Crap Towns / Glasgow / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Glasgow?
People in Glasgow breathed an average of 11.0 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 36% higher than the typical town's 8.1, and 5.2 of fine particles (PM2.5), 22% lower than the typical town's 6.7. Both are over the World Health Organization's guidelines of 10 and 5.
| Pollutant | Here | Typical town | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | – | 11.0 |
| Renfrew | 8.2 km | 9.9 |
| Rutherglen | 5.3 km | 9.2 |
| Bishopbriggs | 6.6 km | 8.8 |
| Stepps | 8.4 km | 8.3 |
| Giffnock | 6.4 km | 8.2 |
| Cambuslang | 8.1 km | 7.9 |
| Bearsden | 8.1 km | 7.5 |
| Clarkston | 8.0 km | 7.0 |
| Barrhead | 9.9 km | 6.7 |
| Newton Mearns | 9.7 km | 6.4 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |