Environment in Orkney Islands
Council areaNorth Scotland. 21,920 people in 1,015 square kilometres, the 5th most sparsely populated council in the UK.
5 layers about environment for Orkney Islands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
Orkney Islands’ 6 wards range from 89% to 100%.
Radon potential
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Orkney Islands. The map shows each one.
People in radon Affected Area squares
CouncilAbout 98% of people in Orkney Islands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Across the UK the figure is 44%.
Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas.
- Against Scotland
- 3.6 times27%
- Against the UK
- 2.2 times44%
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Orkney Islands. The map shows each one.
Fine particles (PM2.5)
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Orkney Islands. The map shows each one.
Green space
OutlineGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Orkney Islands. The map shows each one.