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
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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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. (September 3, 2019). Share of population living in cities with a high and very high level of air pollution in Russia in 2018, by federal subject [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049410/russia-population-share-exposed-to-high-pollution-by-region/
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. "Share of population living in cities with a high and very high level of air pollution in Russia in 2018, by federal subject." Chart. September 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049410/russia-population-share-exposed-to-high-pollution-by-region/
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. (2019). Share of population living in cities with a high and very high level of air pollution in Russia in 2018, by federal subject. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049410/russia-population-share-exposed-to-high-pollution-by-region/
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. "Share of Population Living in Cities with a High and Very High Level of Air Pollution in Russia in 2018, by Federal Subject." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049410/russia-population-share-exposed-to-high-pollution-by-region/
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