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Annual average sound pressure level (dBA), daytime (Lday) — city model estimates

Modeled daytime urban noise exposure (Lday, dBA) by country, based on global city estimates. Highlights where urban sound levels are highest.

Source: European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) / Global Urban Noise dataset (city-level model estimates)•173 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
62.2dBA
Median: 62.6dBA
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
India
72.1dBA
Lowest
Iceland
52.3dBA
Top 5 Countries
1India72.1dBA
2People's Republic of China69.8dBA
3Islamic Republic of Iran69.6dBA
4Philippines69.5dBA
5Pakistan69.2dBA
By Region
Asia66.8dBA(25 countries)
Africa65.0dBA(9 countries)
Other62.6dBA(94 countries)
South America61.4dBA(7 countries)
North America59.7dBA(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (52.3dBA)High (72.1dBA)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 62.2dBA)

Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (94)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Modeled daytime urban noise exposure (Lday, dBA) by country, based on global city estimates. Highlights where urban sound levels are highest. Source: European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) / Global Urban Noise dataset (city-level model estimates).

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India72.1dBA
2People's Republic of China69.8dBA
3Islamic Republic of Iran69.6dBA
4Philippines69.5dBA
5Pakistan69.2dBA
6Indonesia69.0dBA
7Singapore68.9dBA
8Egypt68.3dBA
9Thailand68.1dBA
10Vietnam68.0dBA
11North Korea67.9dBA
12Iraq67.4dBA
13Malaysia67.2dBA
14Bangladesh67.2dBA
15Nigeria67.1dBA
16Djibouti67.0dBA
17Sudan67.0dBA
18Chad66.9dBA
19Kuwait66.9dBA
20Ethiopia66.8dBA
21Nepal66.8dBA
22Somalia66.8dBA
23Bahrain66.8dBA
24Qatar66.7dBA
25Türkiye66.7dBA
26Cameroon66.6dBA
27United Arab Emirates66.6dBA
28Democratic Republic of the Congo66.5dBA
29Morocco66.5dBA
30Niger66.5dBA
31Yemen66.5dBA
32Guinea66.4dBA
33Saudi Arabia66.4dBA
34Brunei Darussalam66.4dBA
35Lebanon66.3dBA
36Central African Republic66.2dBA
37Ghana66.2dBA
38Israel66.2dBA
39Jordan66.2dBA
40Myanmar66.1dBA
41Eritrea66.1dBA
42Sierra Leone66.1dBA
43Benin66.0dBA
44Haiti66.0dBA
45Kenya66.0dBA
46Guinea-Bissau66.0dBA
47Burkina Faso66.0dBA
48Mali65.9dBA
49Cambodia65.8dBA
50Cote d'Ivoire65.8dBA
51Cyprus65.7dBA
52Mozambique65.6dBA
53Senegal65.4dBA
54Togo65.4dBA
55Oman65.3dBA
56Uganda65.2dBA
57State of Palestine65.1dBA
58Lao People's Democratic Republic65.1dBA
59United Republic of Tanzania65.0dBA
60Algeria64.9dBA
61Republic of The Gambia64.8dBA
62Malawi64.8dBA
63Republic of the Congo64.7dBA
64Zambia64.7dBA
65Mexico64.6dBA
66Mauritania64.4dBA
67Rwanda64.4dBA
68Cape Verde64.3dBA
69Venezuela64.3dBA
70Dominican Republic64.2dBA
71South Sudan64.2dBA
72South Africa64.1dBA
73Sri Lanka64.0dBA
74Madagascar64.0dBA
75Colombia63.9dBA
76Burundi63.8dBA
77Jamaica63.8dBA
78Gabon63.7dBA
79Zimbabwe63.5dBA
80Uzbekistan63.4dBA
81Guatemala63.3dBA
82Afghanistan63.1dBA
83Brazil63.0dBA
84Honduras62.9dBA
85Tajikistan62.8dBA
86El Salvador62.6dBA
87Peru62.6dBA
88Tunisia62.6dBA
89South Korea62.5dBA
90Bolivia62.4dBA
91Nicaragua62.2dBA
92Cuba62.0dBA
93Kazakhstan61.9dBA
94Paraguay61.9dBA
95Eswatini61.8dBA
96Albania61.8dBA
97Greece61.6dBA
98Mauritius61.6dBA
99Ecuador61.5dBA
100Italy61.5dBA
101Russian Federation61.3dBA
102Papua New Guinea61.2dBA
103Belize61.1dBA
104Georgia61.0dBA
105Moldova, Republic of60.8dBA
106Panama60.8dBA
107Trinidad and Tobago60.8dBA
108Kyrgyzstan60.7dBA
109Ukraine60.7dBA
110Argentina60.7dBA
111New Caledonia60.6dBA
112Suriname60.6dBA
113Bosnia and Herzegovina60.5dBA
114Japan60.4dBA
115Spain60.4dBA
116Namibia60.3dBA
117Armenia60.3dBA
118Costa Rica60.2dBA
119Lesotho60.2dBA
120Mongolia60.2dBA
121Bermuda60.1dBA
122Chile59.6dBA
123Portugal59.5dBA
124Serbia59.3dBA
125Belarus59.2dBA
126Vanuatu58.9dBA
127Azerbaijan58.9dBA
128Bulgaria58.8dBA
129Romania58.8dBA
130Montenegro58.7dBA
131Uruguay58.7dBA
132Comoros58.6dBA
133Timor-Leste58.6dBA
134Croatia58.4dBA
135Hungary58.3dBA
136France58.0dBA
137Slovenia57.9dBA
138Barbados57.8dBA
139Czech Republic57.7dBA
140Slovakia57.7dBA
141Andorra57.6dBA
142Germany57.3dBA
143Dominica57.2dBA
144Poland57.2dBA
145Austria57.1dBA
146Aruba57.0dBA
147Faroe Islands56.9dBA
148United Kingdom56.9dBA
149Belgium56.9dBA
150Cayman Islands56.8dBA
151Puerto Rico56.4dBA
152United States of America56.2dBA
153Australia56.2dBA
154Lithuania56.1dBA
155Bhutan56.0dBA
156Latvia55.9dBA
157Botswana55.9dBA
158Ireland55.8dBA
159Netherlands55.7dBA
160Estonia55.6dBA
161Switzerland55.6dBA
162Fiji55.4dBA
163Angola55.4dBA
164Maldives55.3dBA
165Denmark55.1dBA
166New Zealand54.9dBA
167Sweden54.9dBA
168Canada54.8dBA
169Solomon Islands54.7dBA
170Finland54.6dBA
171Luxembourg54.5dBA
172Norway54.4dBA
173Iceland52.3dBA
Showing 173 of 173 countries

Topics

#environmental#dba#annual#average#sound#pressure#level#daytime#lday#city#model#estimates

Data Source

This data comes from European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) / Global Urban Noise dataset (city-level model estimates) (2020).

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