NO2, European air quality data for 2022, (interpolated data), June 2024

The data set provides values for the human health related indicator of NO2 (annual average concentration) at 1 km2 grid combining monitoring air quality data in a ‘regression-interpolation-merging mapping’ methodology and the observational values of the air quality monitoring stations used in the interpolation. It covers Europe for the year 2022.



This data set is used to estimate population exposure to air pollution, and for the health impact assessments published by the EEA (see, for example, Harm to human health from air pollution in Europe: burden of disease 2023 at https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/harm-to-human-health-from-air-pollution/harm-to-human-health-from). The methodology can be found in the 2023 ETC HE report 2023/3 "Air quality maps of EEA member and cooperating countries for 2021. PM10, PM2.5, O3, NO2, NOx and BaP spatial estimates and their uncertainties" https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-he/products/etc-he-products/etc-he-reports/etc-he-report-2023-3-air-quality-maps-of-eea-member-and-cooperating-countries-for-2021-pm10-pm2-5-o3-no2-nox-and-bap-spatial-estimates-and-their-uncertainties (the corresponding 2024 report with the 2022 maps will be published at the end of 2024).

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2024-06-01
Date (Publication)
2024-06-06
Edition

01.00

Citation identifier
eea_r_3035_1_km_aq-interpolated-no2_p_2022_v01_r00

Point of contact
Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

http://www.eea.europa.eu

Point of contact

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

Custodian
Spatial representation type
Grid

Spatial resolution

Spatial resolution
1 km
Topic category
  • Environment

Extent

N
S
E
W




Temporal extent

Time period
2022-01-01 2022-12-31

Extent

Maintenance and update frequency
Annually
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
GEMET

  • nitrogen dioxide

  • air quality

  • traffic

  • troposphere

  • atmospheric particulate

  • air quality monitoring

  • transboundary pollution

  • atmospheric pollution

  • atmospheric composition

Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

  • San Marino

  • United Kingdom

  • Andorra

  • Monaco

  • EEA38 (from 2020)

Spatial scope

  • European

INSPIRE priority data set

  • Monitoring stations (Air Quality Directive)

  • Measurement and modelling data (Air Quality Directive)

  • Directive 2008/50/EC

EEA topics

  • Air pollution

Temporal resolution

  • Annually

Resource constraints

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
no limitations to public access

Resource constraints

Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

License CC-BY 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).

Associated resource

Association Type
Cross reference
Metadata Reference
Language
English

Distribution Information

Distribution format

  • GeoTIFF

OnLine resource

https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/webdav/datastore/public/eea_r_3035_1_km_aq-interpolated-no2_p_2022_v01_r00/

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Direct download

Resource lineage

Statement

The data set and corresponding maps are derived primarily from the e-reporting Air Quality database, consisting of monitoring stations data reported to EEA, and some additional EMEP (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme) station monitoring data, supplemented with, among others, altitude, meteorological ECMWF data, EMEP concentration modelling data and satellite data. These data sets and the corresponding maps are assessment tools for use at the European scale. They may show results which differ from assessments made at national scale and should not be used to check formal compliance with regulated standards.



The methodology and the corresponding maps can be found in the 2021 Eionet report "European air quality maps for 2019. PM10, PM2.5, Ozone, NO2 and NOx Spatial estimates and their uncertainties" (ETC/ATNI Report 1/2021) available at https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-atni/products/etc-atni-reports/etc-atni-report-1-2021-european-air-quality-maps-for-2019-pm10-pm2-5-ozone-no2-and-nox-spatial-estimates-and-their-uncertainties.

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Reference System Information

Reference System Information

Code
EPSG:3035

Metadata

Metadata identifier
9f624659-d559-4935-9a84-9a01f98fdc2d

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Contact
Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

Point of contact

Type of resource

Resource type
Dataset
Metadata linkage

https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9f624659-d559-4935-9a84-9a01f98fdc2d

Date info (Creation)
2024-06-06T12:54:59.499473Z
Date info (Revision)
2025-10-09T11:28:24.180461Z

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115/19139

Edition

1.0

 
 
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Spatial extent

Keywords

EEA topics

Air pollution
GEMET

air quality air quality monitoring atmospheric composition atmospheric particulate atmospheric pollution nitrogen dioxide traffic transboundary pollution troposphere
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Atmospheric conditions Environmental monitoring facilities Human health and safety
INSPIRE priority data set

Directive 2008/50/EC Measurement and modelling data (Air Quality Directive) Monitoring stations (Air Quality Directive)
Spatial scope

European
Temporal resolution

Annually


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