Guatemala City, Guatemala

Daily Pollution Levels on

PM2.5 Concentration

Meets National Standard (65 µg/m³)

Meets WHO Guideline (15 µg/m³)

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Annual Average Pollution Levels in Guatemala City

Source: Air Quality Life Index 

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Guatemala City Weekly Cigarettes

Note: These are estimations based on Berkeley Earth’s “Air Pollution and Cigarette Equivalence,” https://berkeleyearth.wpengine.com/air-pollution-and-cigarette-equivalence/
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Top 10 Threats to Life Expectancy in Guatemala

Threat to Life Expectancy

Life Years Lost
0-0.1

0.1-0.5

0.5-1.0

1.0-2.0

2.0-3.0

3.0-4.0

Source: Global Burden of Disease (https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/), level-2 causes and risks data and WHO Life Tables (https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.LIFECOUNTRY?lang=en), were combined with the Life table method to arrive at these results. ‘PM2.5 relative to WHO Guideline’ bar displays the reduction in life expectancy relative to the WHO guideline as calculated by latest AQLI (2023 PM2.5 concentrations) data.
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In the News

In the News·Aug 27, 2025

Countries with the Most Polluted Air in the Americas, Causing Serious Health Issues

via Al Día 
According to a recent study, these are the countries with the most polluted air in the Americas, leading to devastating health consequences for the population.
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In the News·Aug 27, 2025

Guatemala Joins Global Initiative to End Plastic Pollution

via IUCN
EPPIC, the international public-private partnership, aims to significantly reduce the environmental impact of plastics with actions in Central America, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, supported by the U.S. Department of State.
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In the News·Aug 27, 2025

Trash Island in Lake Amatitlán? Guatemala’s Famous Lake Is Drowning in Garbage

via Mitú
Furniture, plastic bottles, diapers, and even dead bodies have been found on its shores, creating a trash island.
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In the News·Aug 27, 2025

Indigenous peoples demand urgent action to protect water

via PBI Guatemala
March 22nd is World Water Day. This year, representatives from Guatemala’s diverse indigenous peoples and territories presented their findings and demands regarding the water situation to the government of Bernardo Arévalo. This was the result of 24 assemblies for water...
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In the News·Aug 27, 2025

The mission to clean up one of Central America’s most polluted rivers

via CNN
In response to the large amounts of pollution in Guatemala's longest river, several organizations are working together to clean up the river.
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In the News·Aug 27, 2025

Indigenous Women Lead Cleanup Efforts at Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán

via The Tico Times
Wading into the water and walking along the beach, a hundred indigenous women collected accumulated garbage this Saturday on a shore of the paradisiacal Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, a natural wonder threatened by pollution. The cleanup day is held once...
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