Breathing in Sucre is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 866 thousand people across 26 districts in Sucre. The average PM2.5 level is 16.4 µg/m³—3.3× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Sucre

Sucre faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 866 thousand across 26 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 16.4µg/m³. That's 3.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 272 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 Sucre met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.12 years longer.

That's 970K years of life stolen from 866 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 Sucre. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Guarandá
    1.9 years lost
  • 2.Majagual
    1.7 years lost
  • 3.San Marcos
    1.5 years lost
  • 4.Sucre
    1.4 years lost
  • 5.Caimito
    1.4 years lost
  • 6.San Benito Abad
    1.3 years lost
  • 7.La Unión de Sucre
    1.2 years lost
  • 8.Tolú
    1.2 years lost
  • 9.Coveñas
    1.1 years lost
  • 10.Toluviejo
    1.1 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
12.7%
110K
15-25 µg/m³
87.3%
756K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 26 Districts in Sucre

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Sincelejo284K
15.6
1.0 years
San Marcos59K
20.0
1.5 years
San Onofre51K
14.0
0.9 years
Corozal42K
15.3
1.0 years
Sampués37K
15.5
1.0 years
Morroa37K
15.0
1.0 years
Tolú35K
16.8
1.2 years
Sincé34K
15.1
1.0 years
Majagual33K
22.5
1.7 years
San Benito Abad27K
17.9
1.3 years
Sucre22K
19.7
1.4 years
Galeras20K
14.9
1.0 years
Ovejas20K
14.4
0.9 years
Guarandá20K
24.2
1.9 years
Toluviejo19K
15.8
1.1 years
San Pedro15K
15.5
1.0 years
Los Palmitos14K
14.9
1.0 years
San Antonio de Palmito14K
15.7
1.1 years
El Roble14K
15.8
1.1 years
Coveñas13K
16.1
1.1 years
Caimito12K
19.3
1.4 years
San Juan de Betulia12K
15.0
1.0 years
La Unión de Sucre11K
16.9
1.2 years
Buenavista10K
15.3
1.0 years
Colosó5K
15.4
1.0 years
Chalán4K
14.7
1.0 years

Showing 26 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.