Air Pollution in Gent: Real-time Air Quality Index and smog alert.

The latest data Last 7 days Gent pollution December 2018 - May 2020 Quality of life
Current data from stations: 47E716 - MARIAKERKE 44M702 - ERTVELDE 44R701 - GENT 44R702 - Gent (G.Carlierlaan) 44R721 - WONDELGEM BETR740
Locations: « Arrondissement of Ghent Gent Wondelgem » Rooigem » Pachtgoederen » Ledeberg » Groenstraat » Binnenstad »
Pollution and air quality forecast for Gent. Today is Sunday, May 18, 2025. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Gent:
  1. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 38 (Good)
  2. ozone (O3) - 10 (Good)
  3. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 20 (Moderate)
  4. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 7 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 1700 (Good)
  7. black carbon (BC) - 1 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Gent, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 3.

air quality index: 2
AQI 3 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

What is the air quality in Gent today? Is the air polluted in Gent?. Is there smog?

Today (Wednesday, January 17, 2024) air quality is moderately polluted in Gent. Healthy people may experience slight irritations and sensitive persons will be slightly affected to a larger extent by the pollutions in Gent.


How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
38 (Good)

How is the O3 level today in Gent? (ozone (O3))
10 (Good)

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Gent? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 20 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Gent in the last 7 days was: 26 (Thursday, January 11, 2024) and the lowest: -64 (Friday, May 27, 2022). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 29 (September 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: October (2.6).

What is the level of PM10 today in Gent? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Gent is: 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 40 (February 2019). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Gent is usually recorded in: October (5.3).

What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
7 (Good)

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
1700 (Good)

What is the level of black carbon pollution? (black carbon (BC))
1 (Good)



Current data Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

NO2 38 (Good)

O3 10 (Good)

PM2,5 20 (Moderate)

PM10 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

SO2 7 (Good)

CO 1700 (Good)

BC 1 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Gent

index 2024-01-10 2024-01-11 2024-01-12 2024-01-13 2024-01-14 2024-01-15 2022-05-27 2024-01-16 2024-01-17 2023-12-23 2023-12-24 2023-12-25 2023-12-26 2023-12-27 2023-12-28 2023-12-29 2023-12-30
no2 41
Moderate		 47
Moderate		 46
Moderate		 26
Good		 21
Good		 17
Good		 -121
Good		 35
Good		 28
Good		 6
Good		 3
Good		 3
Good		 17
Good		 15
Good		 6
Good		 6
Good		 7
Good
pm10 31
Moderate		 39
Moderate		 28
Moderate		 25
Moderate		 30
Moderate		 14
Good		 -34
Good		 24
Moderate		 22
Moderate		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good
pm25 18
Moderate		 26
Moderate		 16
Moderate		 19
Moderate		 24
Moderate		 5
Good		 -64
Good		 10
Good		 15
Moderate		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good
o3 16
Good		 4
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 26
Good		 53
Good		 4
Good		 36
Good		 23
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so2 -
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co -
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bc -
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Air pollution in Gent from December 2018 to May 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2019-08 2019-09 2018-12
no2 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 15 (Good) 10 (Good) 19 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 11 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Good) 24 (Good) 16 (Good) 46 (Moderate) 20 (Good) 25 (Good) 26 (Good) 25 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Good) 17 (Good) 25 (Good) 23 (Good) 27 (Good) 31 (Good) 19 (Good) 23 (Good) 25 (Good) 17 (Good) 31 (Good) 27 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Good)
pm10 24 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 12 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 17 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 38 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 35 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 13 (Good) - (Good)
co 0.23 (Good) 0.25 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.2 (Good) 0.27 (Good) 0.19 (Good) 0.14 (Good) 0.06 (Good) 0.14 (Good) 0.17 (Good) 0.2 (Good) 0.26 (Good) 0.22 (Good) 0.38 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.32 (Good) 0.26 (Good) 0.21 (Good) 0.21 (Good) 0.21 (Good) 0.2 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.33 (Good) 0.33 (Good) 0.25 (Good) 0.31 (Good) 2.7 (Good) 18 (Good) 31 (Good) 0.23 (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
pm25 14 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 9.2 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 2.6 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 9.5 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 8.6 (Good) 29 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 4.6 (Good) - (Good)
o3 54 (Good) 49 (Good) 51 (Good) 57 (Good) 41 (Good) 22 (Good) 12 (Good) 12 (Good) 44 (Good) 43 (Good) 48 (Good) 47 (Good) 52 (Good) 20 (Good) 41 (Good) 27 (Good) 23 (Good) 29 (Good) 31 (Good) 41 (Good) 38 (Good) 46 (Good) 51 (Good) 39 (Good) 33 (Good) 44 (Good) 36 (Good) 28 (Good) 35 (Good) 13 (Good) 34 (Good) 17 (Good) - (Good)
so2 7.6 (Good) 3.1 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 0.93 (Good) 0.9 (Good) 0.81 (Good) 0.61 (Good) - (Good) 0.35 (Good) 1.5 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 3.3 (Good) 0.84 (Good) 1.7 (Good) 0.52 (Good) 1.3 (Good) 1.6 (Good) 0.88 (Good) 1.2 (Good) 3 (Good) 1.3 (Good) 1.6 (Good) 18 (Good) 2.5 (Good) 7.9 (Good) 2.3 (Good) 1.9 (Good) 2 (Good) 0.56 (Good) 4.9 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
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Quality of life in Gent

Green and Parks in the City

Gent 62%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 82% Germany: 78% Switzerland: 76% France: 61%

particulate matter PM2.5

Gent 14 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Gent 73%

Luxembourg: 85% Netherlands: 88% Germany: 80% Switzerland: 84% France: 68%

particulate matter PM10

Gent 22 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Gent 39%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 21% Germany: 25% Switzerland: 20% France: 36%

Garbage Disposal

Gent 66%

Luxembourg: 84% Netherlands: 79% Germany: 74% Switzerland: 82% France: 59%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Gent 85%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 92% Germany: 82% Switzerland: 90% France: 73%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Gent 63%

Luxembourg: 82% Netherlands: 77% Germany: 65% Switzerland: 82% France: 48%

Noise and Light pollution

Gent 44%

Luxembourg: 29% Netherlands: 31% Germany: 42% Switzerland: 38% France: 54%

Water Pollution

Gent 27%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 17% Germany: 23% Switzerland: 19% France: 39%
Source: Numbeo


47E716 - MARIAKERKE

Monday, January 15, 2024, 9:00 AM

NO2 13 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

44M702 - ERTVELDE

Friday, May 27, 2022, 2:15 PM

O3 -1 (Good)

ozone (O3)

PM2,5 31 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 141 (Very Unhealthy)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

SO2 6.5 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

NO2 89 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

CO 1700 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

BC 1.4 (Good)

black carbon (BC)

44R701 - GENT

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

PM2,5 16 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

NO2 49 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

PM10 26 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 12 (Good)

ozone (O3)

44R702 - Gent (G.Carlierlaan)

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

PM10 27 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

PM2,5 16 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

NO2 35 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

44R721 - WONDELGEM

Saturday, December 30, 2023, 7:00 AM

NO2 8.5 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

BETR740

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

PM2,5 16 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 28 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 32 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

O3 19 (Good)

ozone (O3)

47E716 - MARIAKERKE

index 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
no2 9.1 17 19 36 46 43

44M702 - ERTVELDE

index 2022-05-27
o3 3.7
pm25 -64
pm10 -34.08
so2 5.1
no2 -121.45
co 735
bc 1.4

44R701 - GENT

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
pm10 21 20 14 29 26 28 41 28
no2 35 33 19 23 28 48 49 57
pm25 15 9.7 5.4 24 20 17 27 17
o3 23 36 53 26 - - - -

44R702 - Gent (G.Carlierlaan)

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
no2 - 40 23 23 33 53 47 41
pm25 14 10 5.6 23 19 16 27 19
pm10 21 21 15 28 25 27 38 30

44R721 - WONDELGEM

index 2023-12-30 2023-12-29 2023-12-28 2023-12-27 2023-12-26 2023-12-25 2023-12-24 2023-12-23
no2 7.2 6 5.8 15 17 2.9 3 5.9

BETR740

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
o3 - - - - - - 4 16
pm10 24 29 14 32 24 27 38 35
pm25 16 10 4.8 26 18 15 26 18
no2 20 31 - - - - - 23

BETE716

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
no2 22 19 14 8.1 17 12 9.7 3.9 8.8 13 16 21 14 43 17 20 22 22 18 18 16 21 16 23 29 16 20 20 13 23

BETM702

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
no2 23 25 12 7.1 16 11 11 4.5 17 19 27 9.4 47 15 28 22 26 20 21 16 26 21 28 28 13 17 23 15 34

BETR701

2017-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
pm25 14 20 12 9.2 14 9.1 7 2.9 23 6.9 10 14 23 15 24 16 17 15 12 7.7 17 14 25 19 18 22 9.8 14 16 9 30
pm10 25 33 22 20 23 14 11 4.9 38 18 22 23 35 22 40 25 26 24 23 18 66 26 39 32 30 31 19 22 26 20 37
co 0.23 0.25 0.23 0.2 0.27 0.19 0.14 0.06 0.23 0.14 0.17 0.2 0.26 0.22 0.38 0.23 0.32 0.26 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.2 0.23 0.23 0.33 0.33 0.25 0.31 2.7 18 31
so2 - - - - 0.88 0.87 0.6 - - 0.21 - 1.4 2.1 0.82 1.8 0.58 1.3 1 0.74 - 1.4 0.68 1.2 1.9 2.1 2.9 1.5 1.7 2.3 0.56 0.78
no2 25 24 17 12 22 17 14 4.6 27 15 19 19 24 14 54 20 25 29 25 19 21 19 24 23 31 33 23 29 25 18 33
o3 57 52 50 57 40 21 12 13 34 46 48 50 47 51 23 42 26 23 29 35 46 39 50 55 38 32 43 35 26 39 13

BETR702

2017-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
pm25 14 20 13 9.4 13 9.4 6.5 2.3 4.6 5.8 9 14 23 13 23 14 17 14 12 7 9.9 13 24 21 21 20 9.2 13 13 8.1 28
pm10 23 31 23 20 21 15 11 5 13 15 19 24 34 22 43 23 26 25 23 17 23 24 36 28 28 31 19 21 22 17 36
no2 19 20 15 13 24 18 16 4.7 15 11 21 26 24 22 60 28 32 33 30 24 27 20 30 35 34 40 28 32 34 22 39

BETR721

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
so2 7.6 3.1 5.1 0.93 0.93 0.75 0.62 - - 0.48 1.5 7.7 4.4 0.86 1.6 0.46 - 1.2 2.2 1 1.2 4.5 2 2 35 2.8 13 3.2 2.1 1.7 0.56 9
no2 25 26 16 8.4 17 13 13 6 8.6 8.3 17 20 25 16 36 16 15 25 26 25 19 21 16 23 23 29 31 18 22 23 15 32

BETR740

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
pm10 25 38 24 22 26 16 14 5.8 14 18 24 26 34 25 35 27 26 25 24 19 26 29 37 32 28 29 20 21 26 18 32
no2 20 20 14 12 20 12 11 4.1 14 14 21 21 20 20 38 26 21 23 24 21 26 19 25 20 20 25 19 20 25 19 23
o3 51 45 52 58 43 22 13 12 17 43 38 46 47 52 17 41 28 24 29 27 36 37 42 47 41 34 45 38 29 31 -

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (EEA Belgium) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0