Environment in Shetland Islands
Council areaNorth Scotland. 22,710 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,469 square kilometres, the 4th most sparsely populated council in the UK.
5 layers about environment for Shetland 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
Shetland Islands’ 7 wards range from 0% to 90%.
Radon potential
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Shetland Islands. The map shows each one.
People in radon Affected Area squares
CouncilAbout 40% of people in Shetland 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
- 48% higher27%
- Against the UK
- 9% lower44%
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Shetland Islands. The map shows each one.
Fine particles (PM2.5)
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Shetland Islands. The map shows each one.
Green space
OutlineGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Shetland Islands. The map shows each one.