Table 1 Population in 2019 and historical annual mean PM2.5 concentrations (µg/m3) across 29 municipalities in the Po Valley taken from EEA for 2005 and 2019 and PM2.5 projection to 2030 in CLE2030 and OPT2030 scenarios, with relative confidence intervals. Bold indicates cities that meet the 2024 AAQD target. 

From: Progress and policies to achieve the zero pollution action plan and EU 2024/2881 PM2.5 targets in Northern Italy

City

Population 2019

EEA 2005

EEA 2019

CLE2030

OPT2030

Alessandria

93,191

27.4

17.6

15.6 (14.7–16.5)

13.3 (12.3–14.2)

Asti

75,591

28.1

17.8

15.3 (14.3–16.2)

13.0 (12.1–13.9)

Bergamo

120.569

32.7

18.6

11.5 (10.5–12.5)

9.3 (8.3–10.3)

Bologna

393,248

23.0

15.3

11.8 (11.0-12.5)

10.3 (9.5–11.1)

Brescia

196,134

33.4

22.9

13.0 (12.0–14.0)

10.7 (9.7–11.7)

Busto Arsizio

83,549

31.2

18.1

12.6 (11.6–13.6)

11.0 (10.0–12.0)

Como

85,979

26.6

14.5

10.8 (9.8–11.8)

9.0 (8.0–10.0)

Cremona

72,274

31.1

22.6

14.7 (13.7–15.7)

11.6 (10.6–12.6)

Ferrara

132,931

24.7

18.0

12.7 (11.9–13.4)

11.3 (10.5–12.1)

Forlì

118,360

20.7

14.9

11.8 (11.0-12.6)

10.9 (10.1–11.7)

Gallarate

54,015

29.1

17.2

12.3 (11.3–13.3)

10.8 (9.8–11.8)

Lecco

48,265

28.4

13.9

9.1 (8.1–10.1)

7.8 (6.8–8.8)

Milan

1,395,980

34.8

19.0

16.5 (15.5–17.5)

14.3 (13.3–15.3)

Modena

189,016

24.6

18.2

12.4 (11.6–13.2)

10.6 (9.8–11.4)

Novara

103,278

29.0

18.3

14.9 (13.9–15.8)

12.0 (11.1–13.0)

Padua

209,995

31.7

21.8

14.2 (13.3–15.1)

12.1 (11.2–13.0)

Parma

198,606

24.8

17.6

10.9 (10.1–11.7)

9.3 (8.5–10.1)

Pavia

71,943

27.7

19.1

15.0 (14.0–16.0)

13.0 (12.0–14.0)

Piacenza

103,904

27.2

18.9

11.7 (10.9–12.5)

10.1 (9.3–10.9)

Ravenna

158,923

21.1

17.2

13.3 (12.5–14.1)

12.2 (11.5–13.0)

Reggio nell’Emilia

170,887

23.1

17.9

12.6 (11.8–13.4)

10.9 (10.1–11.6)

Rimini

148,981

19.9

14.8

13.3 (12.5–14.1)

12.3 (11.6–13.1)

Sassuolo

40,373

21.9

16.0

9.9 (9.1–10.7)

8.9 (8.1–9.7)

Turin

860,793

31.5

19.8

15.5 (14.6–16.4)

13.9 (13.0–14.8)

Treviso

85,236

29.3

21.4

15.3 (14.3–16.3)

13.4 (12.4–14.4)

Varese

80,876

26.5

14.9

11.3 (10.3–12.3)

9.4 (8.4–10.4)

Venezia

259,961

23.5

17.0

16.3 (15.3–17.1)

14.0 (13.1–14.9)

Verona

258,584

31.4

21.0

11.2 (10.3–12)

9.8 (8.9–10.7)

Vicenza

109,837

32.0

24.3

13.5 (12.6–14.4)

11.62 (10.7–12.6)