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Mapped: Europe’s Most and Least Polluted Countries

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The World Health Organization recently published a report saying that more than 90% of the world’s children are breathing in toxic air. Unfortunately, the world is polluted in more ways than one. With the increasing urgency of climate change and achieving Net Zero, it is important to understand the levels of pollution per country. Europe has the largest and wealthiest economy in the world. Nevertheless, there is a great diversity of pollution across the continent.

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To give insight into the pollution level in different countries in Europe, GreenMatch conducted a comprehensive study shining light on the 7 factors that affect pollution:

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  • Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion
  • Concentrations of PM2.5 in urban areas
  • Deaths attributable to air pollution
  • Quality of designated drinking water sources
  • Amount of waste
  • Forest area
  • Terrestrial and marine protected area
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Click here to read more about the metrics.

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The elements used to present the results are:

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The Most Polluted Countries

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According to GreenMatch’s findings, Turkey is the most polluted, and Sweden is the cleanest European country.

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1. Turkey

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Turkey is the most polluted country in Europe with an overall score of 6.1/10. There are several arguments that resulted in this conclusion. As for the air in Turkey, the carbon dioxide pollution is 4.33 tonnes per capita per year, and the concentrations of PM2.5 are 41 µg/m3. In relation to this, there are 44 deaths attributable to air pollution per 100,000 capita per year. To compensate for the pollution, Turkey consists of only 15.2% forest area and has just 0.2% protected terrestrial or marine area. Turkey discards 424.625 kg of waste per capita each year.

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2. Poland

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Poland takes second place with an overall score of 5.5/10. The carbon dioxide emissions in poland are 7.63 tonnes per capita per year, which is higher than the winner Turkey. The concentrations of PM2.5 are 22 µg/m3 which is almost half of Turkey’s concentrations. There are 69 deaths attributable to air pollution per 100,000 capita per year. Poland consists of 30.8% forest area and 38.10% protected terrestrial and marine area. Each year, the citizens of Poland discard 304.9 kg of waste per capita.

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3. Latvia

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Latvia scores a close 5.4/10 behind Poland. Carbon dioxide emissions are 3.47 tonnes per capita per year, which is the lowest amount of all the countries in this study. Next to that, concentrations of PM2.5 are 14 µg/m3 in relation to the highest number of deaths attributable to air pollution of 91 per 100,000 capita per year. The waste discarded each year is 407.2 kg per capita.

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The Cleanest Countries

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1. Sweden

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The least polluted country is Sweden with overall score of 2.8/10. The amount of carbon dioxide is 3.83 tonnes per capita per year, and the concentrations of PM2.5 are 6 µg/m3. The deaths attributable to air pollution consist of 0.4 per 100,000 capita per year. Next to that the country consists of 68.9% forest area and 15% protected terrestrial or marine area. Sweden discards 446.505 kg of waste per capita. Even though, this amount is higher than the amount of waste in Turkey, Sweden is doing much better on all the other metrics.

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2. Finland and France

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Finland shares second place with France with a score of 3.5/10.

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Finland’s carbon dioxide emissions are 8.28 tonnes per capita per year. The PM2.5 concentrations are 7 µg/m3 per year in relation to 6 deaths per 100,000 capita per year. Finland consists of 73.1% forest area and 14.2% protected terrestrial and marine area. The waste discarded each year amounts to 502.974 kg per capita.

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For France, carbon dioxide emissions are 4.38 tonnes per capita per year.

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The concentrations of PM2.5 are 12 µg/m3 per year next to an amount of 17 deaths per 100,000 capita per year attributable to air pollution. France consists of 31% forest area and 33.2% protected terrestrial and marine area. The amount of waste discarded each year is 512.498 kg per capita.

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Provided that France is one of the leading countries in terms renewable energy solutions, like solar panel installations, it should come as no surprise that they are ranking in the top of our list.

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The UK vs. Europe

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The UK takes a middle standpoint with and overall score of 4.3/10, which is 0.25 better than the European average. The comparison within the particular metrics is presented in the table below:

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UK vs. the Europe’s Average
MetricUK’s ResultEurope’s Average
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (tCO2/capita/year)5.656.70
Annual mean concentration of PM2.5 in urban areas (ug/m3)11.0013.36
Deaths attributable to air pollution, per 100,000 capita per year (crude rate)26.0035.00
Waste (kg/capita/year)481.59500.90
Forest area (% of total land)13.0034.40
Forest and marine protected area (% of total land)28.8022.01
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Additionally, here’s a green region checker tool that you can use if you want to find out how green is your region in the UK.

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Read more: World’s Greenest Countries

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The Top 5 Most and Least Polluted Countries per Metric

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The overall results show that Turkey performs the worst and Sweden performs the best. Yet, each country performs differently per metric.

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CO2 emissions are the highest for Luxembourg with 14.51 tonnes per capita and the lowest for Latvia with a 3.47 tonnes per capita.

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Turkey ranks the highest for air pollution with a 41 μg/m3 where Sweden has the lowest value of 6 μg/m3. The World Health Organization guideline limits the annual mean of PM2.5 concentrations at 10 μg/m3.

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Latvia has the highest death rate attributable to air pollution with a 91 per 100,000 capita while Sweden has a death rate of 0.4 per 100,000 capita.

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Denmark discards the most waste with an amount of 779 kg per capita per year where Poland discards less than half with an amount of 305 kg per capita each year.

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Iceland has the lowest percentage of forest area with 0.5% of the total land compared to Finland that consists of 73.1% forest area.

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Methodology

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Data for this project was obtained from World Health Organisation, International Energy Agency, and Data Worldbank.

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To find the most polluted countries in the EU, 24 member states of the EU and the UK were analysed based on 7 metrics. The reason for analysing only 24 member states is due to the missing data for some countries. The following metrics were used in the analysis:

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  • Yearly carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion per capita
  • Annual mean concentrations of PM2.5 in urban areas
  • Yearly deaths attributable to air pollution per 100,000 capita
  • The quality of designated drinking water sources
  • Yearly amount of waste per capita
  • Forest area as % of total land
  • Terrestrial and marine protected area as % of total land
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Of these metrics, carbon dioxide emissions, mean concentrations of PM2.5, and deaths attributable to air pollution were weighted double. The reason is that carbon dioxide is the main and most harmful pollutant that is warming Earth. After which, the pollutant PM2.5 poses the greatest health risks to people which in relation to the deaths attributable to air pollution emphasize the extreme consequence of pollution.

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Dimensions

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Yearly Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fuel Combustion

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This metric represents the yearly share of CO2 emissions that an individual produces via fuel combustion. The tons of CO2 emissions per capita per year.

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Annual Mean Concentrations of PM2.5 in Urban Areas

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PM2.5 poses the greatest health risks out of all pollutants. PM2.5 is the name of a Particulate Matter with a diameter of 2.5 μm. Because of the smalls size of this particulate matter, it can easily be breathed in through the nose and throat after which it can penetrate deep into the lungs and sometimes even enter the circulatory system. WHO has an annual guideline limit of 10 μg/m3.

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This metric indicates the annual mean concentrations of PM2.5 (μg/m3) in urban areas since the concentrations of PM2.5 pollution are the highest there.

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Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution

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This study uses the crude rate (per 100,000 capita) which shows the deaths attributable to air pollution per year.

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The Quality of Designated Drinking Water Sources

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Drinking water is an important measure for pollution since we cannot live without water. Overall, drinking water sources in Europe are good, and the water is clean and safe to consume. However, in some countries its quality is lower than in the others.

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Waste per Capita

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This measure shows the amount of waste in kilograms that is discarded each year per individual.

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Forest Areas

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Vegetation is a good compensation measure for most pollution. The most clear way to show the level of vegetation per country is the percentage of forest areas of the total land of a country.

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Terrestrial and Marine Protected Area

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A country can have a lot of forest or vegetation areas but if these aren’t protected than these can be removed.

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Dataset

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映射:欧洲最和最不受污染的国家

世界卫生组织最近发表的一份报告称超过世界90%的儿童呼吸有毒空气。不幸的是,世界上污染以不止一种方式。随着气候变化的紧迫性实现零,重要的是要理解每个国家的污染水平。欧洲最大的、最富有的经济体。然而,有一个伟大的多样性污染整个非洲大陆。

给洞察污染程度在不同的国家在欧洲,GreenMatch进行了全面研究闪亮的光污染7个影响因素:

  • 燃料燃烧排放的二氧化碳
  • 在城市地区PM2.5浓度
  • 人死于空气污染
  • 指定的饮用水源质量
  • 数量的浪费
  • 森林面积
  • 陆地和海洋保护区

点击在这里阅读更多有关指标。

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污染最严重的国家

根据GreenMatch的发现,土耳其是污染最严重的,瑞典是最干净的欧洲国家。

1。土耳其

Flag-of-Turkey

土耳其是欧洲污染最严重的国家以总分的6.1/10。有几个参数,导致这一结论。至于空气在土耳其,二氧化碳污染4.33吨人均每年,的浓度PM2.541µg / m3。关于这个,有44人死亡。由于空气污染每年每100000人。为了弥补污染,土耳其只包含15.2%森林面积和刚刚0.2%保护陆地或海洋区域。土耳其丢弃424.625公斤每年人均浪费。

2。波兰

Flag-of-Poland

波兰需要以总分第二名5.5/10。波兰的二氧化碳排放7.63吨人均每年,高于土耳其获胜者。的浓度PM2.522µg / m3几乎一半的土耳其的浓度。有69人死亡由于空气污染每年每100000人。波兰的30.8%森林面积和38.10%保护陆地和海洋区域。每年,波兰丢弃的公民304.9公斤人均浪费。

3所示。拉脱维亚

Flag-of-Latvia

拉脱维亚成绩密切5.4/10在波兰。二氧化碳排放量3.47吨人均每年的最低数量的所有国家在这项研究中。旁边的浓度PM2.514µg / m3最多的死亡由于空气污染91年每年每100000人。每年浪费丢弃407.2公斤人均。

最干净的国家

1。瑞典

Flag-of-Sweden

国家是污染最少的一个瑞典总分的2.8/10。二氧化碳的数量3.83吨人均每年,的浓度PM2.56µg / m3。的死亡由于空气污染包括0.4每年每100000人。这个国家由旁边68.9%森林面积和15%保护陆地或海洋区域。瑞典丢弃446.505公斤人均浪费。虽然,这一数量是高于垃圾数量在土耳其,瑞典是所有其他指标上做的更好。

2。芬兰和法国

Flag-of-Finland

芬兰第二位与法国分数最低的3.5/10

芬兰的二氧化碳排放量8.28吨人均每年。的PM2.5浓度7µg / m3每年的关系6人死亡每年每100000人。芬兰的73.1%森林面积和14.2%保护陆地和海洋区域。每年浪费丢弃数量502.974公斤人均。

法国、二氧化碳排放4.38吨人均每年。

Flag-of-France

的浓度PM2.512µg / m3每年的旁边17人死亡每100000人每年人均归因于空气污染。法国由31%森林面积和33.2%保护陆地和海洋区域。垃圾数量每年丢弃512.498公斤人均。

提供方面,法国是一个领先的国家可再生能源解决方案太阳能电池板安装,应该不足为奇,排名在我们的列表中。

英国和欧洲

英国需要一个中间立场和总分4.3/10,这是0.25更好比欧洲的平均水平。中比较特殊的指标提出了下面的表格:

英国与欧洲的平均水平
度规 英国的结果 欧洲的平均
燃料燃烧排放的二氧化碳(tCO2 /人/年) 5.65 6.70
年平均浓度的PM2.5在城市地区(ug / m3) 11.00 13.36
人死于空气污染,每年每100000人(原油) 26.00 35.00
浪费(公斤/人/年) 481.59 500.90
总土地的森林面积(%) 13.00 34.40
总土地的森林和海洋保护区(%) 28.80 22.01

此外,这里有一个绿色区域检查器工具,您可以使用,如果你想找到你的地区有多绿在英国。

阅读更多:世界上最环保的国家

最和最不污染国家每五度规

总体结果表明,土耳其执行最糟糕和瑞典表现最好的。然而,每个国家执行每个指标不同。

二氧化碳排放是最高的卢森堡14.51吨人均和最低的拉脱维亚与一个3.47吨人均。

CO2-Emissions-per-Capita-per-Year

土耳其排名最高的空气污染41μg / m3在哪里瑞典的最小值6μg /立方米。世界卫生组织指导原则限制的年平均PM2.5浓度在10μg /立方米

Annual-Mean-Concentrations-Air-Pollution

拉脱维亚死亡率最高可归因于空气污染的91年每100000人人均,瑞典的死亡率0.4每100000人均。

Deaths-Attributable-to-Air-Pollution

丹麦丢弃最浪费的数量779公斤人均每年波兰丢弃不到一半的数量305公斤人均每年。

Waste-per-Capita

冰岛森林面积的百分比最低0.5%的总土地相比芬兰,由73.1%森林面积。

Forest-Area-Percentages

方法

这个项目的数据获得世界卫生组织(who),国际能源机构,数据Worldbank

发现污染最严重的欧盟国家,24个成员国的欧盟和英国基于7个指标进行分析。分析只有24个成员国的原因是由于一些国家的丢失的数据。在分析中使用了以下指标:

  • 每年人均二氧化碳排放量从燃料燃烧
  • 年平均浓度的PM2.5在城市地区
  • 每年每100000人死于空气污染
  • 指定的饮用水源的质量
  • 每年人均垃圾数量
  • 森林面积的土地总量的%
  • 陆地和海洋保护区土地总量的%

这些指标,二氧化碳排放,意味着PM2.5浓度,和死亡归因于空气污染是加权的两倍。原因是二氧化碳是主要的和最有害的污染物,是地球变暖。后,污染物PM2.5对健康的威胁最大的人,与人死于空气污染强调污染的极端后果。

每年的燃料燃烧排放的二氧化碳

这个指标代表了每年的二氧化碳排放量,个体通过燃料燃烧产生。每年人均吨二氧化碳排放。

年平均浓度的PM2.5在城市地区

PM2.5构成了最大的健康风险的污染物。PM2.5的名字是颗粒物的直径2.5μm。因为smalls大小的颗粒物质,它可以很容易地通过鼻子和喉咙吸入之后,它可以渗透到肺部深处,有时甚至进入循环系统。世卫组织年度方针10μg / m3的极限。

这个指标表明PM2.5的年平均浓度(μg / m3)在城市地区由于PM2.5污染的浓度是最高的。

人死于空气污染

本研究使用原油率(每100000人),显示了人死于空气污染每年。

指定的饮用水源的质量

饮用水污染的一个重要衡量因为没有水我们不能生存。总的来说,饮用水源在欧洲很好,水是干净和安全的消费。然而,在一些国家,其质量是低于别人。

人均浪费

这种方法显示了被丢弃的垃圾数量在公斤每年每个个体。

森林地区

植被是一个很好的补偿措施对大多数污染。最清晰的方式来显示每个国家的植被是森林地区的比例总土地的一个国家。

陆地和海洋保护区

一个国家可以有很多的森林或植被区域,但是如果这些不是保护比这些可以删除。

数据集

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阿里斯在GreenMatch Vourvoulias是内容。阿里斯是一个充满激情的作者在新闻和营销人员的教育背景。他继续写道,评论,和教育自己领域的业务,金融,和可再生能源。他在许多欧洲市场管理经验,包括英国、丹麦、瑞典和芬兰。他和他的团队内容出现在著名的网站,如绿色和平组织,卫报,iNews, Gizmodo等等

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