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Air quality in Saudi Arabia

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Saudi Arabia • 23:58, Oct 02

BISRTobias FünkeSGD. OrelMSAbe FromanEmbassy of Switzerland in KSAPjetrKSAFBJamesABJohn SnowYazeed The Healthy HomeMuhammad DaghistaniRas Tanura Middle SchoolDSAnonymous contributor
BISRTobias FünkeSGD. OrelMSAbe FromanEmbassy of Switzerland in KSAPjetrKSAFBJamesABJohn SnowYazeed The Healthy HomeMuhammad DaghistaniRas Tanura Middle SchoolDSAnonymous contributor

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Saudi Arabia most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

108

2
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Dhahran

85

3
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Jeddah

71

2025 Saudi Arabia most polluted city

Dhahran, Al Mintaqah ash Sharqiyah

97

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Saudi Arabia cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Jeddah

71

2
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Dhahran

85

3
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

108

2025 Saudi Arabia cleanest city

Malham, Ar Riyad

85

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is Saudi Arabia?

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In 2025 in Saudi Arabia, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 5.8 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 Saudi Arabia

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

21
The national flag of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

35,950,396

88

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 Saudi Arabia global rank in air pollution

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Which is the most polluted state in Saudi Arabia?