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Air quality in Nigeria

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Nigeria • 06:20, Oct 02

RA SchoolJ WLAGOS METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSPORT AUTHORITYCollege Of Computing And Information SciencesEAR-GAnonymous contributor
3 stations sponsored by EPIC Air Quality Fund
RA SchoolJ WLAGOS METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSPORT AUTHORITYCollege Of Computing And Information SciencesEAR-GAnonymous contributor
3 stations sponsored by EPIC Air Quality Fund

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Nigeria most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Nigeria

Abuja

94

2
The national flag of Nigeria

Lagos

92

3
The national flag of Nigeria

Ibadan

79

4
The national flag of Nigeria

Agege

63

5
The national flag of Nigeria

Ikeja

63

6
The national flag of Nigeria

Port Harcourt

58

2025 Nigeria most polluted city

Abuja, FCT

102

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Nigeria cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Nigeria

Port Harcourt

51

2
The national flag of Nigeria

Ibadan

56

3
The national flag of Nigeria

Agege

63

4
The national flag of Nigeria

Ikeja

63

5
The national flag of Nigeria

Lagos

70

6
The national flag of Nigeria

Abuja

94

2025 Nigeria cleanest city

Port Harcourt, Rivers

58

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is Nigeria?

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In 2025 in Nigeria, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 4.7 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 Nigeria

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of Nigeria

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of Nigeria

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of Nigeria

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of Nigeria

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of Nigeria

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of Nigeria

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of Nigeria

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of Nigeria

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of Nigeria

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

28
The national flag of Nigeria

Nigeria

213,401,323

78

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 Nigeria global rank in air pollution

28/143

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