World's most polluted cities 2019 (PM2.5)
The most polluted cities according to data aggregated from over 60,000 data points.
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| Rank | City | 2019 AVG | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | 2018 AVG | 2017 AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ghaziabad, India | 110.2 | 205.7 | 29.5 | 89.3 | 86.9 | 96.6 | 62.9 | 45.3 | 33 | 37.7 | 158.6 | 235.8 | 235.9 | 135.2 | 144.6 |
| 2 |  Hotan, China | 110.1 | 60.1 | 70.1 | 189.1 | 151.8 | 128.6 | 57.9 | 119.7 | 126 | 87.8 | 103.9 | 114.5 | 106.1 | 116 | 91.9 |
| 3 |  Gujranwala, Pakistan | 105.3 | 220.4 | 127.4 | 86.4 | 70.9 | 65.8 | 53.3 | 59.2 | 48.8 | 67.4 | 107.6 | 144.9 | 217.3 | - | - |
| 4 | Faisalabad, Pakistan | 104.6 | 223 | 128.3 | 82 | 59.1 | 56.5 | 46.3 | 54.2 | 58.4 | 66.5 | 92 | 148.5 | 226.2 | 130.4 | - |
| 5 | Delhi, India | 98.6 | 191.7 | 84.8 | 75.3 | 71.4 | 76.6 | 56.7 | 43.2 | 31.9 | 37.2 | 116.7 | 200.7 | 194.8 | 113.5 | 108.2 |
| 6 | Noida, India | 97.7 | 151.8 | 38.1 | 78.3 | 81.8 | 88.6 | 65.3 | 47.4 | 33.1 | 36.5 | 134.3 | 212.4 | 222.6 | 123.6 | 134 |
| 7 | Gurugram, India | 93.1 | 234.5 | 62.3 | 76.3 | 83 | 92.2 | 84.9 | 47.3 | 39.1 | 41.8 | 108.2 | 146.8 | 102.9 | 135.8 | 145.6 |
| 8 | Raiwind, Pakistan | 92.2 | - | 201.3 | 137.1 | 119 | 101.9 | 66.6 | 41.3 | 27.2 | 34.9 | 70.1 | 113.4 | 93.3 | - | - |
| 9 | Greater Noida, India | 91.3 | 194.5 | 65.8 | 76 | 70.3 | 61.2 | 51.8 | 39.4 | 32.1 | 30.2 | 130 | 195.5 | 191.1 | - | - |
| 10 | Bandhwari, India | 90.5 | 88.5 | 82.5 | 60.5 | 78.7 | 90.2 | 74.1 | 54.9 | 35.4 | 42.6 | 112.6 | 187.9 | 178.6 | - | - |
| 11 | Lucknow, India | 90.3 | 156.1 | 38.9 | 95.7 | 97.2 | 78.2 | 69.8 | 35.7 | 30.4 | 28.8 | 108.7 | 199.6 | 142 | 115.7 | 119.2 |
| 12 | Lahore, Pakistan | 89.5 | 199.1 | 110.3 | 73.6 | 62.5 | 53.7 | 44.5 | 39.9 | 40.9 | 54.7 | 104.6 | 134.9 | 182.7 | 114.9 | 133.2 |
| 13 | Bulandshahr, India | 89.4 | 184.9 | 115.9 | 88.5 | 83.7 | 79.6 | 55 | 39.2 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 105.4 | 129.2 | 146.5 | - | - |
| 14 | Muzaffarnagar, India | 89.1 | 170.3 | 105.2 | 81.8 | 99.6 | 85.9 | 64 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 34.2 | 118.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Bagpat, India | 88.6 | 168.1 | 114.4 | 83.1 | 88.6 | 86.9 | 68.1 | 47.6 | 31.3 | 36.2 | 80.4 | 176.3 | 164.6 | - | - |
| 16 | Kashgar, China | 87.1 | 114.4 | 131.4 | 128.7 | 90.1 | 61.7 | 22.2 | 78.4 | 44.7 | 41.5 | 85.9 | 118.5 | 128.6 | 95.7 | 97.5 |
| 17 | Jind, India | 85.4 | 141.7 | 92.4 | 50 | 65.1 | 76.7 | 60.5 | 51.2 | 34.8 | 40.8 | 105.9 | 182 | 122 | 91.6 | 126.5 |
| 18 | Faridabad, India | 85 | 203.2 | 47 | 67.6 | 86.3 | 94.7 | 80.3 | 49.7 | 25.1 | 28.6 | 96.8 | 142.5 | 174.4 | 129.1 | 123 |
| 19 | Coraut, India | 85 | 173 | 71 | 106.8 | 91 | 84.6 | 58.7 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 30.8 | 77.8 | 134.9 | 121.4 | - | - |
| 20 | Bhiwadi, India | 83.4 | 133.5 | 21.2 | 106.4 | 103.7 | 105.7 | 79.6 | 57.9 | 59 | 52.7 | 79.1 | - | 159 | 125.4 | - |
| 21 |  Dhaka, Bangladesh | 83.3 | 181.8 | 145.7 | 107.4 | 70.2 | 52.2 | 35.9 | 36.2 | 31.3 | 37.7 | 64.6 | 94.2 | 146.3 | 97.1 | 79.7 |
| 22 | Patna, India | 82.1 | 226.1 | 62.7 | 90.6 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 45.5 | 32.5 | 35.2 | 39.4 | 93.3 | 204.1 | 204.7 | 119.7 | 118.5 |
| 23 | Palwal, India | 82.1 | 98.4 | 18.2 | 65.5 | 113.9 | 111.7 | 88.8 | 52.2 | 34.2 | 33.2 | 96.8 | 161.6 | 141.1 | - | - |
| 24 |  South Tangerang, Indonesia | 81.3 | 44.1 | 61.4 | 48.9 | 60.9 | 87.2 | 107.6 | 102.9 | 90.5 | 100.7 | 104.4 | 88.6 | 76.1 | - | - |
| 25 | Muzaffarpur, India | 81.2 | 198.5 | 80.5 | 99.1 | 55.3 | 60 | 33.9 | - | 34.3 | 24.6 | 60.7 | - | 192.5 | 110.3 | 107.4 |
| 26 | Hisar, India | 81 | - | - | - | 103.4 | 99.4 | 75.8 | 65.5 | 35.1 | 51.1 | 109.2 | 134.9 | 104.4 | - | - |
| 27 | Muridke, Pakistan | 80.6 | - | 86.9 | 67.5 | 61.8 | 72.5 | 51.5 | 62.7 | 64.9 | 85.4 | 114.3 | 116.1 | 101.6 | - | - |
| 28 | Kutail, India | 80.4 | - | - | - | 132 | 98.5 | 93.2 | 43.7 | 31.7 | 39.8 | 108.6 | 120.9 | 116.6 | - | - |
| 29 | Jodhpur, India | 77.2 | 128.1 | 52.1 | 66.6 | 103.4 | 111.6 | 87.3 | 90.9 | 45.4 | 46.2 | 69.6 | 68.3 | 74.5 | 113.4 | 81.9 |
| 30 | Moradabad, India | 76.5 | 189 | 40.8 | 81.4 | 84.4 | 87.7 | 59.8 | 38.4 | 34.8 | 32.8 | 91.7 | 77.9 | 116.4 | 104.9 | - |
| 31 | Sirsa, India | 73.7 | - | - | - | 68 | 71.1 | 70.3 | 79.9 | 48 | 66.5 | 115.9 | 90 | 57.4 | - | - |
| 32 | Shangqiu, China | 72.6 | 106.9 | 157.2 | 193.6 | 57.5 | 40.6 | 29.3 | 24.3 | 22.3 | 32.9 | 48 | 72.8 | 88.1 | 61.9 | 61.8 |
| 33 | Anyang, China | 70.3 | 137.8 | 158.4 | 60.4 | 64.8 | 38.1 | 34.1 | 32.8 | 30.4 | 39.5 | 47.4 | 84.5 | 118.4 | 72.9 | 81.1 |
| 34 | Yamuna Nagar, India | 69.5 | 112.3 | 42.3 | 58.4 | 79.5 | 86 | 79.5 | 61.6 | 43.5 | 48.2 | 95 | 70.9 | 103 | - | - |
| 35 | Handan, China | 64.3 | 128.4 | 131.9 | 50.6 | 56.1 | 35.6 | 39.9 | 40.1 | 34.4 | 43.9 | 49.1 | 70.3 | 96.6 | 74 | 96.7 |
| 36 | Shijiazhuang, China | 64 | 146.7 | 127.6 | 60.4 | 53 | 35 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 27.6 | 38.6 | 51 | 71.2 | 83.6 | 76.7 | 98.8 |
| 37 | Peshawar, Pakistan | 63.9 | 81.2 | 44.3 | 28.6 | 53.7 | 44.4 | 56.4 | 52.8 | 41.4 | 60.9 | 75.2 | 77.9 | 113.5 | - | - |
| 38 | Xianyang, China | 63.7 | 157 | 141.2 | 56.4 | 56.6 | 44.2 | 27.4 | 23.5 | 25.9 | 28.8 | 38.1 | 71.1 | 102.7 | 67.8 | 77.8 |
| 39 | Xingtai, China | 63.5 | 129.3 | 130.2 | 52.7 | 52.6 | 36.3 | 45.9 | 38.4 | 29.9 | 41.1 | 49.2 | 69.5 | 91.7 | 76.7 | 103.7 |
| 40 | Puyang, China | 63.4 | 133.1 | 144.8 | 55.4 | 49.3 | 33.2 | 31.2 | 28.4 | 22.7 | 34.4 | 43.8 | 74.6 | 112.2 | 63.5 | 68.8 |
| 41 | Shihezi, China | 63.3 | 186.3 | 135.1 | 95.1 | 21.6 | 21 | 14.5 | 20.5 | 18.1 | 21.2 | 30.5 | 56.8 | 135.1 | 61.3 | 60.6 |
| 42 | Laiwu, China | 63.1 | 113.6 | 101.3 | 100.5 | - | - | 35.1 | 34.7 | 24.6 | 40.8 | 53.2 | 64 | 85.2 | 60.6 | 63.3 |
| 43 | Ambala, India | 63 | - | - | - | 55.8 | 64.1 | 58.3 | 40.6 | 33.2 | 38.5 | 99.4 | 89.4 | 92 | - | - |
| 44 | Kaimla, India | 62.8 | 99.4 | 24 | 40.2 | 41.9 | 63.4 | 52.2 | 36.4 | 24.9 | 41.5 | 133.3 | 137.3 | 123.5 | - | - |
| 45 | Bekasi, Indonesia | 62.6 | 52.1 | 65.7 | 56.4 | 66.1 | 74.6 | 81.2 | - | 63.3 | 62.9 | 65.2 | 60.9 | 55.9 | - | - |
| 46 | Luoyang, China | 62.4 | 131.4 | 130.8 | 55.4 | 54.2 | 32.4 | 28 | 26.6 | 31.1 | 36.4 | 57.6 | 84.4 | 83.5 | 59.9 | 72.5 |
| 47 | Hebi, China | 62.1 | 101.7 | 131 | 52.1 | 59.3 | 30.3 | 32.5 | 35.4 | 30.5 | 35.9 | 48.3 | 83.1 | 107.5 | 55.8 | 64.4 |
| 48 |  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 62 | 194.6 | 139.1 | 75.7 | 33.7 | 19.4 | 9.7 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 18 | 38.6 | 62.7 | 122.4 | 58.5 | 66.5 |
| 49 | Linfen, China | 61.7 | 171.7 | 112.3 | 42.2 | 53.2 | 33.5 | 33.6 | 29.4 | 31.7 | 34.5 | 44.6 | 61.7 | 91.3 | 68.2 | 80.6 |
| 50 | Bhiwani, India | 61.6 | 55.4 | 17.6 | 51.4 | 74.2 | 88 | 78.9 | 63.5 | 37.2 | 45.5 | 58.7 | 94.7 | 111.4 | - | - |
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