Breathing in Oberösterreich is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.5 million people across 18 districts in Oberösterreich. The average PM2.5 level is 8.1 µg/m³—1.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Oberösterreich

Oberösterreich faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.5 million across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.1µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 134 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 Oberösterreich met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.3 years longer.

That's 449K years of life stolen from 1.5 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 Oberösterreich. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Linz Stadt
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Linz Land
    0.4 years lost
  • 3.Wels Stadt
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Eferding
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Wels Land
    0.3 years lost
  • 6.Steyr Stadt
    0.3 years lost
  • 7.Perg
    0.3 years lost
  • 8.Grieskirchen
    0.3 years lost
  • 9.Schärding
    0.3 years lost
  • 10.Urfahr-Umgebung
    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%
1.5M
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 18 Districts in Oberösterreich

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Linz Stadt208K
9.1
0.4 years
Linz Land152K
9.1
0.4 years
Vöcklabruck138K
7.4
0.2 years
Braunau am Inn106K
7.5
0.2 years
Gmunden102K
7.7
0.3 years
Urfahr-Umgebung85K
8.0
0.3 years
Wels Land74K
8.4
0.3 years
Perg69K
8.2
0.3 years
Freistadt67K
7.3
0.2 years
Grieskirchen65K
8.1
0.3 years
Wels Stadt63K
8.7
0.4 years
Ried im Innkreis62K
7.9
0.3 years
Steyr Land61K
7.7
0.3 years
Rohrbach58K
7.4
0.2 years
Schärding58K
8.0
0.3 years
Kirchdorf an der Krems57K
7.5
0.2 years
Steyr Stadt38K
8.3
0.3 years
Eferding33K
8.6
0.4 years

Showing 18 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.