The share of Russians living in cities with a high and very high atmospheric pollution index reached 63 percent in 2022, up 17 percentage points from the previous year. The figures drastically fell between 2013 and 2014. In total, 129 cities of Russia had a high and very high level of air pollution in 2022.
Share of urban population exposed to high and very high levels of air pollution in Russia from 2010 to 2022
Characteristic
Share of population
2022
63%
2021
46%
2020
9%
2019
10%
2018
12%
2017
12%
2016
15%
2015
17%
2014
19%
2013
52%
2012
57%
2011
53%
2010
58%
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Based on the atmospheric pollution index (API) used in Central Asian countries, which was introduced in the USSR in 1991. It calculates "for the five substances found in the highest
concentrations in relation to their degree of hazardousness. Air pollution is deemed to be very
high, if the aggregate API exceeds 14; high, if 14 > API >7; relatively high, if 7 > API > 5;
low, if API is < 5."
The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source.
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. (December 6, 2023). Share of urban population exposed to high and very high levels of air pollution in Russia from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049348/russia-share-of-urban-population-exposed-to-pollution/
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. "Share of urban population exposed to high and very high levels of air pollution in Russia from 2010 to 2022." Chart. December 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049348/russia-share-of-urban-population-exposed-to-pollution/
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. (2023). Share of urban population exposed to high and very high levels of air pollution in Russia from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049348/russia-share-of-urban-population-exposed-to-pollution/
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. "Share of Urban Population Exposed to High and Very High Levels of Air Pollution in Russia from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049348/russia-share-of-urban-population-exposed-to-pollution/
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, Share of urban population exposed to high and very high levels of air pollution in Russia from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049348/russia-share-of-urban-population-exposed-to-pollution/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
Share of urban population exposed to high and very high levels of air pollution in Russia from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, December 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049348/russia-share-of-urban-population-exposed-to-pollution/
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