Breathing in Niederösterreich is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.7 million people across 24 districts in Niederösterreich. The average PM2.5 level is 8 µg/m³—1.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Niederösterreich

Niederösterreich faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.7 million across 24 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 133 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 µg/m³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Niederösterreich met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.28 years longer.

That's 474K years of life stolen from 1.7 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Most Polluted

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 10 most polluted districts in Niederösterreich. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Bruck an der Leitha
    0.3 years lost
  • 2.Gänserndorf
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Mistelbach
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Korneuburg
    0.3 years lost
  • 5.Krems an der Donau Stadt
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Wiener Neustadt Stadt
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Mödling
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Tulln
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Horn
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Hollabrunn
    0.3 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³—only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 µg/m³
0%
0
5-10 µg/m³
100%
1.7M
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 24 Districts in Niederösterreich

Complete air quality data for every district in Niederösterreich, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Baden147K
7.8
0.3 years
Sankt Pölten Land132K
7.4
0.2 years
Mödling120K
8.2
0.3 years
Amstetten117K
7.9
0.3 years
Gänserndorf105K
8.5
0.3 years
Tulln105K
8.2
0.3 years
Bruck an der Leitha104K
8.5
0.3 years
Korneuburg92K
8.4
0.3 years
Neunkirchen87K
7.8
0.3 years
Wiener Neustadt Land79K
7.8
0.3 years
Melk79K
7.8
0.3 years
Mistelbach76K
8.5
0.3 years
Krems Land57K
7.8
0.3 years
Sankt Pölten Stadt56K
7.9
0.3 years
Hollabrunn51K
8.0
0.3 years
Wiener Neustadt Stadt46K
8.3
0.3 years
Zwettl42K
7.5
0.2 years
Scheibbs42K
7.1
0.2 years
Gmünd37K
7.7
0.3 years
Horn31K
8.1
0.3 years
Waidhofen an der Thaya26K
7.9
0.3 years
Lilienfeld26K
6.4
0.1 years
Krems an der Donau Stadt25K
8.3
0.3 years
Waidhofen an der Ybbs Stadt11K
6.9
0.2 years

Showing 24 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.