Breathing in Zulia is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 4.0 million people across 21 districts in Zulia. The average PM2.5 level is 15.7 ”g/m³—3.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Zulia

Zulia faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 4.0 million across 21 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 15.7”g/m³. That's 3.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 260 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 Zulia met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 1.07 years longer.

That's 4.3M years of life stolen from 4.0 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 Zulia. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.ColĂłn
    1.4 years lost
  • 2.Francisco Javier Pulgar
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Sucre
    1.4 years lost
  • 4.Catatumbo
    1.3 years lost
  • 5.JesĂșs MarĂ­a SemprĂșn
    1.2 years lost
  • 6.Lagunillas
    1.2 years lost
  • 7.Baralt
    1.2 years lost
  • 8.Cabimas
    1.1 years lost
  • 9.Machiques de PerijĂĄ
    1.1 years lost
  • 10.Valmore RodrĂ­guez
    1.1 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
1.6%
65K
10-15 ”g/m³
15.2%
606K
15-25 ”g/m³
83.2%
3.3M
25-35 ”g/m³
0%
0
> 35 ”g/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 21 Districts in Zulia

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 ”g/m³Years Lost
Maracaibo1.5M
15.8
1.1 years
San Francisco603K
16.2
1.1 years
Cabimas281K
16.7
1.1 years
Lagunillas216K
17.0
1.2 years
Mara179K
11.7
0.7 years
La Cañada de Urdaneta175K
15.0
1.0 years
JesĂșs Enrique Lossada144K
12.2
0.7 years
Machiques de PerijĂĄ134K
16.5
1.1 years
ColĂłn125K
19.7
1.4 years
Baralt100K
16.9
1.2 years
Miranda97K
13.6
0.8 years
Rosario de PerijĂĄ93K
15.7
1.1 years
Guajira65K
9.9
0.5 years
Santa Rita57K
15.8
1.1 years
Valmore RodrĂ­guez55K
16.4
1.1 years
SimĂłn BolĂ­var52K
16.3
1.1 years
Francisco Javier Pulgar39K
19.4
1.4 years
Catatumbo39K
18.3
1.3 years
JesĂșs MarĂ­a SemprĂșn30K
17.6
1.2 years
Sucre21K
18.8
1.4 years
Almirante Padilla11K
14.0
0.9 years

Showing 21 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.