The bart charts compare the four types of noise pollution — traffic, trains, aircraft, and industry — that had a noticeable impact in urban and rural areas on European residents in 2007. Units are measured in millions.
Overall, both urban and rural people mostly were distracted by each factor during the day. The largest amount of noise pollution was experienced by traffic in both areas, while the industry had the lowest rate of noise pollution.
In terms of the traffic noise in rural areas, 35 million of people were affected mostly during the day compared to ones were at night, about 24 million. Conversely, there was a loud noise during both day and night in cities doubled the rate of that in countrysides, 35 and 24 million, respectively. Noise pollution is slightly caused by industrial zones in both areas witnessed the smallest rates around 0-1 million of people.
When it comes to excessive sound in trains, 10 million of urban people diverted their attention during a day and 8 million of people at night. However, a slightly same rate of rural residents were affected by train noise with a negligible difference from that of people in urban areas. Lastly, a subtle variation was experienced in, in both areas in 2007, a loud noise from aircraft which disturbed a small number of people during day and night, about 1-4 million.