Exposure to air pollution by particulate matter (11.50)
Catalonia | Spain | European Union-27 | |
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Particulates <10µm | 23.0 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
Particulates <2.5µm | 12.4 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
Units: µg/m3. | |||
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat. | |||
Note: In 2020, data from the measurement of particles smaller than 2.5 µm at the IES Goya station in Barcelona were insufficient and therefore have not been considered. | |||
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available. |
Last update: June 21, 2023.
These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Air Pollution Index (ICA).
Methodological note
The indicator measures the population weighted annual mean concentration of particulate matter at urban background stations in agglomerations. Fine and coarse particulates (PM10), i.e. particulates whose diameters are less than 10 micrometers, can be carried deep into the lungs where they can cause inflammation and exacerbate the condition of people suffering heart and lung diseases.
Fine particulates (PM2.5) are those whose diameters are less than 2.5 micrometers. They are therefore a subset of the PM10 particles. Their deleterious health impacts are more serious than PM10 as they can be drawn further into the lungs and may be more toxic.
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- Obesity rate by body mass index (BMI) (02.10)
- Population living in households considering that they suffer from noise by poverty status (11.20)
- People killed in road accidents (11.40)
- Exposure to air pollution by particulate matter (11.50)
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