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Air quality in Sri Lanka

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Sri Lanka • 11:54, Aug 27

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Sri Lanka most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Battaramulla

50

2
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Colombo

33

2024 Sri Lanka most polluted city

Galle, Southern

94

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Sri Lanka cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Colombo

33

2
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Battaramulla

50

2024 Sri Lanka cleanest city

Nugegoda, Western

42

2024 country air quality average

How polluted is Sri Lanka?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 3.6 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

2024 AQI⁺ country ranking

Which country had the worst air quality in 2024?

#CountryPopulationAQI⁺ US
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Chad

17,179,740

176

2
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Bangladesh

169,356,251

167

3
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Pakistan

231,402,117

164

4
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

153

5
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India

1,407,563,842

138

6
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Tajikistan

9,750,064

128

7
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Nepal

30,034,989

119

8
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Uganda

45,853,778

115

9
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Rwanda

13,461,888

114

10
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Burundi

14,047,800

113

51
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Sri Lanka

22,156,000

67

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2024 Sri Lanka global rank in air pollution

51/138

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