Breathing in Guerrero is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 3.6 million people across 81 districts in Guerrero. The average PM2.5 level is 11.5 ”g/m³—2.3× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Guerrero

Guerrero faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 3.6 million across 81 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 11.5”g/m³. That's 2.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 191 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 ”g/m³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Guerrero met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 0.65 years longer.

That's 2.4M years of life stolen from 3.6 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 Guerrero. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Pungarabato
    1.2 years lost
  • 2.AjuchitlĂĄn del Progreso
    1.1 years lost
  • 3.Tlapehuala
    1.1 years lost
  • 4.Coyuca de CatalĂĄn
    1.1 years lost
  • 5.San Miguel Totolapan
    1 years lost
  • 6.Cutzamala de PinzĂłn
    1 years lost
  • 7.Tlalchapa
    1 years lost
  • 8.Pilcaya
    0.9 years lost
  • 9.ZirĂĄndaro
    0.9 years lost
  • 10.Arcelia
    0.9 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/m³—only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 ”g/m³
0%
0
5-10 ”g/m³
10%
363K
10-15 ”g/m³
85.5%
3.1M
15-25 ”g/m³
4.6%
166K
25-35 ”g/m³
0%
0
> 35 ”g/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 81 Districts in Guerrero

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 ”g/m³Years Lost
Acapulco de JuĂĄrez799K
10.7
0.6 years
Chilpancingo de los Bravo292K
12.3
0.7 years
Iguala de la Independencia159K
13.7
0.9 years
Zihuatanejo de Azueta129K
10.8
0.6 years
Chilapa de Álvarez128K
11.1
0.6 years
Taxco de AlarcĂłn109K
13.1
0.8 years
Tlapa de Comonfort99K
10.0
0.5 years
Coyuca de BenĂ­tez75K
10.6
0.6 years
Ayutla de los Libres71K
10.8
0.6 years
Ometepec70K
10.1
0.5 years
TĂ©cpan de Galeana67K
10.6
0.5 years
Atoyac de Álvarez63K
12.2
0.7 years
Teloloapan55K
11.1
0.6 years
Eduardo Neri55K
11.9
0.7 years
San Marcos52K
9.2
0.4 years
Tecoanapa47K
9.9
0.5 years
San Luis AcatlĂĄn47K
11.5
0.6 years
PetatlĂĄn46K
11.1
0.6 years
Tixtla de Guerrero44K
10.7
0.6 years
Acatepec41K
11.5
0.6 years
Coyuca de CatalĂĄn40K
15.8
1.1 years
Pungarabato40K
16.9
1.2 years
AjuchitlĂĄn del Progreso39K
16.7
1.1 years
General Heliodoro Castillo38K
12.5
0.7 years
Huitzuco de los Figueroa38K
10.7
0.6 years
Quechultenango37K
11.1
0.6 years
Arcelia34K
13.9
0.9 years
Tepecoacuilco de Trujano32K
12.1
0.7 years
Xochistlahuaca31K
11.8
0.7 years
Malinaltepec31K
12.1
0.7 years
Atlixtac29K
9.7
0.5 years
OlinalĂĄ29K
8.3
0.3 years
Cuajinicuilapa27K
8.3
0.3 years
Leonardo Bravo27K
12.4
0.7 years
La UniĂłn de Isidoro Montes de Oc27K
11.4
0.6 years
Juan R. Escudero27K
11.6
0.6 years
Ahuacuotzingo26K
9.3
0.4 years
San Miguel Totolapan25K
15.2
1.0 years
Tlacoachistlahuaca23K
12.7
0.8 years
Florencio Villarreal23K
9.7
0.5 years
Tlapehuala23K
16.2
1.1 years
Zitlala23K
10.6
0.6 years
Copanatoyac22K
9.2
0.4 years
Alcozauca de Guerrero22K
10.6
0.5 years
Cochoapa el Grande21K
13.8
0.9 years
Cutzamala de PinzĂłn21K
14.9
1.0 years
MetlatĂłnoc20K
13.9
0.9 years
MĂĄrtir de Cuilapan19K
11.2
0.6 years
José Joaquín de Herrera19K
10.7
0.6 years
ZirĂĄndaro19K
14.6
0.9 years
HuamuxtitlĂĄn18K
10.3
0.5 years
Cuautepec18K
9.2
0.4 years
Copalillo16K
10.5
0.5 years
Cocula16K
12.7
0.8 years
Benito JuĂĄrez16K
11.2
0.6 years
AzoyĂș16K
9.7
0.5 years
Copala15K
8.9
0.4 years
Marquelia15K
9.2
0.4 years
Tetipac14K
13.4
0.8 years
Buenavista de Cuéllar13K
11.9
0.7 years
Pilcaya13K
14.7
0.9 years
Coahuayutla de José María Izazag13K
11.3
0.6 years
MochitlĂĄn13K
10.8
0.6 years
Iliatenco13K
12.8
0.8 years
ZapotitlĂĄn Tablas12K
10.4
0.5 years
XalpatlĂĄhuac12K
9.7
0.5 years
Igualapa12K
10.4
0.5 years
Tlalchapa12K
14.7
1.0 years
Apaxtla11K
11.1
0.6 years
Tlacoapa10K
11.6
0.6 years
Atenango del RĂ­o9K
10.4
0.5 years
Cuetzala del Progreso9K
10.7
0.6 years
CualĂĄc8K
8.1
0.3 years
XochihuehuetlĂĄn8K
9.1
0.4 years
Alpoyeca8K
10.3
0.5 years
Tlalixtaquilla de Maldonado8K
9.6
0.4 years
JuchitĂĄn8K
8.9
0.4 years
Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras7K
12.1
0.7 years
General Canuto A. Neri6K
12.6
0.7 years
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc6K
10.9
0.6 years
Atlamajalcingo del Monte6K
11.3
0.6 years

Showing 81 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.