Breathing in Acre is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 873 thousand people across 22 districts in Acre. The average PM2.5 level is 30.9 µg/m³—6.2× higher than the WHO guideline.

AboutMake Air Quality Great AgainAQLI Data

Brought to you by Amrit Sharma

Overview

Air Pollution in Acre

Acre faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 873 thousand across 22 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 30.9µg/m³. That's 6.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 513 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 Acre met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 2.54 years longer.

That's 2.2M years of life stolen from 873 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 Acre. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Epitaciolândia
    2.8 years lost
  • 2.Brasiléia
    2.8 years lost
  • 3.Xapuri
    2.7 years lost
  • 4.Capixaba
    2.7 years lost
  • 5.Plácido de Castro
    2.7 years lost
  • 6.Rio Branco
    2.7 years lost
  • 7.Assis Brasil
    2.7 years lost
  • 8.Acrelândia
    2.7 years lost
  • 9.Sena Madureira
    2.7 years lost
  • 10.Porto Acre
    2.7 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
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
100%
873K
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 22 Districts in Acre

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Rio Branco384K
32.6
2.7 years
Cruzeiro do Sul99K
26.4
2.1 years
Tarauacá45K
28.2
2.3 years
Sena Madureira42K
32.2
2.7 years
Feijó37K
29.5
2.4 years
Brasiléia27K
33.5
2.8 years
Senador Guiomard23K
31.9
2.6 years
Mâncio Lima20K
26.6
2.1 years
Epitaciolândia19K
33.7
2.8 years
Xapuri19K
33.0
2.7 years
Marechal Thaumaturgo18K
25.2
2.0 years
Porto Acre17K
32.1
2.7 years
Rodrigues Alves17K
25.8
2.0 years
Plácido de Castro17K
32.7
2.7 years
Acrelândia13K
32.3
2.7 years
Manoel Urbano13K
31.1
2.6 years
Bujari13K
31.2
2.6 years
Jordão12K
26.7
2.1 years
Porto Walter11K
25.1
2.0 years
Capixaba10K
32.7
2.7 years
Assis Brasil9K
32.5
2.7 years
Santa Rosa do Purus8K
29.3
2.4 years

Showing 22 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.