6
0.9 years
Bochil38K
16.6
1.1 years
Chicomuselo38K
17.2
1.2 years
Huehuetán37K
25.3
2.0 years
Altamirano37K
14.6
0.9 years
Angel Albino Corzo33K
15.9
1.1 years
Acala32K
24.4
1.9 years
Larráinzar32K
15.8
1.1 years
Pichucalco32K
25.9
2.0 years
Amatenango de la Frontera32K
21.1
1.6 years
Escuintla32K
22.8
1.7 years
Tuzantán31K
25.5
2.0 years
Villa Comaltitlán31K
23.0
1.8 years
Sabanilla31K
19.7
1.4 years
Ixtapa30K
18.6
1.3 years
Las Rosas30K
17.1
1.2 years
Huitiupán29K
20.1
1.5 years
Mazatán28K
22.0
1.7 years
Acapetahua27K
22.0
1.7 years
Pantelhó27K
16.5
1.1 years
Suchiapa26K
26.3
2.1 years
Jitotol26K
16.5
1.1 years
Amatán25K
21.2
1.6 years
El Bosque25K
16.6
1.1 years
Benemérito de las Américas24K
17.0
1.2 years
Huixtán24K
13.7
0.9 years
Copainalá23K
22.2
1.7 years
Chalchihuitán23K
16.2
1.1 years
Juárez22K
23.2
1.8 years
Bella Vista21K
18.1
1.3 years
Socoltenango20K
20.0
1.5 years
Ostuacán19K
24.0
1.9 years
Acacoyagua19K
22.7
1.7 years
Catazajá18K
15.0
1.0 years
Tzimol17K
17.4
1.2 years
Unión Juárez16K
23.4
1.8 years
Sitalá16K
14.8
1.0 years
Maravilla Tenejapa15K
20.5
1.5 years
Frontera Hidalgo15K
26.1
2.1 years
Ocotepec15K
22.4
1.7 years
Mitontic14K
14.8
1.0 years
Tapilula14K
22.1
1.7 years
Chanal14K
14.2
0.9 years
Marqués de Comillas13K
18.3
1.3 years
Pantepec13K
20.1
1.5 years
El Porvenir13K
17.8
1.3 years
Ixhuatán12K
22.6
1.7 years
Amatenango del Valle12K
16.2
1.1 years
Ixtacomitán11K
27.2
2.2 years
Rayón11K
19.5
1.4 years
Soyaló11K
17.2
1.2 years
Coapilla10K
20.7
1.5 years
Solosuchiapa9K
24.9
2.0 years
Aldama9K
16.0
1.1 years
Montecristo de Guerrero9K
15.8
1.1 years
Mazapa de Madero8K
17.2
1.2 years
La Grandeza8K
17.7
1.2 years
San Lucas8K
22.9
1.8 years
Chapultenango8K
24.1
1.9 years
Bejucal de Ocampo8K
18.2
1.3 years
Francisco León7K
22.4
1.7 years
Totolapa7K
21.4
1.6 years
Ixtapangajoya6K
23.5
1.8 years
Chiapilla6K
24.1
1.9 years
San Andrés Duraznal6K
17.5
1.2 years
Metapa6K
27.4
2.2 years
Chicoasén6K
21.7
1.6 years
La Libertad5K
13.7
0.9 years
Santiago el Pinar5K
16.6
1.1 years
Nicolás Ruíz5K
19.7
1.4 years
Tapalapa5K
21.5
1.6 years
Osumacinta4K
21.1
1.6 years
Sunuapa2K
24.3
1.9 years

Showing 118 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.