Breathing in Nayarit is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.3 million people across 20 districts in Nayarit. The average PM2.5 level is 10 ”g/m³—2.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Nayarit

Nayarit faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.3 million across 20 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10”g/m³. That's 2.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 166 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 Nayarit met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 0.5 years longer.

That's 636K years of life stolen from 1.3 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 Nayarit. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Xalisco
    0.6 years lost
  • 2.Tepic
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.IxtlĂĄn del RĂ­o
    0.6 years lost
  • 4.AmatlĂĄn de Cañas
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Tuxpan
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.BahĂ­a de Banderas
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.Jala
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.Acaponeta
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.AhuacatlĂĄn
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.Tecuala
    0.5 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
39.3%
500K
10-15 ”g/m³
60.7%
772K
15-25 ”g/m³
0%
0
25-35 ”g/m³
0%
0
> 35 ”g/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 20 Districts in Nayarit

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 ”g/m³Years Lost
Tepic445K
10.7
0.6 years
BahĂ­a de Banderas192K
10.0
0.5 years
Santiago Ixcuintla97K
9.4
0.4 years
Compostela80K
8.8
0.4 years
Xalisco62K
11.1
0.6 years
Del Nayar49K
8.2
0.3 years
San Blas42K
8.8
0.4 years
Acaponeta38K
9.9
0.5 years
Tecuala38K
9.8
0.5 years
Rosamorada35K
9.4
0.4 years
Tuxpan31K
10.1
0.5 years
IxtlĂĄn del RĂ­o30K
10.7
0.6 years
Santa MarĂ­a del Oro26K
8.4
0.3 years
RuĂ­z25K
9.2
0.4 years
Jala20K
10.0
0.5 years
AhuacatlĂĄn16K
9.8
0.5 years
La Yesca14K
8.0
0.3 years
Huajicori13K
9.1
0.4 years
Amatlån de Cañas12K
10.3
0.5 years
San Pedro Lagunillas8K
8.7
0.4 years

Showing 20 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.