Breathing in San Juan is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 828 thousand people across 18 districts in San Juan. The average PM2.5 level is 18.4 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”3.7Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in San Juan

San Juan faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 828 thousand across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 18.4Āµg/mĀ³. That's 3.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 305 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 Āµg/mĀ³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If San Juan met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 1.32 years longer.

That's 1.1M years of life stolen from 828 thousand 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 San Juan. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Chimbas
    1.5 years lost
  • 2.Rivadavia
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Capital
    1.4 years lost
  • 4.Santa LucĆ­a
    1.4 years lost
  • 5.Rawson
    1.4 years lost
  • 6.AlbardĆ³n
    1.4 years lost
  • 7.Sarmiento
    1.3 years lost
  • 8.Angaco
    1.3 years lost
  • 9.Pocito
    1.3 years lost
  • 10.San MartĆ­n
    1.2 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
5-10 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
10-15 Āµg/mĀ³
6.6%
55K
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
93.4%
773K
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in San Juan

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Capital173K
19.5
1.4 years
Rawson161K
18.9
1.4 years
Rivadavia111K
19.5
1.4 years
Pocito79K
17.9
1.3 years
Chimbas50K
19.9
1.5 years
Caucete47K
15.3
1.0 years
Santa LucĆ­a36K
19.2
1.4 years
AlbardĆ³n30K
18.8
1.4 years
Sarmiento29K
18.1
1.3 years
JƔchal25K
14.3
0.9 years
Veinticinco de Mayo20K
15.7
1.1 years
San MartĆ­n15K
17.4
1.2 years
Calingasta11K
14.6
0.9 years
Valle FĆ©rtil9K
11.9
0.7 years
Iglesia9K
12.8
0.8 years
Angaco8K
18.0
1.3 years
Zonda7K
16.4
1.1 years
Ullum7K
16.3
1.1 years

Showing 18 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.