Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Pollution, grime or other environmental problems was 14.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) stood at 14.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 19.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.8% | — |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.6% | 19.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 14.5% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pollution, grime or other environmental problems recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest pollution, grime or other environmental problems recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2020.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for pollution, grime or other environmental problems?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 3rd out of 5 regions with data for 2020.
- Is pollution, grime or other environmental problems rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pollution, grime or other environmental problems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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