Air pollution threatens the health of 43 thousand people across 9 districts in Guainía. The average PM2.5 level is 20.6 µg/m³—4.1× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Guainía faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 43 thousand across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 20.6µg/m³. That's 4.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 342 cigarettes in a year.
If Guainía met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.51 years longer.
That's 65K years of life stolen from 43 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 9 most polluted districts in Guainía. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Complete air quality data for every district in Guainía, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Inírida | 21K | 19.7 | 1.4 years |
| Puerto Colombia | 7K | 22.7 | 1.7 years |
| Barranco Minas | 7K | 19.0 | 1.4 years |
| Pana Pana | 3K | 23.0 | 1.8 years |
| Cacahual | 2K | 21.7 | 1.6 years |
| Morichal Nuevo | 2K | 22.0 | 1.7 years |
| San Felipe | 924 | 23.4 | 1.8 years |
| Mapiripana | 732 | 19.8 | 1.4 years |
| La Guadalupe | 289 | 24.9 | 1.9 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.