Breathing in Zacatecas is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.7 million people across 58 districts in Zacatecas. The average PM2.5 level is 9.5 µg/m³—1.9× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Zacatecas

Zacatecas faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.7 million across 58 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 9.5µg/m³. That's 1.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 158 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 Zacatecas met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.45 years longer.

That's 752K years of life stolen from 1.7 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 Zacatecas. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Melchor Ocampo
    0.9 years lost
  • 2.El Salvador
    0.8 years lost
  • 3.Loreto
    0.8 years lost
  • 4.Villa García
    0.8 years lost
  • 5.Concepción del Oro
    0.7 years lost
  • 6.Pinos
    0.7 years lost
  • 7.Juchipila
    0.6 years lost
  • 8.Villa Hidalgo
    0.6 years lost
  • 9.Noria de Ángeles
    0.6 years lost
  • 10.Jalpa
    0.6 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
57.5%
961K
10-15 µg/m³
42.5%
711K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 58 Districts in Zacatecas

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Fresnillo248K
8.6
0.4 years
Guadalupe218K
10.1
0.5 years
Zacatecas154K
10.2
0.5 years
Pinos74K
11.8
0.7 years
Río Grande67K
7.8
0.3 years
Sombrerete66K
7.4
0.2 years
Jerez62K
9.3
0.4 years
Loreto55K
13.2
0.8 years
Calera47K
9.2
0.4 years
Ojocaliente45K
9.9
0.5 years
Villa de Cos36K
7.9
0.3 years
Valparaíso33K
8.0
0.3 years
Villanueva33K
9.0
0.4 years
Nochistlán de Mejía29K
10.4
0.5 years
Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román28K
9.4
0.4 years
Jalpa26K
11.2
0.6 years
Miguel Auza24K
7.0
0.2 years
General Pánfilo Natera24K
9.8
0.5 years
Sain Alto23K
6.8
0.2 years
Trancoso21K
8.8
0.4 years
General Francisco R. Murguía21K
6.5
0.1 years
Juan Aldama20K
7.7
0.3 years
Villa García20K
13.1
0.8 years
Villa Hidalgo20K
11.5
0.6 years
Mazapil18K
10.4
0.5 years
Pánuco18K
8.0
0.3 years
Tabasco17K
9.9
0.5 years
Noria de Ángeles17K
11.4
0.6 years
Cuauhtémoc14K
10.0
0.5 years
Villa González Ortega14K
10.2
0.5 years
Morelos14K
8.1
0.3 years
Luis Moya14K
11.1
0.6 years
Juchipila13K
11.5
0.6 years
Concepción del Oro12K
12.4
0.7 years
Vetagrande11K
8.0
0.3 years
Chalchihuites10K
7.2
0.2 years
Monte Escobedo9K
7.7
0.3 years
Tepechitlán9K
8.7
0.4 years
Cañitas de Felipe Pescador9K
7.9
0.3 years
Genaro Codina8K
9.7
0.5 years
General Enrique Estrada7K
8.7
0.4 years
Tepetongo7K
7.8
0.3 years
Apozol6K
10.2
0.5 years
Teúl de González Ortega6K
8.3
0.3 years
Apulco5K
10.5
0.5 years
Huanusco5K
10.4
0.5 years
Moyahua de Estrada5K
10.6
0.5 years
Benito Juárez5K
8.2
0.3 years
Jiménez del Teul5K
7.1
0.2 years
Trinidad García de la Cadena3K
8.9
0.4 years
Santa María de la Paz3K
8.3
0.3 years
Melchor Ocampo3K
13.9
0.9 years
El Salvador3K
13.2
0.8 years
Mezquital del Oro3K
9.4
0.4 years
Momax3K
8.9
0.4 years
Atolinga2K
8.2
0.3 years
El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro2K
8.6
0.3 years
Susticacán1K
7.7
0.3 years

Showing 58 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.