Estimated percentage of inhabitants within urban areas exposed to unhealthy road traffic noise levels, based on Environmental Noise Directive thresholds, in 2022
Map (static)
Map: Estimated percentage of inhabitants within urban areas exposed to levels of road traffic noise of 55dB Lden or higher during the day-evening-night.
Graph: This figure shows the estimated percentage of inhabitants within urban areas exposed to unhealthy road traffic noise levels, based on the Environmental Noise Directive Thresholds. It is based on data officially reported by countries under the EU Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC) for the round of noise mapping of 2022 using submission up to 18/11/2024.
European Environment AgencyETC Human health and the environment (ETC HE) Ineris, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Units
Map: Percentage Graph: Lden (dB)
Additional information
*Countries totally or partially modelled: Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain. Cities with modelled values: Burgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna, Cannes, Dijon, Henin-Beaumont, Le Havre, Le Mans, Lille, Metz, Montpellier, Nancy, Orleans, Perpignan, Poitiers, Strasbourg, Toulon, Toulouse, Athens Center, Athens North, Ioannina, Iraklion, Larissa, Patras, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Volos, Budapest, Debrecen, Gyor, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Szeged, Akureyri, Gardabaer, Hafnafjordur, Kopavogur, Mosfellsbaer, Reykjanesbaer, Reykjavik, Selfoss, Seltjarnarnes, Bologna, Milan-Monza, Palermo, Venice, Information not provided, Tilburg, Bergen, Stavanger/Sandnes, Lisbon, Arad, Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Iasi, Oradea, Sibiu, Suceava, Targu Mures, Bratislava, Kosicka, Alcorcon, Alicante, Almeria, Baix Llobregat Sud, Barakaldo, Cadiz, Elche, Girones, Jaen, Malaga, Mostoles, Palma de Mallorca, Parla, Reus, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Sevilla, Telde, Valles Occidental I, Zaragoza
Methodology
Map: Cities that have been gap filled due to missing information: Burgas, Varna, Pleven, Plovdiv, Ruse, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Maastricht, Tilburg, Palermo, Cagliari, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Brasov, Galati, Oradea, Ploiesti, Braila, Arad, Pitesti, Sibiu, Targu Mures, Baia Mare, Buzau, Ramnicu Valcea, Botosani, Suceava, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Piatra-Neamt, Vaslui, Strasbourg, Toulon, Toulouse, Metz, Poitiers, Cannes, Dijon, Henin-Beaumont, Le Havre, Le Mans, Lille, Montpellier, Nancy, Orleans, Perpignan, Lisbon, Burgos, Algeciras, Sevilla, Tarragones, Salamanca, Cartagena, Lleida, Baix Llobregat Nord, Santander, Zaragoza, Murcia, San Cristobal de La Laguna, Albacete, Palma de Mallorca, Girones, A Coruna, Alcala de Henares, Barcelona, Roquetas de Mar, Malaga, Valles Occidental II, Reus, Elche, Valles Occidental I, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Baix Llobregat Sud, Badajoz, Barakaldo, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Jerez de la Frontera, Mataro, Huelva, Barcelones Nord, Alicante, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cordoba, Almeria, Granada, Cadiz, Reykjavik, Reykjanesbaer, Mosfellsbaer, Kopavogur, Gardabaer, Akureyri, Selfoss, Hafnafjordur, Seltjarnarnes.
