Share of Russians exposed to high pollution by region

The most worrying figures were recorded in the Taimyr Autonomous Okrug within the Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, where 99 percent of the urban population lived in areas with a high and very high atmosphere pollution index of over seven points. In the Republic of Buryatia, 81 percent of residents lived in cities highly exposed to air pollution.

Share of population living in cities with a high and very high level of air pollution in Russia in 2018, by federal subject

Characteristic	Share of population
Taimyr Autonomous Okrug*	99%
Republic of Buryatia	81%
Astrakhan Oblast	78%
Novosibirsk Oblast	75%
Irkutsk Oblast	71%
Khakassia Republic	69%
North Ossetia-Alaniya Republic	68%
Tyva Republic	68%
Voronezh Oblast	66%
Jewish Autonomous Oblast	65%
Altai Krai	63%
Krasnoyarsk Krai	61%
Kursk Oblast	59%
Kemerovo Oblast	56%
Rostov Oblast	49%
Sakhalin Oblast	49%
Zabaykalsky Krai	49%
Dagestan Republic	43%
Amur Oblast	41%
Chelyabinsk Oblast	20%

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Release date

September 2019

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Russia

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

* Within the Krasnoyarsk Krai.

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 figures refer to the cities with API over 7.
The data are presented for federal subjects with the highest share of population living in highly polluted cities.

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