Breathing in Potosí is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 927 thousand people across 16 districts in Potosí. The average PM2.5 level is 20.4 µg/m³—4.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Potosí

Potosí faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 927 thousand across 16 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 20.4µg/m³. That's 4.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 338 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 Potosí met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.53 years longer.

That's 1.4M years of life stolen from 927 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 Potosí. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.General Bilbao
    2.4 years lost
  • 2.Alonso de Ibáñez
    2.3 years lost
  • 3.Chárcas
    2.2 years lost
  • 4.Rafael Bustillo
    2.1 years lost
  • 5.Chayanta
    2 years lost
  • 6.Tomás Frías
    1.7 years lost
  • 7.Cornelio Saavedra
    1.3 years lost
  • 8.José María Linares
    1.2 years lost
  • 9.Antonio Quijarro
    1 years lost
  • 10.Nor Chichas
    0.9 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
0.9%
8K
10-15 µg/m³
25.1%
232K
15-25 µg/m³
43.9%
407K
25-35 µg/m³
30.1%
280K
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 16 Districts in Potosí

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Tomás Frías307K
21.9
1.7 years
Chayanta98K
25.2
2.0 years
Rafael Bustillo97K
26.2
2.1 years
Sur Chichas66K
12.6
0.7 years
Antonio Quijarro64K
14.8
1.0 years
Cornelio Saavedra52K
18.5
1.3 years
Modesto Omiste48K
10.2
0.5 years
José María Linares48K
17.1
1.2 years
Chárcas43K
27.4
2.2 years
Nor Chichas34K
14.6
0.9 years
Alonso de Ibáñez30K
28.6
2.3 years
Nor Lipez14K
10.0
0.5 years
General Bilbao11K
29.6
2.4 years
Sur Lipez6K
7.4
0.2 years
Daniel Campos6K
11.7
0.7 years
Enrique Baldivieso2K
8.4
0.3 years

Showing 16 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.