Breathing in Querétaro is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.4 million people across 18 districts in Querétaro. The average PM2.5 level is 17.1 µg/m³—3.4× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Querétaro

Querétaro faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.4 million across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 17.1µg/m³. That's 3.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 284 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 Querétaro met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.2 years longer.

That's 2.9M years of life stolen from 2.4 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 Querétaro. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Corregidora
    1.5 years lost
  • 2.Querétaro
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Pedro Escobedo
    1.1 years lost
  • 4.San Juan del Río
    1.1 years lost
  • 5.El Marqués
    1.1 years lost
  • 6.Huimilpan
    1 years lost
  • 7.Amealco de Bonfil
    0.9 years lost
  • 8.Tequisquiapan
    0.8 years lost
  • 9.Cadereyta de Montes
    0.8 years lost
  • 10.Ezequiel Montes
    0.8 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
21.1%
515K
15-25 µg/m³
78.9%
1.9M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in Querétaro

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Querétaro1.1M
19.2
1.4 years
San Juan del Río307K
16.0
1.1 years
El Marqués239K
15.9
1.1 years
Corregidora219K
19.8
1.5 years
Pedro Escobedo80K
16.2
1.1 years
Tequisquiapan74K
13.5
0.8 years
Cadereyta de Montes71K
13.0
0.8 years
Colón69K
12.1
0.7 years
Amealco de Bonfil69K
14.0
0.9 years
Ezequiel Montes47K
12.8
0.8 years
Huimilpan38K
14.9
1.0 years
Tolimán29K
11.3
0.6 years
Pinal de Amoles28K
11.0
0.6 years
Jalpan de Serra28K
12.4
0.7 years
Peñamiller20K
12.4
0.7 years
Landa de Matamoros19K
12.2
0.7 years
Arroyo Seco14K
12.4
0.7 years
San Joaquín9K
11.6
0.6 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.