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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in India • 22:20, Nov 06

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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 AgarwalIBLucaEmbassy of Belgium in New DelhiU.S. Consulate General in MumbaiBhaaneOLD GHAZIABADDaniel ITLShadRaoul BajajTAQI IndiGoAnand NiketanORTHOCAREfrantyckGreen PlanetSKPlane Software, Inc.ZipThruImmigration Pvt Ltd AQITom ArantSBAnonymous IQ Air outdoor- Norway EmbassyMoreTasksKarnataka 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

Greater Noida

773

2
The national flag of India

Delhi

581

3
The national flag of India

Gurugram

511

4
The national flag of India

New Delhi

469

5
The national flag of India

Bhopal

253

6
The national flag of India

Kultali

237

7
The national flag of India

Sodpur

228

8
The national flag of India

Durgapur

225

9
The national flag of India

Haldia

225

10
The national flag of India

Katoya

222

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

Bengaluru

96

2
The national flag of India

Tirupati

107

3
The national flag of India

Koch Bihar

110

4
The national flag of India

Mumbai

142

5
The national flag of India

Nagpur

158

6
The national flag of India

Islampur

174

7
The national flag of India

Shrirampur

174

8
The national flag of India

Kishanganj

178

9
The national flag of India

Hyderabad

179

10
The national flag of India

Dam Dam

180

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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