Breathing in San Pedro is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 443 thousand people across 15 districts in San Pedro. The average PM2.5 level is 17.8 µg/m³—3.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in San Pedro

San Pedro faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 443 thousand across 15 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 17.8µg/m³. That's 3.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 295 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 San Pedro met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.28 years longer.

That's 567K years of life stolen from 443 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 San Pedro. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Antequera
    1.5 years lost
  • 2.Villa del Rosario
    1.5 years lost
  • 3.San Pedro del Ycuamandyyú
    1.5 years lost
  • 4.San Pablo
    1.4 years lost
  • 5.25 de Diciembre
    1.4 years lost
  • 6.Lima
    1.4 years lost
  • 7.Tacuatí
    1.4 years lost
  • 8.General Elizardo Aquino
    1.3 years lost
  • 9.Itacurubí del Rosario
    1.3 years lost
  • 10.Nueva Germania
    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
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
100%
443K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 15 Districts in San Pedro

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
San Estanislao165K
16.8
1.2 years
Nueva Germania56K
18.1
1.3 years
Choré48K
17.6
1.2 years
San Pedro del Ycuamandyyú35K
19.9
1.5 years
General Isidoro Resquín24K
18.1
1.3 years
General Elizardo Aquino24K
18.3
1.3 years
Tacuatí17K
18.8
1.4 years
Itacurubí del Rosario13K
18.2
1.3 years
Yataity del Norte13K
16.4
1.1 years
Lima12K
18.8
1.4 years
Villa del Rosario10K
20.2
1.5 years
25 de Diciembre9K
19.1
1.4 years
Unión7K
17.7
1.2 years
Antequera5K
20.6
1.5 years
San Pablo4K
19.7
1.4 years

Showing 15 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.