Air quality in El Salvador

Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in El Salvador

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time El Salvador
Most polluted city ranking

#cityUS AQI
1 Sonsonate, Sonsonate

84

2 La Union, La Union

82

3 San Salvador, San Salvador

68

(local time)

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time El Salvador
Cleanest city ranking

#cityUS AQI
1 San Salvador, San Salvador

68

2 La Union, La Union

82

3 Sonsonate, Sonsonate

84

(local time)

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How polluted is El Salvador?

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2022 Air quality average

Human face indicating AQI level

Moderate

2022 average US AQI

55

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PM2.5

x2.8

2022 average PM2.5 concentration in El Salvador: 2.8 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value

2022  El Salvador cleanest city San Salvador , San Salvador

54

2022  El Salvador most polluted city Sonsonate , Sonsonate

63

2022 aqi country ranking

How does El Salvador rank globally in air pollution?

74/ 131 countries ranked in 2022

Which country had the worst air quality in 2022?

#COUNTRYPopulationAVG. US
1The national flag of InternationalChad17,179,740

169

2The national flag of InternationalIraq43,533,592

164

3The national flag of InternationalPakistan231,402,117

159

4The national flag of InternationalBahrain1,463,265

157

5The national flag of InternationalBangladesh169,356,251

156

6The national flag of InternationalBurkina Faso22,100,683

155

7The national flag of InternationalKuwait4,250,114

151

8The national flag of InternationalIndia1,407,563,842

144

9The national flag of InternationalEgypt109,262,178

128

10The national flag of InternationalTajikistan9,750,064

127

74The national flag of InternationalEl Salvador6,314,167

55

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El Salvador air quality data attribution

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