Breathing in Mendoza is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.0 million people across 18 districts in Mendoza. The average PM2.5 level is 18.9 µg/m³—3.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Mendoza

Mendoza faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.0 million across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 18.9µg/m³. That's 3.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 314 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 Mendoza met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.38 years longer.

That's 2.8M years of life stolen from 2.0 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 Mendoza. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Tunuyán
    1.8 years lost
  • 2.San Carlos
    1.6 years lost
  • 3.Tupungato
    1.6 years lost
  • 4.Malargüe
    1.6 years lost
  • 5.Guaymallén
    1.5 years lost
  • 6.Godoy Cruz
    1.5 years lost
  • 7.Capital
    1.5 years lost
  • 8.Maipú
    1.4 years lost
  • 9.Luján de Cuyo
    1.4 years lost
  • 10.Las Heras
    1.4 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
3.9%
80K
15-25 µg/m³
96.1%
2.0M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in Mendoza

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Capital315K
19.8
1.5 years
Las Heras217K
18.8
1.4 years
Godoy Cruz217K
19.9
1.5 years
Maipú216K
19.6
1.4 years
San Rafael213K
15.8
1.1 years
Luján de Cuyo191K
19.5
1.4 years
San Martín115K
18.3
1.3 years
Guaymallén115K
20.0
1.5 years
Rivadavia67K
18.1
1.3 years
Junín67K
17.9
1.3 years
Tunuyán59K
22.9
1.8 years
Lavalle50K
16.3
1.1 years
General Alvear49K
12.9
0.8 years
Tupungato42K
21.8
1.6 years
San Carlos40K
21.8
1.6 years
Malargüe33K
20.9
1.6 years
Santa Rosa19K
14.1
0.9 years
La Paz11K
13.4
0.8 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.