Environment · 2024
Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean): ranking of municipalities
Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean): Kaunas City Municipality comes top with 10.0 µg/m³ and Neringa Municipality comes last with 6.5 µg/m³. The median across 60 municipalities is 7.9 µg/m³.
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1Kaunas City Municipality10.0 µg/m³2Panevėžys City Municipality9.8 µg/m³3Alytus City Municipality9.4 µg/m³
Regions compared
Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.
- Kaunas County9.2 µg/m³
- Marijampolė County8.9 µg/m³
- Vilnius County8.8 µg/m³
- Alytus County8.7 µg/m³
- Panevėžys County8.6 µg/m³
- Klaipėda County8.3 µg/m³
- Šiauliai County8.3 µg/m³
- Tauragė County8.2 µg/m³
- Telšiai County7.6 µg/m³
- Utena County7.5 µg/m³
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Official bathing watersBathing waters rated excellent (share of classified sites)Bathing waters rated sufficient or poor (share of classified sites)E. coli, median of the season's samplesIntestinal enterococci, median of the season's samplesShare of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap)Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean)Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means)Average altitude of the areaAverage slope of the terrainShare of the area with a slope above 15°Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport)Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures)Share of forest (broad-leaved, coniferous, mixed)Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers)Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs)Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons)Sealed soil: average imperviousness densityShare of land area that is built-upBuilt-up surface per inhabitantIncrease in built-up surface since 1975Increase in built-up surface since 2000Share of the municipality's area in national parks, strict reserves and sanctuariesArea of national parks, strict reserves and sanctuariesShare of the municipality's area in Natura 2000 sites
Frequently asked questions
Which municipality ranks first for “Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean)”?
Kaunas City Municipality ranks first for “Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean)”, with 10.0 µg/m³.
What is the median for “Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean)”?
The median across the 60 ranked municipalities is 7.9 µg/m³.