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Air quality in United Kingdom
9µg/m³ national average
Air quality in United Kingdom
People in United Kingdom breathe an average of 9 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 2× the WHO guideline. Fairly clean.
Air quality by place in United Kingdom
Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.
| Place | PM2.5 | Year | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 4.8 µg/m³ | 2021 | Meets the WHO guideline |
| Glasgow | 5.3 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Scottish Highlands | 6.1 µg/m³ | 2013 | Fairly clean |
| Oxford | 7.1 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Newcastle | 7.1 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Belfast | 7.4 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Cornwall | 7.5 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Birmingham | 7.9 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| York | 8.1 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Bristol | 8.3 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Leeds | 8.3 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Cardiff | 8.5 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Liverpool | 8.6 µg/m³ | 2019 | Fairly clean |
| Manchester | 8.8 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Bath | 9.7 µg/m³ | 2020 | Fairly clean |
| London | 11 µg/m³ | 2019 | Moderate |
| Brighton | 11.8 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
Air quality by place
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- NewcastleAir quality
Sources
- WHO Ambient Air Quality Database
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK: Electronic travel authorisation (ETA)
- NHS: Visiting or moving to England
- GOV.UK: Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence
- Speedtest Global Index: United Kingdom
- World Bank open data
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