AirBase: public air quality database

Last modified: Apr 28, 2011

AirBase is a public air quality database containing air quality monitoring information for more than 30 participating countries throughout Europe.

Every year countries report air quality measurement data for a set of pollutants at a representative selection of stations. Reporting follows the requirements of the Council Decision 97/101/EC, a reciprocal Exchange of Information (EoI) on ambient air quality.

Statistics calculated on the reported data are also stored in AirBase.

AirBase is managed by the European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) on behalf of the EEA.

There is a large amount of data on Europe’s air quality over the last decade and you can browse it in different ways.

Live maps and data

Map air quality statistics at reporting stations. The example shows the annual averages for particulate matter (PM₁₀) in the most recent year available. You can select the pollutant, the statistic and the year that you want to see.

See interpolated maps showing air quality in Europe. The maps are derived from the measurement data at the stations in AirBase in combination with modelled output from EMEP and with other parameters. These maps are assessment tools for use at the European scale. They may show results which differ from assessments made at national scale. The example shows the interpolated map of annual averages for particulate matter (PM₁₀) in the most recent year available.

See where reporting stations are located, what their characteristics are and what they measured. The example shows the urban, industrial, traffic and rural stations that have measured particulate matter (PM₁₀). You can zoom in by clicking on the map or by writing the name of a place. When you zoom in, the background map will also show land cover information. Click on a station to display its data.

See zones in relation to EU air quality thresholds, every year EU Member States provide an assessment of air quality by comparing each of the EU air quality thresholds. The maps show information which has been reported for the zones designated by the country under the Framework Directive on ambient air quality (96/62/EC).