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
1 Serbia
Cacak, Serbia
31.1 58 55.5 33.4 22.9 16.2 14.8 13.9 14.9 13.8 18.1 36.5 77.7 35.7 41.5 30.3 -- -- --
2 Serbia
Vranje, Serbia
30.8 50 50.2 34.7 23.6 14.2 15.4 16 -- -- 24.1 26.4 53.6 32.5 -- -- -- -- --
3 Serbia
Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
28.5 57.8 59.8 32 25.3 12.8 10.9 10.9 11.3 11.7 16.1 22.8 60.9 39.5 32.5 -- -- -- --
4 Serbia
Uzice, Serbia
28.1 64.1 38.5 31.6 12.4 17.9 15.9 14.3 15.1 15.9 20.9 29.6 57.5 40 32.1 31.7 -- -- --
5 Serbia
Valjevo, Serbia
28 52 50.6 35.8 30.3 17.8 15.9 14.4 15.3 14.6 16.9 29.6 52.3 31.8 34.7 41.5 37.9 -- --
6 Serbia
Nis, Serbia
26.7 46.7 56.7 29.8 22.7 13.5 12.8 12.6 12.8 12.8 14.6 27.4 59.4 31.9 29 32 32.4 -- --
7 Serbia
Kosjeric, Serbia
26.4 44.6 44.4 32 22.9 14.6 12.6 11.9 12.2 12.8 17.7 31.8 61.3 28.6 35.5 36.7 28.8 -- --
8 Serbia
Veliki Crljeni, Serbia
25.1 40.8 46.1 28.4 24.9 16.2 16.5 17.3 16.4 15.7 16.8 21.1 44.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
9 Serbia
Lazarevac, Serbia
24.4 50.2 53.4 29.5 29.7 13.1 9.6 8.4 9.6 8.5 12.4 24.7 48 32.2 24.6 -- -- -- --
10 Serbia
Pirot, Serbia
23.5 33.3 48.2 30.4 24.5 15.6 16.3 12.1 10.9 12.3 15.7 24.5 52.3 51.7 -- -- -- -- --
11 Serbia
Zemun, Serbia
23.1 34.4 53.9 27.5 20.3 14.1 14 13.6 14.9 15.2 18.1 21.4 49.5 27.7 26.4 -- -- -- --
12 Serbia
Novi Beograd, Serbia
22.2 35.8 37.9 21.9 19.7 15.2 14.6 14.1 15.4 15.3 17.3 18.7 41.3 22.4 19 -- -- -- --
13 Serbia
Vozdovac, Serbia
22 28.1 42.2 27.1 17.9 13.8 15.6 15.2 16.5 17.9 17.3 17.3 36.6 46.1 -- -- -- -- --
14 Serbia
Mladenovac, Serbia
21.9 -- -- 21.2 23.4 17.7 17.7 17.3 17.4 17.2 19.9 23.5 45.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
15 Serbia
Kragujevac, Serbia
21.9 40.4 40.5 25.4 21.6 13.7 11.6 10.9 11.3 11.3 12.3 22.4 41.9 25.2 25 29.8 24.7 -- --
16 Serbia
Ovca, Serbia
21.6 33 38.8 21.8 21.3 12.3 12.1 11.4 13.2 14 15.3 20 48.4 28.8 18.8 -- -- -- --
17 Serbia
Lipe, Serbia
21.6 63.9 -- 24.5 23.8 16.1 15 15.2 16.5 16.3 20.8 23.6 44.7 42.1 30.7 26.4 -- -- --
18 Serbia
Omoljica, Serbia
21.3 28.6 36.8 24.2 20.1 14.3 11 12 15.2 15.7 17.8 20.6 43.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
19 Serbia
Usce, Serbia
20.8 31.7 18.6 21.9 20.9 15.8 15.9 17.3 18.3 15.6 17.5 19.6 35.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
20 Serbia
Paracin, Serbia
19.3 24.7 30.9 20.1 15.7 17 13.8 12.8 15.3 13.4 13.5 16.6 34.3 21.8 -- -- -- -- --
21 Serbia
Obrenovac, Serbia
19.1 26.4 37.6 21.3 17.3 13 12.4 13 13 12.8 13.2 14.4 37.7 22.5 22.3 8.4 9.7 -- --
22 Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia
18.8 31.3 32.5 19.4 16.9 12.5 12.5 12.4 14 13.3 13.9 14.5 33.2 22.1 23.4 24.3 23.3 23.9 24.5
23 Serbia
Zvezdara, Serbia
18.6 -- -- 20.7 21.9 14.9 14.6 13.9 14.3 14.5 16.2 21.1 35.2 23.5 22.2 -- -- -- --
24 Serbia
Prokuplje, Serbia
18.6 25.3 32.3 23.1 15.3 12.8 14.7 14.8 14.8 13.1 -- -- -- 26.7 -- -- -- -- --
25 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 -- -- -- -- --
26 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 -- -- -- -- -- --
27 Serbia
Surcin, Serbia
17.7 -- -- 20.3 21.4 14.3 13.5 13.5 14.5 14 14.4 16.1 38.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
28 Serbia
Vracar, Serbia
17.6 -- -- 16.7 19 14 13.6 13 14 14.5 16 17.5 37.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
29 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 -- --
30 Serbia
Cukarica, Serbia
16 -- -- 16.1 19 12.5 12.8 12.3 13.2 12.5 13.5 15.8 30.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
31 Serbia
Savski Venac, Serbia
15.2 -- -- 14.1 16.4 12.3 12.8 11.9 13.7 13.3 14 13.6 28.8 20 18.8 -- -- -- --
32 Serbia
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
14.9 21.2 29.7 17.3 15.3 11.5 10.8 10.3 12.2 11.2 12 11.8 18.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
33 Serbia
Zrenjanin, Serbia
14.8 22.1 29.1 16.8 11 8.8 8.7 9.3 8.9 10.3 14.7 13.1 24.9 32.5 -- -- -- -- --
34 Serbia
Vozdovac, Serbia
14.6 -- -- 12.2 14.7 11.2 13.6 12.3 14.1 13 12.9 12.7 26.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
35 Serbia
Barajevo, Serbia
14.3 -- -- 11.6 16.8 12.4 12.3 12.4 14 12.8 11.5 12.6 24.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
36 Serbia
Subotica, Serbia
14 -- -- 21.3 14.8 10.7 11.7 9.9 11.7 12 15.1 14.1 23.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
37 Serbia
Bor, Serbia
12.4 14.1 16.8 13.9 12.8 11.8 11.1 10.2 11.8 11.1 10.1 10.4 15.4 12.5 14.6 16.1 18.1 -- --

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