Europe
Air quality in Germany
9µg/m³ national average
Air quality in Germany
People in Germany breathe an average of 9 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 2× the WHO guideline. Fairly clean.
Air quality by place in Germany
Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.
| Place | PM2.5 | Year | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 7 µg/m³ | 2024 | Fairly clean |
| Black Forest | 7 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Freiburg | 7 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Rothenburg ob der Tauber | 7.5 µg/m³ | 2024 | Fairly clean |
| Munich | 9 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Leipzig | 9 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Stuttgart | 9 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Hamburg | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Frankfurt | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Cologne | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Düsseldorf | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Bremen | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Dresden | 11 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Nuremberg | 12 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Berlin | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
Air quality by place
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- BremenAir quality
Sources
- WHO Ambient Air Quality Database
- US State Department travel advisory
- Federal Foreign Office: visas
- Make it in Germany: self-employment
- Deutsche Bahn: Deutschland-Ticket
- European Commission: Entry/Exit System
- Speedtest Global Index: Germany
- World Bank open data
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