Air quality in New Zealand

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in New Zealand • 03:50, Jan 26

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time New Zealand most polluted city ranking

#	Cities	AQI⁺ US
1	Christchurch	14
2	Auckland	12
3	Dunedin	9

2024 New Zealand most polluted city

Richmond, Tasman

54

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time New Zealand cleanest city ranking

#	Cities	AQI⁺ US
1	Dunedin	9
2	Christchurch	13
3	Auckland	16

2024 New Zealand cleanest city

Tokaanu, Waikato

11

2024 country air quality average

How polluted is New Zealand?

PM2.5 concentration currently meets the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.

2024 AQI⁺ country ranking

Which country had the worst air quality in 2024?

#	Country	Population	AQI⁺ US
1	Chad	17,179,740	176
2	Bangladesh	169,356,251	167
3	Pakistan	231,402,117	164
4	Democratic Republic of the Congo	95,894,118	153
5	India	1,407,563,842	138
6	Tajikistan	9,750,064	128
7	Nepal	30,034,989	119
8	Uganda	45,853,778	115
9	Rwanda	13,461,888	114
10	Burundi	14,047,800	113
129	New Zealand	5,122,600	24

2024 New Zealand global rank in air pollution

129/138

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2024 New Zealand global rank in air pollution

129/138

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