Breathing in Pará is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 8.9 million people across 144 districts in Pará. The average PM2.5 level is 14.6 µg/m³—2.9× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Pará

Pará faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 8.9 million across 144 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.6µg/m³. That's 2.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 242 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 Pará met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.95 years longer.

That's 8.4M years of life stolen from 8.9 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 Pará. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Jacareacanga
    3.1 years lost
  • 2.Trairão
    3 years lost
  • 3.Itaituba
    2.9 years lost
  • 4.Rurópolis
    2.6 years lost
  • 5.Aveiro
    2.6 years lost
  • 6.Novo Progresso
    2.6 years lost
  • 7.Placas
    2.2 years lost
  • 8.São Félix do Xingu
    1.9 years lost
  • 9.Uruará
    1.9 years lost
  • 10.Belterra
    1.9 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
17.7%
1.6M
10-15 µg/m³
43.4%
3.9M
15-25 µg/m³
35.4%
3.1M
25-35 µg/m³
3%
263K
> 35 µg/m³
0.5%
46K
Districts

All 144 Districts in Pará

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Belém1.4M
10.9
0.6 years
Ananindeua543K
10.7
0.6 years
Santarém370K
22.1
1.7 years
Parauapebas286K
19.6
1.4 years
Marabá286K
19.0
1.4 years
Castanhal211K
9.2
0.4 years
Abaetetuba166K
12.1
0.7 years
Itaituba144K
34.6
2.9 years
Altamira142K
20.5
1.5 years
Cametá142K
13.9
0.9 years
Barcarena133K
11.4
0.6 years
Marituba130K
10.3
0.5 years
Bragança128K
6.8
0.2 years
Breves121K
12.7
0.8 years
Paragominas110K
13.3
0.8 years
Redenção96K
16.2
1.1 years
Tucuruí95K
19.4
1.4 years
Alenquer91K
22.0
1.7 years
Tailândia89K
15.0
1.0 years
Moju86K
12.7
0.8 years
São Félix do Xingu85K
24.9
1.9 years
Oriximiná80K
21.6
1.6 years
Tomé-Açu80K
12.8
0.8 years
Canaã dos Carajás79K
18.1
1.3 years
Capanema74K
7.8
0.3 years
Santa Izabel do Pará73K
9.5
0.4 years
Portel71K
14.6
0.9 years
Igarapé-Miri70K
12.7
0.8 years
Acará67K
11.5
0.6 years
Novo Repartimento64K
19.3
1.4 years
Muaná63K
10.9
0.6 years
Monte Alegre63K
18.9
1.4 years
Dom Eliseu62K
15.6
1.0 years
Óbidos61K
20.9
1.6 years
Viseu61K
7.7
0.3 years
Juruti61K
22.5
1.7 years
Ulianópolis60K
14.4
0.9 years
Capitão Poço59K
9.6
0.4 years
Benevides59K
9.9
0.5 years
Xinguara59K
17.6
1.2 years
Itupiranga57K
19.4
1.4 years
São Miguel do Guamá56K
9.6
0.4 years
Baião55K
15.8
1.1 years
Vigia52K
8.3
0.3 years
Uruará51K
24.4
1.9 years
Conceição do Araguaia47K
15.2
1.0 years
Santana do Araguaia47K
15.7
1.0 years
Curuçá47K
7.3
0.2 years
Salinópolis46K
6.3
0.1 years
Pacajá46K
20.7
1.5 years
Augusto Corrêa45K
7.3
0.2 years
Rurópolis44K
31.8
2.6 years
Porto de Moz43K
17.9
1.3 years
Breu Branco42K
18.8
1.4 years
Almeirim41K
16.0
1.1 years
Curralinho40K
11.9
0.7 years
Afuá40K
9.3
0.4 years
Jacundá38K
18.3
1.3 years
Igarapé-Açu38K
8.0
0.3 years
Prainha38K
19.4
1.4 years
Bagre37K
13.8
0.9 years
Rondon do Pará37K
16.5
1.1 years
Tucumã37K
22.1
1.7 years
Mãe do Rio36K
10.6
0.5 years
Anajás36K
10.2
0.5 years
Oeiras do Pará36K
13.8
0.9 years
Novo Progresso35K
31.4
2.6 years
Anapu35K
20.4
1.5 years
Aurora do Pará34K
10.9
0.6 years
Gurupá34K
13.2
0.8 years
São Sebastião da Boa Vista33K
11.1
0.6 years
Irituia32K
9.6
0.5 years
Marapanim32K
7.1
0.2 years
Eldorado do Carajás32K
18.4
1.3 years
Brasil Novo32K
19.5
1.4 years
São Domingos do Capim32K
10.3
0.5 years
Limoeiro do Ajuru31K
11.7
0.7 years
Ipixuna do Pará31K
12.5
0.7 years
Santo Antônio do Tauá30K
8.9
0.4 years
Tracuateua29K
7.0
0.2 years
Mocajuba29K
15.3
1.0 years
Bujaru28K
10.2
0.5 years
Concórdia do Pará28K
11.3
0.6 years
Melgaço28K
13.2
0.8 years
Ourilândia do Norte28K
21.5
1.6 years
Cachoeira do Piriá28K
9.0
0.4 years
Medicilândia28K
20.9
1.6 years
Maracanã27K
6.8
0.2 years
Ponta de Pedras26K
9.9
0.5 years
Jacareacanga26K
36.3
3.1 years
Garrafão do Norte26K
9.8
0.5 years
Salvaterra26K
7.8
0.3 years
Santa Maria do Pará26K
8.6
0.3 years
São Geraldo do Araguaia26K
17.1
1.2 years
Soure25K
7.6
0.3 years
Goianésia do Pará25K
17.8
1.3 years
Cachoeira do Arari24K
8.3
0.3 years
Mojuí dos Campos24K
23.5
1.8 years
Senador José Porfírio24K
19.6
1.4 years
Nova Esperança do Piriá22K
10.5
0.5 years
Santa Bárbara do Pará22K
9.5
0.4 years
São Domingos do Araguaia22K
16.6
1.1 years
São João de Pirabas21K
6.5
0.2 years
Santa Luzia do Pará21K
8.4
0.3 years
Curionópolis21K
18.7
1.3 years
Chaves21K
7.7
0.3 years
Trairão20K
35.6
3.0 years
Terra Santa20K
21.1
1.6 years
Placas20K
27.8
2.2 years
Aveiro19K
31.6
2.6 years
Belterra19K
24.1
1.9 years
Rio Maria19K
17.4
1.2 years
Floresta do Araguaia19K
16.3
1.1 years
Ourém19K
8.7
0.4 years
Santa Maria das Barreiras19K
15.9
1.1 years
Água Azul do Norte18K
18.5
1.3 years
São Caetano de Odivelas16K
7.9
0.3 years
Vitória do Xingu16K
20.6
1.5 years
São Francisco do Pará16K
8.3
0.3 years
Bom Jesus do Tocantins15K
17.3
1.2 years
Curuá15K
21.8
1.6 years
São João do Araguaia14K
17.4
1.2 years
Nova Ipixuna14K
18.6
1.3 years
Bonito14K
8.5
0.3 years
Piçarra13K
16.4
1.1 years
Nova Timboteua13K
7.8
0.3 years
Cumaru do Norte13K
17.9
1.3 years
Colares13K
8.8
0.4 years
Quatipuru12K
7.2
0.2 years
Primavera11K
6.8
0.2 years
Terra Alta11K
7.9
0.3 years
Inhangapi11K
9.5
0.4 years
Faro9K
21.7
1.6 years
Peixe-Boi9K
7.7
0.3 years
Magalhães Barata9K
7.1
0.2 years
Palestina do Pará7K
17.3
1.2 years
Santa Cruz do Arari7K
8.0
0.3 years
Brejo Grande do Araguaia7K
16.3
1.1 years
Pau D'Arco7K
16.5
1.1 years
Abel Figueiredo6K
16.9
1.2 years
Santarém Novo6K
6.8
0.2 years
Sapucaia6K
17.0
1.2 years
São João da Ponta4K
7.7
0.3 years
Bannach4K
18.6
1.3 years

Showing 144 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.