From April 26 to May 5, 2020, nitrogen dioxide air pollution levels in the Mexican capital Mexico City decreased by 53 percent when compared to the first ten days of March, the highest reduction reported in the monitoring period.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) is a gaseous air pollutant and has a direct connection to fossil fuel emissions. Changes in air pollution levels are related to a reduction in industrial activity and traffic circulation in urban areas, a consequence of lockdown measures enforced globally in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The first case of COVID-19 was reported in Mexico on February 28, while social distancing measures were first implemented on March 20.
Change in nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) air pollution level in Mexico City, Mexico from March to May 2020
*In comparison to the first ten days of March 2020
Supplementary notes
The air quality measures are based on modified Copernicus Sentinel satellite data. Figures are averaged over ten days, since concentrations vary from day to day due to changes in weather conditions.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) is a gaseous air pollutant and has a direct connection to fossil fuel emissions.
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Inter-American Development Bank. (June 9, 2020). Change in nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) air pollution level in Mexico City, Mexico from March to May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123848/change-no2-air-pollution-mexico-city/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Change in nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) air pollution level in Mexico City, Mexico from March to May 2020." Chart. June 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123848/change-no2-air-pollution-mexico-city/
Inter-American Development Bank. (2020). Change in nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) air pollution level in Mexico City, Mexico from March to May 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123848/change-no2-air-pollution-mexico-city/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Change in Nitrogen Dioxide (No₂) Air Pollution Level in Mexico City, Mexico from March to May 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123848/change-no2-air-pollution-mexico-city/
Inter-American Development Bank, Change in nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) air pollution level in Mexico City, Mexico from March to May 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123848/change-no2-air-pollution-mexico-city/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Change in nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) air pollution level in Mexico City, Mexico from March to May 2020 [Graph], Inter-American Development Bank, June 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123848/change-no2-air-pollution-mexico-city/
