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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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PM2.5 Legend
WHO target
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Moderate
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
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Very unhealthy
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Unit: µg/m³
Rank City 2019 AVG JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2018 AVG 2017 AVG
2102 Italy
Fiesole, Italy
11.2 22.1 12.3 11.7 10.1 5.6 13.9 11.1 10.8 8.1 11.3 7 12.9 - -
2103 Japan
Okazaki, Japan
11.2 10.7 14.6 12.8 11.4 13.3 12.4 11.1 12.2 10.6 9.2 8.8 8.3 12 11.6
2104 Japan
Owariasahi, Japan
11.2 10.6 14.7 12.5 10.9 12.6 11.8 11.7 12.6 10.2 8.9 9.4 9.8 12.1 11.3
2105 Japan
Ashiya, Japan
11.2 10.6 16.4 13.5 11.6 13.8 12.2 11.1 11.3 8.4 8 8.6 11 11.2 11.2
2106 Japan
Nanao, Japan
11.2 7.2 16.3 11.7 9.5 14.7 12.9 13.3 13.2 10.8 9.7 7.9 8 11.2 10.7
2107 Japan
Takamatsu, Japan
11.2 11.2 16.9 13.8 12 14.5 11.8 10.9 11 8.2 8.1 8.7 9.1 13.3 13.4
2108 Japan
Kochi, Japan
11.2 9.5 13.5 11.6 11.5 13 13.4 11.8 12.2 9.7 10.8 9.6 8.6 11.2 12.8
2109 Japan
Nara, Japan
11.2 9.1 13.4 11.2 10.3 12.5 12.7 11.8 12.5 9.3 9.4 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.2
2110 Japan
Tsurugashima, Japan
11.2 11.3 17.3 13.7 11.3 12.7 10.8 10.2 12 9.7 8.6 8.8 11.8 - -
2111 Japan
Hikone, Japan
11.2 10.3 14.5 12.6 10.4 14.2 12.2 11.4 13.9 9.8 8.5 8.2 9.7 12.2 11.4
2112 Japan
Hino, Japan
11.2 9.7 16.4 13.7 11.3 12.4 11.5 10.9 13 10.5 8.1 8.4 10.1 12.5 12
2113 Japan
Yonago, Japan
11.2 - - - 9.1 15.2 12.8 12 12.1 8.5 10 10.5 10.2 - -
2114 Japan
Takaoka, Japan
11.2 8.4 16 12.7 10.1 13.9 12.4 12.5 13.2 10 10.1 8 8.4 11.5 11.7
2115 Japan
Arida, Japan
11.2 10.2 15.1 13.8 13.2 13.7 12.8 9.7 10.1 8.8 9.2 9.4 9.7 11.8 12.2
2116 Japan
Hashimoto, Japan
11.2 10.6 14.9 11.7 11.5 12.4 13 10.2 11.1 9.1 8.3 10.2 11.6 11.9 13.1
2117 Japan
Otsuki, Japan
11.2 5.6 9.3 8.5 10.2 12.1 14.2 13 15.3 11.7 9.5 9.3 10.6 10.9 11.2
2118 Netherlands
Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
11.2 - - 23.4 16.1 10.7 10.1 9 11.1 6.5 7.8 13.9 12.4 - -
2119 Netherlands
Rotterdam, Netherlands
11.2 12.9 17.9 12.6 16.2 9.4 9.1 8.9 9.8 6.4 7.9 11.3 12.7 12.1 11.2
2120 Netherlands
Utrecht, Netherlands
11.2 13.9 18.8 12.8 14.4 9.8 8.3 7.7 9.4 6.5 7.6 12.6 12.7 11.5 10.9
2121 Slovakia
Poprad, Slovakia
11.2 16.8 13.4 11.7 15.6 9.1 11.8 9.5 9.8 7.7 9.9 8.4 10.5 - -
2122 South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
11.2 14.6 4.1 3.6 8.5 12.8 17 10.9 8.8 9.9 7 12.3 21.1 - -
2123 Spain
Gijon, Spain
11.2 12.4 17.2 13.9 11.4 10.6 9 9.5 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.5 12.8 9.9 10.6
2124 United Kingdom
Swansea, United Kingdom
11.2 12.1 17.3 9.7 19.6 12.5 14.9 15.6 5.8 5.7 6 6.8 7.8 12.8 14.7
2125 USA
Leeds, USA
11.2 - - 9.8 9.5 10.8 13.1 12.6 11 13.9 9.2 11.4 8.8 9.7 9.1
2126 USA
Saint Maries, USA
11.2 15.7 15.7 16.9 7.4 7.2 6 6.4 6.9 4.9 - 24.1 12.7 10.7 13
2127 USA
Leesville, USA
11.2 - 7 12 8.3 10.4 11.9 10.6 12 14.3 11.2 13.1 10.9 - -
2128 USA
Baltimore, USA
11.2 8.6 12.8 11.7 7.4 10.9 11.2 15.4 12.8 9 6.2 12.4 15.9 8.5 8.5
2129 USA
Dayton, USA
11.2 - 10.2 11.7 7.5 11.2 11.1 15.1 12.7 9 6.4 11.5 15.3 - -
2130 USA
Newark, USA
11.2 9.2 11.8 13.2 9.3 10.8 12.2 15.9 11.6 8.8 7.2 11.7 12.7 8.9 8.7
2131 USA
Cincinnati, USA
11.2 10.7 11.7 11.1 9.8 11.1 9.8 12.9 11.1 12.5 10.3 11.1 11.9 10.4 9.7
2132 USA
Cypress, USA
11.2 - 12.5 13.3 10.7 11.6 9.4 9.7 7.7 10.2 9.7 15.4 14.2 - -
2133 USA
Burke, USA
11.2 - 11.1 11.1 6.9 11 9.6 16.2 15.4 9.7 6.8 11.3 15.4 - -
2134 USA
Racine, USA
11.2 - 14.3 12.8 10 7.6 9.7 13.1 7.7 8.9 8.1 14.6 17.2 - -
2135 Austria
Illmitz, Austria
11.1 17.6 19.1 10.4 15.4 6.8 8.9 6.7 4.7 4.7 12.7 11.5 12.4 13.9 12.5
2136 Croatia
Parg, Croatia
11.1 12.1 11.1 11.3 17.5 6.9 - 11.3 13 9.7 10.2 8.3 6.5 12.5 10.7
2137 Denmark
Hillerod, Denmark
11.1 - 31.4 9.3 17 7.6 9.1 7.4 8.2 7.7 8.4 18.7 13.1 - -
2138 France
Tours, France
11.1 16.7 22.4 13.1 13.2 9.5 9.5 9.2 7.9 6.7 8 8.8 11.5 - -
2139 France
Amiens, France
11.1 - 30.5 14.1 20.5 10.4 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.4 8.3 10.3 13.9 - -
2140 France
Gonesse, France
11.1 16.2 19.6 12.3 14.8 10.7 9.1 8.9 8.1 6.7 7.8 9.3 11.8 12.4 12
2141 France
Nice, France
11.1 12.5 14.5 11.7 10.5 9.4 14.5 13.6 11.3 8.1 9.9 7.3 10.5 12.5 13.9
2142 Germany
Balingen, Germany
11.1 - 19.2 10.5 20 11.1 8.1 13.1 10.5 7.5 9.6 1.7 1.7 - -
2143 Germany
Ansbach, Germany
11.1 13.3 18.1 9.5 13 8.8 10.8 10.4 10.3 7.7 9.2 11.5 11.6 13.1 13.4
2144 Germany
Stralsund, Germany
11.1 - 24.2 9.4 16.8 7.9 8.1 6.6 9 8 7.8 18.9 11.4 - -
2145 Italy
Viterbo, Italy
11.1 13.5 14.6 13.4 12.8 7.1 14.3 10.3 9.8 7.9 9.1 - - - -
2146 Japan
Inuyama, Japan
11.1 9.2 13.2 11.8 10.8 12.8 12.4 11.9 13.2 9.9 9.6 9.3 8.3 12 10.8
2147 Japan
Tahara, Japan
11.1 10.2 15 13.5 11.2 14.1 11.5 9.5 11.5 9.7 8.9 9.5 10.1 11.5 10.9
2148 Japan
Tokoname, Japan
11.1 - - - 10 13.5 12.4 10.9 12.6 10.5 10 10 9.2 13.2 11
2149 Japan
Kisarazu, Japan
11.1 11.7 15.3 12.9 10.8 13 9.9 9.3 11.6 8.3 8.6 10.8 11.4 11.8 11.4
2150 Japan
Takarazuka, Japan
11.1 10.8 16.3 13.2 12 13.1 11.8 11.7 12.6 8.4 7.9 8.1 9.2 11.4 11.6
2151 Japan
Nantan, Japan
11.1 9.8 15.4 13.1 11.2 13.8 12.4 12.2 11.4 8.4 8.7 9 9.6 11.6 11.8

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