The bar charts above illustrate the proportion of individuals who were affected by four different noise types in Europe: urban and rural areas in 2007. Overall, it is evident that traffic noise is the most affected in both areas, with surpassing night time.
From a broader perspective, in urban areas, noise, which is generated by traffic is outnumbered among four types of noise. Traffic noise had the highest noise affected, reaching 64 million people, followed by 48 million people at night. Additionally, trains’ noise showed a dramatic decline from traffic noise, with only 10 million individuals, with a relatively similar amount compared to noon time. Conversely, both aircraft and industry were relatively similar, with industry noise having the lowest affected on individuals.
Another noteworthy feature is that individuals residing in rural regions are affected by four categories of noise. Simultaneously, traffic was also the most influenced on residents in rural areas, with 34 million people, and at night showed a gradual decrease. In addition, noise from trains exhibited a significant decline, with having a relatively similar among day and night, followed by aircraft. Moreover, noise which is from industry does not exist in rural areas.
In conclusion, both urban and rural areas reported a relative result that traffic was the greatest source of generating noise across the time. Meanwhile, industry noise has not occurred in rural areas.