Breathing in Aragua is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.3 million people across 18 districts in Aragua. 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 Aragua

Aragua faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.3 million across 18 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 Aragua met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.12 years longer.

That's 1.5M years of life stolen from 1.3 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 Aragua. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Girardot
    1.3 years lost
  • 2.Ocumare de la Costa de Oro
    1.3 years lost
  • 3.Francisco Linares
    1.2 years lost
  • 4.Libertador
    1.2 years lost
  • 5.Mario Briceño Iragorry
    1.2 years lost
  • 6.José Angel Lamas
    1.2 years lost
  • 7.Zamora
    1.1 years lost
  • 8.Santiago Mariño
    1.1 years lost
  • 9.Sucre
    1 years lost
  • 10.Bolívar
    0.9 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
26.3%
350K
15-25 µg/m³
73.7%
981K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in Aragua

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Girardot355K
18.2
1.3 years
Zamora158K
16.1
1.1 years
José Félix Ribas157K
14.5
0.9 years
Santiago Mariño106K
15.8
1.1 years
Libertador104K
17.5
1.2 years
Francisco Linares93K
17.7
1.2 years
José Angel Lamas90K
16.9
1.2 years
José R Revenga44K
13.4
0.8 years
Mario Briceño Iragorry32K
17.2
1.2 years
Bolívar28K
14.6
0.9 years
Sucre25K
15.4
1.0 years
San Sebastián24K
14.1
0.9 years
San Casimiro24K
13.9
0.9 years
Camatagua23K
13.5
0.8 years
Urdaneta20K
12.7
0.8 years
Ocumare de la Costa de Oro19K
17.9
1.3 years
Santos Michelena19K
13.1
0.8 years
Tovar13K
13.5
0.8 years

Showing 18 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.