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Air quality in Belgium

Capital: BrusselsDutch, French, GermanUpdated October 2026
8µg/m³ national average

Air quality in Belgium

People in Belgium breathe an average of 8 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 2× the WHO guideline. Fairly clean.

Air quality by place in Belgium

Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.

PlacePM2.5YearLevel
Bruges10 µg/m³2020Fairly clean
Ghent11 µg/m³2020Moderate
Antwerp11 µg/m³2020Moderate
Leuven11 µg/m³2021Moderate
Brussels20 µg/m³2010Polluted

Air quality by place

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