Breathing in Guárico is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 15 districts in Guárico. The average PM2.5 level is 13.4 µg/m³—2.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Guárico

Guárico faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 15 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.4µg/m³. That's 2.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 222 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 Guárico met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.82 years longer.

That's 955K years of life stolen from 1.2 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 Guárico. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Miranda
    1.1 years lost
  • 2.Roscio
    1 years lost
  • 3.Camaguán
    0.9 years lost
  • 4.Ortíz
    0.9 years lost
  • 5.Las Mercedes
    0.9 years lost
  • 6.San Gerónimo de Guayabal
    0.8 years lost
  • 7.Mellado
    0.8 years lost
  • 8.Monagas
    0.7 years lost
  • 9.Chaguaramas
    0.6 years lost
  • 10.Infante
    0.6 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
6.3%
74K
10-15 µg/m³
78.5%
915K
15-25 µg/m³
15.2%
177K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 15 Districts in Guárico

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Camaguán209K
14.6
0.9 years
Miranda177K
15.9
1.1 years
Roscio166K
15.0
1.0 years
Infante156K
11.3
0.6 years
Monagas94K
12.2
0.7 years
Las Mercedes75K
13.8
0.9 years
Zaraza74K
9.9
0.5 years
Ribas48K
10.8
0.6 years
Ortíz35K
14.3
0.9 years
Mellado32K
13.2
0.8 years
Chaguaramas31K
11.6
0.6 years
San Gerónimo de Guayabal22K
13.3
0.8 years
El Socorro18K
10.9
0.6 years
Santa María de Ipire16K
10.3
0.5 years
San José de Guaribe13K
10.7
0.6 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.