Air pollution country fact sheets 2018

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The air pollution country fact sheets summarise key data on air pollution for each of the 33 EEA member countries. Indicators on past and future emission trends are presented, as well as a summary of the national air quality situation in each country.

Background information about air pollution

About air pollution

EU policies

Air quality standards

Health impacts

Pollution sources

Country fact sheets

Austria Liechtenstein
Belgium Lithuania
Bulgaria Luxembourg
Croatia Malta
Cyprus Netherlands
Finland Norway
France Poland
Estonia Portugal
Czech Republic Romania
Denmark Slovakia
Germany Slovenia
Greece Spain
Hungary Sweden
Iceland Switzerland
Ireland Turkey
Italy United Kingdom
Latvia

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Spain – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Sweden – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Switzerland – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Turkey – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
United Kingdom – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Slovenia – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Slovakia – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Romania – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Portugal – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Poland – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Netherlands – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Luxembourg – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Malta – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Norway – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Lithuania – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Iceland – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Ireland – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Italy – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Latvia – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Liechtenstein – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Hungary – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Greece – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Germany – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Denmark – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Czech Republic – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Estonia – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
France – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Finland – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Cyprus – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Croatia – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Belgium – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Austria – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Bulgaria – air pollution country fact sheet 2018
Air pollution sources Air pollutants are emitted from a range of both man-made and natural sources including:
Air quality standards The European Union (EU) has developed an extensive body of legislation which establishes standards and objectives for a number of pollutants in air.
Air pollution country fact sheets (2014) These country fact sheets summarise key data on air pollution for each of the 33 EEA member countries and the whole EU-28. Indicators on past and future emission trends are presented, as well as a summary of the national air quality situation in each country.
Air pollution country fact sheets (2013) These country fact sheets summarise key data on air pollution for each of the 33 EEA member countries. Indicators on past and future emission trends are presented, as well as a summary of the national air quality situation in each country.
Policy context Within the European Union, the Seventh Environment Action Programme (7EAP) aims to achieve levels of air quality that do not result in unacceptable impacts on, and risks to, human health and the environment. The EU acts at many levels to reduce exposure to air pollution: through legislation, through co-operation with sectors responsible for air pollution, through national, regional authorities and non-government organisations and through research. EU policies aim to reduce exposure to air pollution by reducing emissions and setting limits and target values for air quality.
Air pollution Air pollution harms human health and the environment. In Europe, emissions of many air pollutants have decreased substantially over the past decades, resulting in improved air quality across the region. However, air pollutant concentrations are still too high, and air quality problems persist. A significant proportion of Europe’s population live in areas, especially cities, where exceedances of air quality standards occur: ozone, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter (PM) pollution pose serious health risks. Several countries have exceeded one or more of their 2010 emission limits for four important air pollutants. Reducing air pollution therefore remains important.

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