Air quality in Canada

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Canada • 10:14, Aug 29

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Real-time Canada most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Yellowknife

136

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Regina

80

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Clinton

69

4
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Chase

66

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Bowen Island

64

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Nelson

64

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North Vancouver

64

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Courtenay

63

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Creston

63

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Squamish

63

2024 Canada most polluted city

Whitecourt, Alberta

133

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Canada cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Uxbridge

6

2
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Brampton

7

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Greater Sudbury

9

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Waterloo

9

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North Bay

10

6
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Quebec

10

7
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Montreal

11

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Oshawa

11

9
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Rimouski

11

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Moncton

12

2024 Canada cleanest city

Prince Rupert, British Columbia

12

2024 country air quality average

How polluted is Canada?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 1.3 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

2024 AQI⁺ country ranking

Which country had the worst air quality in 2024?

#CountryPopulationAQI⁺ US
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Chad

17,179,740

176

2
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Bangladesh

169,356,251

167

3
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Pakistan

231,402,117

164

4
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

153

5
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India

1,407,563,842

138

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Tajikistan

9,750,064

128

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Nepal

30,034,989

119

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Uganda

45,853,778

115

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Rwanda

13,461,888

114

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Burundi

14,047,800

113

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Canada

38,246,108

37

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2024 Canada global rank in air pollution

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