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Air quality in Iraq

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Iraq • 08:26, Jul 12

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Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Iraq most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Iraq

Erbil

68

2
The national flag of Iraq

As Sulaymaniyah

57

3
The national flag of Iraq

Baghdad

56

2025 Iraq most polluted city

Baghdad, Baghdad

123

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Iraq cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Iraq

As Sulaymaniyah

57

2
The national flag of Iraq

Baghdad

58

3
The national flag of Iraq

Erbil

66

2025 Iraq cleanest city

As Sulaymaniyah, As Sulaymaniyah

74

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is Iraq?

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In 2025 in Iraq, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 7.6 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 Iraq

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of Iraq

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of Iraq

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of Iraq

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of Iraq

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of Iraq

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of Iraq

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of Iraq

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of Iraq

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of Iraq

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

11
The national flag of Iraq

Iraq

43,533,592

107

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 Iraq global rank in air pollution

11/143

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Which is the most polluted state in Iraq?