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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in India • 04:16, Nov 12

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Central Pollution Control BoardDelhi Pollution Control CommitteeU.S. Embassy in New DelhiWest Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB)American Embassy School in New DelhiSumit AgarwalLucaEmbassy of Belgium in New DelhiU.S. Consulate General in MumbaiOLD GHAZIABADDaniel ITLBhaaneShadRaoul BajajTAQI IndiGoAnand NiketanORTHOCAREfrantyckGreen PlanetSKPlane Software, Inc.ZipThruImmigration Pvt Ltd AQITom ArantAnonymous SBIQ Air outdoor- Norway EmbassyMoreTasksAnonymousKarnataka and Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board AAQMSniranjan08Rakesh RaiAnonymous contributor
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Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time India most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of India

Defence Colony

684

2
The national flag of India

Sector

464

3
The national flag of India

Gurugram

369

4
The national flag of India

Bhopal

205

5
The national flag of India

Jammu

190

6
The national flag of India

Greater Noida

189

7
The national flag of India

Ghaziabad

188

8
The national flag of India

Agra

186

9
The national flag of India

Noida

185

10
The national flag of India

Faridabad

183

2025 India most polluted city

Loni, Uttar Pradesh

191

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time India cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of India

Guwahati

55

2
The national flag of India

Navi Mumbai

71

3
The national flag of India

Barrackpore

77

4
The national flag of India

Dam Dam

82

5
The national flag of India

Koch Bihar

84

6
The national flag of India

Shrirampur

85

7
The national flag of India

Madhyamgram

91

8
The national flag of India

Ula

93

9
The national flag of India

Raiganj

95

10
The national flag of India

Jodhpur

101

2025 India cleanest city

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

62

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is India?

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In 2025 in India, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 9.8 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 India

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of India

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of India

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of India

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of India

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of India

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of India

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of India

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of India

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of India

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 India global rank in air pollution

6/143

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