Air quality in United Kingdom

Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in United Kingdom

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time United Kingdom
Most polluted city ranking

#cityUS AQI
1 Grangemouth, Scotland

59

2 Aberdeen, Scotland

56

3 Edinburgh, Scotland

56

4 Dundee, Scotland

54

5 Falkirk, Scotland

53

6 Leicester, England

37

7 Luton, England

37

8 Kensington, England

36

9 Bradford, England

35

10 City of London, England

35

(local time)

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time United Kingdom
Cleanest city ranking

#cityUS AQI
1 Cheltenham, England

1

2 Bedford, England

5

3 Scunthorpe, England

5

4 Belsize Park, England

8

5 Blackheath, England

8

6 Brixton Hill, England

8

7 Camberwell, England

8

8 Cambridge, England

8

9 Carshalton, England

8

10 Catford, England

8

(local time)

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How polluted is United Kingdom?

The national flag of International

2023 Air quality average

Human face indicating AQI level

Good

2023 average US AQI

32

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PM2.5

x1.5

2023 average PM2.5 concentration in United Kingdom: 1.5 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value

2023  United Kingdom cleanest city Church Hill , Northern Ireland

16

2023  United Kingdom most polluted city Surbiton , England

53

2023 aqi country ranking

How does United Kingdom rank globally in air pollution?

112/134

Which country had the worst air quality in 2023?

#COUNTRYPopulationAVG. US
1The national flag of InternationalBangladesh169,356,251

164

2The national flag of InternationalPakistan231,402,117

160

3The national flag of InternationalIndia1,407,563,842

147

4The national flag of InternationalTajikistan9,750,064

134

5The national flag of InternationalBurkina Faso22,100,683

128

6The national flag of InternationalIraq43,533,592

121

7The national flag of InternationalUnited Arab Emirates9,365,145

119

8The national flag of InternationalNepal30,034,989

118

9The national flag of InternationalEgypt109,262,178

118

10The national flag of InternationalDemocratic Republic of the Congo95,894,118

114

112The national flag of InternationalUnited Kingdom67,326,569

32

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