Air Quality Stripes

Data visualization plots showing the changing trends in outdoor concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution from 1850 to 2021 in cities around the world
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The cleanest air in this time period is coloured light blue and the dirtiest is coloured brown. There are many types of air pollution, but we only show particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations as these have been closely linked to effects on human health.

Air Quality Stripes
Project type: Resource
Tags: air quality
Last modified: Nov 12, 2025 Added: Sep 16, 2024
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