Breathing in Trujillo is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 839 thousand people across 20 districts in Trujillo. The average PM2.5 level is 17.3 ”g/m³—3.5× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Trujillo

Trujillo faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 839 thousand across 20 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 17.3”g/m³. That's 3.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 287 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 ”g/m³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Trujillo met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 1.21 years longer.

That's 1.0M years of life stolen from 839 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 Trujillo. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.BolĂ­var
    1.3 years lost
  • 2.Rafael Rangel
    1.3 years lost
  • 3.Sucre
    1.3 years lost
  • 4.Escuque
    1.3 years lost
  • 5.La Ceiba
    1.2 years lost
  • 6.San Rafael de Carvajal
    1.2 years lost
  • 7.Miranda
    1.2 years lost
  • 8.Trujillo
    1.2 years lost
  • 9.MotatĂĄn
    1.2 years lost
  • 10.Pampanito
    1.2 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/m³—only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 ”g/m³
0%
0
5-10 ”g/m³
0%
0
10-15 ”g/m³
0%
0
15-25 ”g/m³
100%
839K
25-35 ”g/m³
0%
0
> 35 ”g/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 20 Districts in Trujillo

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 ”g/m³Years Lost
Valera176K
17.2
1.2 years
BoconĂł106K
17.1
1.2 years
Trujillo82K
17.3
1.2 years
San Rafael de Carvajal64K
17.4
1.2 years
BolĂ­var49K
18.4
1.3 years
Urdaneta46K
16.6
1.1 years
PampĂĄn41K
17.0
1.2 years
Escuque41K
17.8
1.3 years
Carache40K
17.1
1.2 years
Pampanito39K
17.2
1.2 years
Monte Carmelo32K
16.8
1.2 years
Miranda22K
17.4
1.2 years
La Ceiba21K
17.5
1.2 years
Candelaria21K
17.1
1.2 years
Sucre19K
17.9
1.3 years
Rafael Rangel18K
18.0
1.3 years
Andrés Bello11K
16.9
1.2 years
MotatĂĄn6K
17.2
1.2 years
José Felipe Mårquez Cañizalez5K
15.9
1.1 years
Juan Vicente Campos ElĂ­as293
16.6
1.1 years

Showing 20 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.