Breathing in Cundinamarca is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.8 million people across 116 districts in Cundinamarca. The average PM2.5 level is 17.7 µg/m³—3.5× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Cundinamarca

Cundinamarca faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.8 million across 116 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 17.7µg/m³. That's 3.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 294 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 Cundinamarca met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.25 years longer.

That's 3.5M years of life stolen from 2.8 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 Cundinamarca. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.San Antonio del Tequendama
    1.4 years lost
  • 2.Bojacá
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Tena
    1.4 years lost
  • 4.El Colegio
    1.4 years lost
  • 5.Soacha
    1.4 years lost
  • 6.Mosquera
    1.4 years lost
  • 7.Granada
    1.4 years lost
  • 8.Zipacón
    1.3 years lost
  • 9.La Mesa
    1.3 years lost
  • 10.Madrid
    1.3 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
1.6%
45K
15-25 µg/m³
98.4%
2.8M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 116 Districts in Cundinamarca

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Soacha555K
19.1
1.4 years
Fusagasugá146K
17.7
1.2 years
Facatativá140K
18.0
1.3 years
Chía138K
15.9
1.1 years
Zipaquirá128K
16.9
1.2 years
Girardot105K
16.5
1.1 years
Mosquera91K
18.9
1.4 years
Madrid82K
18.6
1.3 years
Funza80K
18.4
1.3 years
Cajicá60K
16.2
1.1 years
Sibaté41K
18.1
1.3 years
Guaduas40K
18.1
1.3 years
Villa de San Diego de Ubaté38K
17.5
1.2 years
Tocancipá35K
16.2
1.1 years
La Mesa33K
18.6
1.3 years
Tabio29K
16.4
1.1 years
Sopó29K
16.2
1.1 years
La Calera28K
15.7
1.1 years
Chocontá28K
17.1
1.2 years
Pacho27K
17.5
1.2 years
Villeta25K
18.0
1.3 years
Cogua24K
17.2
1.2 years
Cota23K
16.4
1.1 years
El Colegio22K
19.1
1.4 years
Silvania21K
18.2
1.3 years
Villapinzón21K
17.6
1.2 years
Nilo20K
16.6
1.1 years
Puerto Salgar20K
18.5
1.3 years
Tenjo20K
16.3
1.1 years
Suesca19K
17.1
1.2 years
El Rosal19K
17.0
1.2 years
Tocaíma18K
16.7
1.1 years
Subachoque17K
16.9
1.2 years
Gachancipá17K
16.4
1.1 years
Cáqueza17K
14.7
0.9 years
Yacopí17K
18.5
1.3 years
Caparrapí16K
18.4
1.3 years
Guasca15K
16.1
1.1 years
Sesquilé15K
16.7
1.1 years
La Vega14K
17.9
1.3 years
Nemocón14K
16.7
1.1 years
Anapoima14K
18.0
1.3 years
Susa14K
17.9
1.3 years
Simijaca13K
17.8
1.3 years
San Antonio del Tequendama13K
19.3
1.4 years
Viotá13K
18.0
1.3 years
Bojacá13K
19.2
1.4 years
Arbeláez12K
17.2
1.2 years
Fómeque12K
14.8
1.0 years
Anolaima11K
18.2
1.3 years
Guachetá11K
17.9
1.3 years
La Palma11K
17.9
1.3 years
Gachetá11K
15.7
1.0 years
Sasaima11K
18.1
1.3 years
San Bernardo10K
16.8
1.2 years
Agua de Díos10K
16.5
1.1 years
Lenguazaque10K
17.7
1.2 years
Choachí10K
14.9
1.0 years
San Francisco10K
17.4
1.2 years
Medina10K
15.9
1.1 years
Ubalá10K
15.8
1.1 years
Pasca10K
17.6
1.2 years
Ricaurte10K
16.5
1.1 years
Une9K
16.3
1.1 years
Cachipay9K
18.3
1.3 years
San Juan de Río Seco9K
17.5
1.2 years
Tena9K
19.2
1.4 years
Granada9K
18.9
1.4 years
Carmen de Carupa9K
17.8
1.3 years
Tausa9K
17.8
1.3 years
Junín9K
15.7
1.1 years
Chipaque8K
16.2
1.1 years
Nocaima8K
18.2
1.3 years
Quipile8K
17.8
1.3 years
Fosca8K
15.3
1.0 years
Paratebueno8K
16.1
1.1 years
Rafael Reyes8K
17.3
1.2 years
Vergara7K
18.0
1.3 years
Cucunubá7K
17.6
1.2 years
Quetame7K
15.4
1.0 years
Nimaima7K
18.1
1.3 years
La Peña7K
18.2
1.3 years
Guatavita7K
16.7
1.1 years
Pandi6K
16.8
1.2 years
Machetá6K
16.4
1.1 years
Sutatausa6K
17.5
1.2 years
Albán6K
18.3
1.3 years
Zipacón6K
18.7
1.3 years
Fúquene6K
17.9
1.3 years
Ubaqué6K
14.8
1.0 years
Gachalá5K
15.3
1.0 years
San Cayetano5K
17.4
1.2 years
Útica5K
18.0
1.3 years
Supatá5K
17.4
1.2 years
Guayabetal5K
15.7
1.0 years
Tibacuy5K
17.7
1.2 years
Manta5K
16.0
1.1 years
Quebradanegra5K
18.1
1.3 years
El Peñon5K
18.0
1.3 years
Topaipí4K
17.8
1.3 years
Gutiérrez4K
16.4
1.1 years
Cabrera4K
16.3
1.1 years
Vianí4K
17.6
1.2 years
Gama4K
15.6
1.0 years
Paime4K
18.1
1.3 years
Chaguaní4K
17.8
1.3 years
Guayabal de Síquima4K
18.1
1.3 years
Venecia4K
16.3
1.1 years
Pulí3K
17.4
1.2 years
Tibirita3K
16.5
1.1 years
Guataquí3K
16.7
1.1 years
Jerusalén3K
16.8
1.2 years
Beltrán2K
17.3
1.2 years
Bituima2K
17.6
1.2 years
Nariño2K
16.4
1.1 years
Villagómez2K
17.6
1.2 years

Showing 116 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.