Air quality in United Kingdom

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in United Kingdom • 07:57, Aug 31

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time United Kingdom most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Harlington

54

2
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Hackney

52

3
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East Ham

50

4
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Edgware

50

5
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Hammersmith

50

6
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Peckham

47

7
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Poplar

47

8
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Hayes

44

9
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Ipswich

44

10
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London

44

2024 United Kingdom most polluted city

Northwood, England

55

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time United Kingdom cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Cheltenham

10

2
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Chorley

10

3
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Norwich

12

4
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Pontypridd

12

5
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Kendal

14

6
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Oxford

14

7
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Leeds

15

8
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York

15

9
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Birmingham

16

10
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Cambridge

16

2024 United Kingdom cleanest city

Dunblane, Scotland

12

2024 country air quality average

How polluted is United Kingdom?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 1.5 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
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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

113
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United Kingdom

67,326,569

41

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2024 United Kingdom global rank in air pollution

113/138

Which is the most polluted state in United Kingdom?