Atlas · Climate and exposure
Every district breathes air at 8 to 17 times the WHO guideline
Population-weighted annual mean PM2.5, micrograms per cubic metre
Highest district
Noakhali
85.3 ug/m3, pop-weighted
Lowest district
Sylhet
42.1 ug/m3, pop-weighted
Coverage
64 of 64 districts carry a value.
Unit
ug/m3, pop-weighted
Reading this plate
The WHO 2021 annual guideline is 5 ug/m3. The cleanest district here, Sylhet at 42.1, is more than eight times that. Population weighting is used so a district is judged by where its people actually breathe.
Source
Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; ACAG global satellite-derived surface PM2.5, annual product, mean of 2020 to 2022, population-weighted with WorldPop 2020
Source: Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; ACAG global satellite-derived surface PM2.5, annual product, mean of 2020 to 2022, population-weighted with WorldPop 2020