2017-2023

World's most polluted cities

Most polluted city ranking based on annual average PM2.5 concentration (μg/m³)

2023

World Air Quality Report

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0-5

Meets WHO guideline

5.1-10

Exceeds by 1 to 2 times

10.1-15

Exceeds by 2 to 3 times

15.1-25

Exceeds by 3 to 5 times

25.1-35

Exceeds by 5 to 7 times

35.1-50

Exceeds by 7 to 10 times

>50.1

Exceeds by over 10 times

Rank
City
2023 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
101 Czech Republic
Hnevosice, Czech Republic
18.3 -- -- 13.3 25.9 19.4 15.9 12.2 13.6 17.8 14.4 18 28.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
102 Serbia
Prokuplje, Serbia
18.3 21.9 29.7 19.8 14.1 13 16.1 16.3 16.6 16.7 14.2 15 26.6 44.6 -- -- -- -- --
103 Poland
Zabierzow, Poland
18.2 26.6 40.4 25.3 16.7 12.6 11 10.4 11.3 12.1 15.4 18.1 42.4 21.5 21.2 -- -- -- --
104 Cyprus
Germasogeia, Cyprus
18.1 25.7 17.1 15.8 13.2 22.9 17.4 17.1 20.6 15.4 17.5 20.7 15 -- -- -- -- -- --
105 North Macedonia
Ilinden, North Macedonia
18.1 28.5 32.5 17.4 10.5 6.6 7.2 8.8 15.6 11.7 15.5 17.6 44.2 15.5 13.3 -- -- -- --
106 Romania
Suceava, Romania
18.1 18.2 22.8 22.3 14.7 14 13.6 11.5 19.8 17.3 14.3 16.5 28.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
107 Greece
Palaio Faliro, Greece
18 27.4 28.9 15.3 10.9 13 15 22.7 22.8 22.7 16.4 8.1 17.5 15 18.5 -- -- -- --
108 Greece
Peraia, Greece
18 25 31.6 19.3 16.7 16.7 15.8 17 16 14.9 12 10.5 22.8 21.3 20.6 -- -- -- --
109 Poland
Włocławek, Poland
18 20.6 24.8 24.1 15.9 15.1 12.3 9.4 10.2 13.2 17 24.7 28.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
110 Greece
Agrinio, Greece
17.9 32.8 36.6 20 13.9 11.1 12.3 14.8 16 11.1 10.6 10 25.7 21 18.6 -- -- -- --
111 Poland
Dębica, Poland
17.9 16.4 20.1 20.9 14.7 11 10.1 10.1 15.9 20.3 16.8 22.2 36.3 14.7 21.7 22.9 25.5 -- --
112 Romania
Glina, Romania
17.9 23.8 31.2 23.7 14.8 10.4 11.4 14.2 12.2 12.1 17.7 16 28.6 29.8 -- -- -- -- --
113 Romania
Mogosoaia, Romania
17.7 25.3 30.4 23.9 18.6 11.8 9.9 12.3 12.9 9.1 13 12.6 29.4 19.1 -- -- -- -- --
114 Serbia
Sopot, Serbia
17.7 -- -- 18.7 20.9 13.6 12.8 12.5 13.3 13.3 15.9 20.5 38.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
115 Serbia
Surcin, Serbia
17.7 -- -- 20.3 21.4 14.3 13.5 13.5 14.5 14 14.4 16.1 38.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
116 Italy
Torbole Casaglia, Italy
17.6 28.3 38.1 21.4 10.5 9.9 10.4 9 9.2 13 16.5 16.7 29.5 28.5 -- -- -- -- --
117 Serbia
Vracar, Serbia
17.6 -- -- 16.7 19 14 13.6 13 14 14.5 16 17.5 37.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
118 Bosnia Herzegovina
Nevesinje, Bosnia Herzegovina
17.5 31.9 26.6 24.8 16.5 12.4 11.6 10.7 16.6 10.4 11.9 8.7 29.1 19.2 -- -- -- -- --
119 Poland
Wilcze, Poland
17.5 24.2 24.9 23.4 18.7 12.4 13.6 9.4 11.2 15.5 13.4 19.6 24.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
120 Poland
Lask, Poland
17.5 21.9 23.7 25.5 19.3 11.7 12 8.8 9.7 14 16.9 20.9 27 19 23.9 -- -- -- --
121 Romania
Voluntari, Romania
17.5 24.7 30.5 22.8 15.4 9.7 9.3 11.1 11.1 10.5 16.8 17.2 33.6 30.1 -- -- -- -- --
122 Serbia
Novi Sad, Serbia
17.5 28.4 32.1 18.5 16.8 12 11.3 10.5 11.8 11.5 12.5 13.4 31.4 22.4 24 22.2 26.9 -- --
123 Czech Republic
Karviná, Czech Republic
17.4 17.8 23.7 20.7 25.5 16.8 15.5 12 13 15.4 12.1 10.9 25.4 19.2 33 18.3 22.1 27.1 24.6
124 Poland
Krakow, Poland
17.3 20.9 25.8 22.6 17.8 13.2 12.7 10.3 12 14.5 14.3 15.3 28.2 20 24.7 21.7 24.6 28.9 30.2
125 Poland
Bielsko-Biala, Poland
17.2 21 29.2 21.7 20.2 15.4 12.3 10.5 10.3 12.8 12.9 13.6 27 21.4 26.4 24.7 27 -- --
126 Slovakia
Krompachy, Slovakia
17.2 22.5 35.1 20.3 12.8 12.3 12 12.8 12.4 10 10.9 10.4 36.8 13.2 19.3 16.4 18.1 18.9 20.7
127 Slovenia
Novo Mesto, Slovenia
17.2 30.4 42.3 21.5 12.7 11.3 9.6 7.9 10 9.6 10.8 17.4 25.6 17.6 -- -- -- -- --
128 Romania
Chitila, Romania
17.1 25.8 32.9 22.8 15.2 9.2 8.7 10.1 9.8 8.9 12.5 12.7 39.8 27.7 -- -- -- -- --
129 Greece
Chalandri, Greece
17 27.7 29.3 18.3 11.9 13.2 14.2 17.6 13.6 13.8 10.4 8.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
130 Italy
Vittuone, Italy
17 -- -- 11.9 14.2 12.9 15.1 14.2 12.9 18.8 25.7 16 22.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
131 Greece
Peristeri, Greece
16.9 21.8 25 16.7 14.2 15.3 16.1 19.2 18 15.5 12.8 7.9 20.2 20.2 21.4 -- -- -- --
132 Greece
Demenika, Greece
16.9 31 29.7 20.6 13 13.3 13.7 15.9 16.4 11.5 10.9 7.8 19.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
133 Poland
Konin, Poland
16.9 18 22.7 17.2 18 15.9 14.7 12 13 15.8 14.2 15 36.4 15.5 14.9 14.2 -- -- --
134 Poland
Tarnow, Poland
16.9 17.8 21.5 21.1 17.6 10.5 14.2 11 15.7 16.2 15.4 17.2 25.2 17.4 21.4 20.3 22.5 23.3 27.4
135 Slovenia
Murska Sobota, Slovenia
16.9 24 31.1 19.4 10 9.8 11.3 8.3 9.4 10.9 11.1 20.5 37.9 20.1 20.3 -- -- -- --
136 Greece
Ano Liosia, Greece
16.8 27.9 26.9 17.1 13.4 13.3 14.1 16.5 18 13.1 11.7 9.4 21.1 17.8 19.2 17.9 16.7 -- --
137 Italy
Settimo Milanese, Italy
16.8 -- -- -- 13.2 11.6 13.7 14 11.8 18.7 26.9 17 23.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
138 Romania
Popesti-Leordeni, Romania
16.8 22.7 26.9 22.6 15.7 12.1 11.5 13 12.5 12.2 15.3 13.2 24 19.7 -- -- -- -- --
139 Albania
Tirana, Albania
16.7 26.3 30.7 13.6 12.2 13.6 15.1 14.8 15 12 15 9.4 19.2 14.5 12.5 16 -- -- --
140 Greece
Athens, Greece
16.7 26.9 26.7 16.8 13.4 15.8 15.8 18.2 14.7 14.3 14 7.9 16.7 19.2 19.2 17.7 22.3 -- --
141 Greece
Thermi, Greece
16.7 24.9 26.6 16.7 14.2 14.8 13.9 15.8 15 13.7 11.3 10 23.9 20.9 20 23.9 21.3 -- --
142 Romania
Buftea, Romania
16.7 23.2 28.6 21.7 18.7 11.3 10.5 12.9 13.1 9.5 11.6 13.4 26.3 20.6 -- -- -- -- --
143 Poland
Radom, Poland
16.6 20.6 21.9 20.9 16.1 11.5 12.5 8.9 10.9 14.5 15.4 18.1 21.7 14.8 19.6 19.5 18.7 27.1 25.9
144 Poland
Starachowice, Poland
16.6 21.8 25.3 28.7 14.7 11.3 11.1 9.5 10.2 13.8 14.3 19.2 22.5 17.9 21.5 18 19.1 -- --
145 Czech Republic
Rychvald, Czech Republic
16.5 18.4 23 19.3 19.9 14.7 13.1 11.4 12.1 14.4 13.1 13 24.2 19.7 27.1 -- 17.1 -- --
146 Italy
Pino Torinese, Italy
16.5 25.5 27.8 19.7 15 10 12.2 10.6 12.9 12.1 16.3 13.4 21.2 16.9 -- -- -- -- --
147 Slovakia
Žarnovica, Slovakia
16.5 27.2 29.7 22.8 14 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.3 11 -- -- 19.6 19.3 -- -- -- --
148 Ukraine
Mali Dmytrovychi, Ukraine
16.5 26.2 22.9 21.9 14.8 11.2 12.5 11.4 14.2 16 11.7 15 24.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
149 Bulgaria
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
16.4 23.2 25.7 16.6 11.3 12.2 13.2 14.6 12.9 13.9 19.1 14 21.7 24.6 22 -- -- -- --
150 Greece
Piraeus, Greece
16.4 26.6 31.8 16.7 12.6 15 15.7 18.5 14.5 13.6 11.9 6.6 14.4 2.2 15.5 16 18.2 -- --

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