Breathing in Misiones is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.3 million people across 17 districts in Misiones. The average PM2.5 level is 14.1 µg/m³—2.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Misiones

Misiones faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.3 million across 17 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.1µg/m³. That's 2.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 234 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 Misiones met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.89 years longer.

That's 1.2M 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 Misiones. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Iguazú
    1.1 years lost
  • 2.Eldorado
    1 years lost
  • 3.Capital
    1 years lost
  • 4.Montecarlo
    0.9 years lost
  • 5.General Manuel Belgrano
    0.9 years lost
  • 6.Libertador General San Martín
    0.9 years lost
  • 7.San Ignacio
    0.9 years lost
  • 8.Candelaria
    0.9 years lost
  • 9.San Pedro
    0.8 years lost
  • 10.Cainguás
    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
55.4%
737K
15-25 µg/m³
44.6%
593K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 17 Districts in Misiones

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Capital399K
15.2
1.0 years
Oberá122K
11.9
0.7 years
Iguazú100K
16.1
1.1 years
Eldorado93K
15.3
1.0 years
General Manuel Belgrano81K
14.5
0.9 years
Guaraní77K
12.7
0.8 years
San Ignacio65K
14.1
0.9 years
Cainguás61K
12.7
0.8 years
Libertador General San Martín52K
14.5
0.9 years
Apóstoles52K
11.3
0.6 years
Leandro N. Alem51K
12.3
0.7 years
Montecarlo39K
14.6
0.9 years
Candelaria36K
13.9
0.9 years
San Pedro35K
13.3
0.8 years
Veinticinco de Mayo31K
12.5
0.7 years
San Javier25K
12.2
0.7 years
Concepción10K
11.5
0.6 years

Showing 17 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.