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Air quality in North Macedonia

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in North Macedonia • 23:06, Feb 15

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time North Macedonia most polluted city ranking

#	Cities	AQI⁺ US
1	Strumica	83
2	Skopje	28

2024 North Macedonia most polluted city

89

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time North Macedonia cleanest city ranking

#	Cities	AQI⁺ US
1	Skopje	28
2	Strumica	83

2024 North Macedonia cleanest city

Lazaropole, Polog

47

2024 country air quality average

How polluted is North Macedonia?

PM2.5 concentration is currently 4.7 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

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
35	North Macedonia	2,065,092	77

2024 North Macedonia global rank in air pollution

35/138

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2024 North Macedonia global rank in air pollution

35/138

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