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Air quality in Uganda

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Uganda • 13:36, Aug 27

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Uganda most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Uganda's country flag

Kampala

68

2
Uganda's country flag

Masaka

68

2024 Uganda most polluted city

Kampala, Central Region

115

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Uganda cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
Uganda's country flag

Kampala

68

2
Uganda's country flag

Masaka

68

2024 Uganda cleanest city

Kyotera, Central Region

71

2024 country air quality average

How polluted is Uganda?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 8.2 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
1
Uganda's country flag

Chad

17,179,740

176

2
Uganda's country flag

Bangladesh

169,356,251

167

3
Uganda's country flag

Pakistan

231,402,117

164

4
Uganda's country flag

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

153

5
Uganda's country flag

India

1,407,563,842

138

6
Uganda's country flag

Tajikistan

9,750,064

128

7
Uganda's country flag

Nepal

30,034,989

119

8
Uganda's country flag

Uganda

45,853,778

115

9
Uganda's country flag

Rwanda

13,461,888

114

10
Uganda's country flag

Burundi

14,047,800

113

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2024 Uganda global rank in air pollution

8/138

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