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Air quality in Europe 2021

Briefing Published 07 Dec 2021 Last modified 12 Aug 2025

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Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk in Europe and has significant impacts on the health of the European population, particularly in urban areas. While emissions of key air pollutants and their concentrations in ambient air have fallen significantly over the past two decades in Europe, air quality remains poor in many areas.