Is your city's air safe to breathe?
Track PM2.5, NO₂, and ozone levels across 688 European cities. See if your city will meet the EU's new 2030 clean air targets.
639 cities are NOT on track for EU 2030 clean air targets
EU Directive 2024/2881 sets stricter limits for PM2.5 (10 µg/m³), PM10 (20 µg/m³), and NO₂ (20 µg/m³) by January 1, 2030. These cities need significant improvement.
View full 2030 compliance tracker →Most Polluted European Cities
View all →| # | City | Country | PM2.5 | AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthing | United Kingdom | 42.5 | 43 |
| 2 | Medway | United Kingdom | 33.6 | 34 |
| 3 | Wien | Austria | 33.4 | 33 |
| 4 | Carlisle | United Kingdom | 33.0 | 33 |
| 5 | Halle an der Saale | Germany | 30.3 | 30 |
| 6 | Leeds | United Kingdom | 30.1 | 30 |
| 7 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | 30.0 | 30 |
| 8 | Wroclaw | Poland | 26.5 | 27 |
| 9 | Siedlce | Poland | 25.5 | 26 |
| 10 | Slavonski Brod | Croatia | 25.2 | 25 |
About EU Air Quality Tracker
EU Air Quality Tracker monitors air pollution across 688 European cities using verified data from the European Environment Agency (EEA). We track five key pollutants: PM2.5, PM10, NO₂, ozone, and SO₂.
Our unique feature is the 2030 Compliance Tracker. EU Directive 2024/2881 sets new, stricter air quality standards that must be met by January 1, 2030. We analyze multi-year trends for every city to project whether they will meet these targets.
Currently, 65% of tracked European cities exceed the WHO PM2.5 annual guideline of 5 µg/m³. PM2.5 alone is linked to 182,000 premature deaths in the EU annually (Source: EEA, Air Quality in Europe 2023 report).