Neighbourhoods of Szczecin with the cleanest air

Annual mean PM2.5 across the neighbourhoods of Szczecin, in micrograms per cubic metre. An annual mean, not a daily one — a single smoggy week does not move a neighbourhood.

Two limits, not one

The WHO recommends an annual mean below 5 µg/m³. The EU's legal limit is five times looser at 25 µg/m³. A neighbourhood can therefore comply with the law and still exceed the health guideline, which is why both are given.

Above the WHO guideline (5 µg/m³): 37 of 37 measured neighbourhoods. Above the EU limit (25 µg/m³): 0.

From 10.2 µg/m³ in Płonia-Śmierdnica-Jezierzyce to 14.5 µg/m³ in Nowe Miasto — a 4.3 µg/m³ range.

Ranking of Szczecin neighbourhoods
#	Neighbourhood	Value	Score
1	Płonia-Śmierdnica-Jezierzyce	10.2 µg/m³	100
2	Wielgowo-Sławociesze-Zdunowo	10.6 µg/m³	97
3	Kijewo	11.0 µg/m³	95
4	Załom-Kasztanowe	11.2 µg/m³	92
5	Podjuchy	11.3 µg/m³	89
6	Żydowce-Klucz	11.4 µg/m³	86
7	Dąbie	11.6 µg/m³	84
8	Skolwin	11.7 µg/m³	81
9	Bukowe-Klęskowo	11.8 µg/m³	78
10	Głębokie-Pilchowo	11.8 µg/m³	76
11	Zdroje	11.9 µg/m³	73
12	Międzyodrze-Wyspa Pucka	12.1 µg/m³	70
13	Golęcino-Gocław	12.1 µg/m³	68
14	Słoneczne	12.4 µg/m³	65
15	Stołczyn	12.4 µg/m³	62
16	Majowe	12.5 µg/m³	59
17	Krzekowo-Bezrzecze	12.5 µg/m³	57
18	Osów	12.8 µg/m³	54
19	Gumieńce	13.0 µg/m³	51
20	Pomorzany	13.1 µg/m³	49
21	Bukowo	13.4 µg/m³	46
22	Zawadzkiego-Klonowica	13.5 µg/m³	43
23	Warszewo	13.5 µg/m³	41
24	Drzetowo-Grabowo	13.8 µg/m³	38
25	Pogodno	14.0 µg/m³	35
26	Żelechowa	14.1 µg/m³	32
27	Świerczewo	14.2 µg/m³	30
28	Arkońskie-Niemierzyn	14.3 µg/m³	27
29	Łękno	14.5 µg/m³	24
30	Niebuszewo	14.5 µg/m³	24
31	Niebuszewo-Bolinko	14.5 µg/m³	24
32	Śródmieście-Północ	14.5 µg/m³	16
33	Śródmieście-Zachód	14.5 µg/m³	16
34	Turzyn	14.5 µg/m³	16
35	Centrum	14.5 µg/m³	8
36	Stare Miasto	14.5 µg/m³	8
37	Nowe Miasto	14.5 µg/m³	3

The 0–100 scores are computed within Szczecin: they compare its neighbourhoods with each other, not with the rest of the country.

Data: European Environment Agency (interpolated PM2.5 grid).