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Air quality in Sri Lanka

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Sri Lanka • 21:16, Oct 02

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Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Sri Lanka most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Jaffna

64

2
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Colombo

61

3
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Puttalam

58

2025 Sri Lanka most polluted city

Galle, Southern

88

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Sri Lanka cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Puttalam

58

2
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Colombo

61

3
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Jaffna

64

2025 Sri Lanka cleanest city

Nuwara Eliya, Central

46

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is Sri Lanka?

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In 2025 in Sri Lanka, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 3.8 times the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.

2025 AQI⁺ country ranking

Which country had the worst air quality in 2025?

#CountryPopulationAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of Sri Lanka

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

42
The national flag of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

22,156,000

69

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 Sri Lanka global rank in air pollution

42/143

Wildfires in Sri Lanka

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