Relevance of ecological problems in Russia 2020

Polluted rivers and lakes were the most relevant ecological issue for Russians in July 2020, as per 76 percent of respondents. Russians also named garbage disposal and air pollution as important environmental problems.

In your opinion, how relevant are the following ecological problems to your place of residence?

Characteristic	Very relevant	Rather relevant	Rather irrelevant	Totally irrelevant	Difficult to answer
Polluted rivers, lakes, coasts	44%	32%	12%	9%	3%
Garbage dumps, recycling	42%	28%	14%	12%	4%
Air pollution	36%	30%	19%	14%	1%
Bad quality of tap water	31%	22%	23%	21%	3%
Accumulation of garbage in localities, it is not removed, not taken out on time	30%	23%	26%	20%	1%
Change of climate or weather conditions	28%	33%	19%	15%	5%
Lack of forest or park areas	22%	23%	26%	26%	3%

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Release date

August 2020

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

July 26, 2020

Number of respondents

1,600 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The exact survey question was worded as following: "Let's talk about ecological problems. I will now read a list of those, and you will say, which of these problems, in your opinion, are rather relevant for your place of residence, and which are not."

For this sample, the maximum statistical error does not exceed 2.5 percent with a 95 percent probability.

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