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Air quality in Kenya

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Kenya • 22:38, Oct 04

UNEPAlexHewaSafiHrayrwannisCollege Of Computing And Information SciencesAir Quality Tatu CityColumbia Clean Air Tool BoxNairobi City CountyUNEPKenya Meteorological DepartmentAnonymous contributor
UNEPAlexHewaSafiHrayrwannisCollege Of Computing And Information SciencesAir Quality Tatu CityColumbia Clean Air Tool BoxNairobi City CountyUNEPKenya Meteorological DepartmentAnonymous contributor

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Kenya most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Kenya

Kisumu

63

2
The national flag of Kenya

Pumwani

57

3
The national flag of Kenya

Mombasa

53

4
The national flag of Kenya

Nairobi

39

5
The national flag of Kenya

Kiambu

33

2025 Kenya most polluted city

Kisumu, Kisumu

69

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Kenya cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Kenya

Kiambu

33

2
The national flag of Kenya

Nairobi

39

3
The national flag of Kenya

Mombasa

53

4
The national flag of Kenya

Pumwani

57

5
The national flag of Kenya

Kisumu

63

2025 Kenya cleanest city

Nakuru, Nakuru

40

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is Kenya?

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In 2025 in Kenya, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 2.7 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 Kenya

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of Kenya

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of Kenya

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of Kenya

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of Kenya

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of Kenya

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of Kenya

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of Kenya

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of Kenya

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of Kenya

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

71
The national flag of Kenya

Kenya

53,005,614

59

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 Kenya global rank in air pollution

71/143

Wildfires in Kenya

Real-time information

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