In 2018, many of the Italian cities with the highest yearly average concentration of particulate matter (PM 10) were located either in Sicily or in the Po Valley. No city, however, exceeded the European target value of 40 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3).
Average annual concentration of particulate matter (PM 10) in selected Italian cities in 2018
(in micrograms per cubic meter)
Characteristic
Average concentration in micrograms per cubic meter
Padua
35
Avellino
34.6
Alessandria
34.5
Lodi
34.5
Torino
33.8
Cremona
33.5
Asti
33.5
Monza
33
Ragusa
32.6
Brescia
32.5
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Legambiente. (October 28, 2019). Average annual concentration of particulate matter (PM 10) in selected Italian cities in 2018 (in micrograms per cubic meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077724/cities-with-highest-particulate-matter-concentration-italy/
Legambiente. "Average annual concentration of particulate matter (PM 10) in selected Italian cities in 2018 (in micrograms per cubic meter)." Chart. October 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077724/cities-with-highest-particulate-matter-concentration-italy/
Legambiente. (2019). Average annual concentration of particulate matter (PM 10) in selected Italian cities in 2018 (in micrograms per cubic meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077724/cities-with-highest-particulate-matter-concentration-italy/
Legambiente. "Average Annual Concentration of Particulate Matter (Pm 10) in Selected Italian Cities in 2018 (in Micrograms per Cubic Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077724/cities-with-highest-particulate-matter-concentration-italy/
Legambiente, Average annual concentration of particulate matter (PM 10) in selected Italian cities in 2018 (in micrograms per cubic meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077724/cities-with-highest-particulate-matter-concentration-italy/ (last visited June 03, 2025)
Average annual concentration of particulate matter (PM 10) in selected Italian cities in 2018 (in micrograms per cubic meter) [Graph], Legambiente, October 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077724/cities-with-highest-particulate-matter-concentration-italy/
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