In 2021, Rybnik was the city with the highest annual average concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Poland. The PM2.5 particulate matter concentration in this city reached nearly 30 ug/m3. Other cities in the ranking with the highest PM2.5 particulate matter concentration were Kraków and Katowice, located in southern Poland.
Ranking of the cities with the highest annual average concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Poland from 2020 to 2021
(in ug/m3)
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the air pollutant that poses the greatest risk to health globally, affecting more people than any other pollutant (WHO, 2018). Chronic exposure to PM2.5 considerably increases the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in particular (WHO, 2018). For these reasons, population exposure to (outdoor or ambient) PM2.5 has been identified as an OECD Green Growth headline indicator.
Average annual PM2.5 particulate concentration EU/PL standard is 25 ug/m3 (WHO - 10 ug/m3) .
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Airly. (November 16, 2021). Ranking of the cities with the highest annual average concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Poland from 2020 to 2021 (in ug/m3) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186798/poland-cities-with-the-highest-pm25-particulates/
Airly. "Ranking of the cities with the highest annual average concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Poland from 2020 to 2021 (in ug/m3)." Chart. November 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186798/poland-cities-with-the-highest-pm25-particulates/
Airly. (2021). Ranking of the cities with the highest annual average concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Poland from 2020 to 2021 (in ug/m3). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186798/poland-cities-with-the-highest-pm25-particulates/
Airly. "Ranking of The Cities with The Highest Annual Average Concentration of Pm2.5 Particulates in Poland from 2020 to 2021 (in Ug/M3)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186798/poland-cities-with-the-highest-pm25-particulates/
Airly, Ranking of the cities with the highest annual average concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Poland from 2020 to 2021 (in ug/m3) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186798/poland-cities-with-the-highest-pm25-particulates/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Ranking of the cities with the highest annual average concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Poland from 2020 to 2021 (in ug/m3) [Graph], Airly, November 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186798/poland-cities-with-the-highest-pm25-particulates/
