World's most polluted cities (historical data 2017-2022)

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

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Exceeds by 7 to 10 times
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City 2022 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
1 France
Linas, France
15.3 24.1 15.8 25 13.2 12.8 13.2 12.4 10.2 10.7 12.7 12.3 20.2 17.1 - - - -
2 France
Saint-Denis, France
14.7 22.1 16.2 25.3 14.1 14.8 12.4 10.5 10 9.5 11.6 11.8 19.1 17.4 15.9 16.3 17.6 19.5
3 France
Roubaix, France
14.6 20.9 10.1 27.2 13.2 12.2 10.2 9.1 9.9 9.2 11.1 13.1 21.6 13.9 - 14.2 14.9 14.9
4 France
Montreuil, France
14.4 34.5 13.3 34.4 12.3 9.6 5.9 3.3 6.2 6.7 9.9 14.2 24.6 - - - - -
5 France
Saint-Andre, France
14.2 22.5 8.5 24.3 12.7 13.8 10.8 17.5 12.9 5.6 14.4 9.3 16.6 13.7 - - - -
6 France
Gardanne, France
14.1 25.7 11.2 17.6 9.9 9.9 9.7 8.6 - - 13.1 11.3 15.8 12.2 11.3 11.2 12.1 12.2
7 France
Valenciennes, France
13.9 18.2 8 21.6 13 15.1 14.2 7.2 10.7 10.1 11.5 12.5 19.6 12 10 11.3 15.3 15.1
8 France
Marignane, France
13.6 25 9.4 19.1 9.1 9.8 8.7 5.3 - - 14.4 8.8 16.5 12.4 12 - - -
9 France
Peillon, France
13.2 19.8 14.7 19 6.9 8.9 10.8 9.4 - - 11.7 10.9 14.9 9.9 - - - -
10 France
Romans-sur-Isere, France
13 25 12.2 22.5 8.5 10.8 12.5 9.9 7.3 5.6 12 11.2 17.1 12.1 11.5 9.8 - -
11 France
Avignon, France
13 19 10.7 21.7 7.5 8.7 7.5 4.2 - - 13.7 10.3 16.3 10.5 10.3 11 11.8 12.7
12 France
Amiens, France
12.9 16.2 9.1 23.6 11.5 9.4 11.1 5.4 11.9 12.3 9.6 8.6 16.7 11.7 - 11.1 - -
13 France
Paris, France
12.7 18.8 10.3 23.6 11.6 10.4 9.4 10 10 8.9 10.9 10.4 17.8 13.7 12.2 14.7 15.6 15.4
14 France
Marseille 16, France
12.7 20.5 7.9 22.9 11.6 12 9.7 12.9 11.1 4.8 13.7 8 16 12.3 - - - -
15 France
Domancy, France
12.6 25.1 13.6 18.9 8.3 9 13.2 10.8 9.1 6.3 9.1 10.7 19.3 12.3 - - - -
16 France
Bonneville, France
12.5 26.4 15.1 19.7 8.2 6.9 7.4 10.1 9.2 4.4 6.3 11.8 22.7 13.5 - 6.9 9 5.2
17 France
La Mulatiere, France
12.5 25 12.4 18.4 8.9 11.1 10.4 8.6 7 6 10.8 11.6 15.6 12.5 14.6 12.8 14.1 15.1
18 France
Ternay, France
12.4 27.1 11.5 21 8.9 8.1 9.1 8.9 7 5.4 10 9.4 16.6 10.7 9 - - -
19 France
Seremange-Erzange, France
12.4 19.1 7.7 26.6 14.4 10.5 7 7.4 8.2 6.6 10.3 10.7 19.8 13.3 - 14 - -
20 France
Bethune, France
12.4 15.5 - 25.4 9.7 10.6 6.9 5.9 10 7.5 8.6 10.2 18.5 11.6 10.3 11.4 13.9 13.4
21 France
Arles, France
12.2 19.7 8.7 19.4 7.9 8.8 8 4.6 - - 15.3 8.4 15.7 12 - - - -
22 France
Saint-Martin-d'Heres, France
12 27.5 10.8 20.4 7.8 7.8 12.1 8.3 7.9 5.2 10 10.8 17 11.1 9.7 - - -
23 France
Gap, France
11.9 14.7 10.4 15.4 7.8 8.5 10.6 8.3 - - 11.6 12.3 15.7 10 9.8 10.7 11.7 11.7
24 France
Melun, France
11.8 17.4 10.3 21.9 11.9 10.1 8.3 8.4 9 8.7 10.7 10.1 16.7 10.9 10.8 13.6 14.1 12.9
25 France
Strasbourg, France
11.7 16.5 7.7 24.4 9.5 8.5 8.1 7.7 8.1 5.4 8.7 13 22.6 10.9 10.6 14 14.4 15.9
26 France
Lyon, France
11.6 24.1 10.6 20.4 7.6 8.4 8.9 7.4 6.9 5.5 11 9.6 15.6 11.7 11.7 11.4 11.7 15
27 France
Saint-Quentin, France
11.6 16.2 8.2 20.3 12.1 10.3 9.7 5.5 9.4 8.3 9.4 8.3 15.5 12.6 11.1 12.2 14.3 13.4
28 France
Marseille, France
11.6 18.1 8 18.7 9.7 10.6 9.4 12.6 10.7 4.9 13.8 8.4 13 10.1 9.6 10.7 12.4 14.6
29 France
Annecy, France
11.5 22.2 13.6 22.8 7.8 8.4 8.8 7 7.8 6.9 8.3 9.9 12.4 10.1 9.9 9.5 12.1 13.5
30 France
Valence, France
11.5 22.3 10.2 20.3 8.1 8.7 13 7.7 7.3 5.3 11 9.9 15 10.7 10 10.9 11.2 -
31 France
Nancy, France
11.4 15.8 8.7 22.2 11.9 11.2 9.1 8.6 9.2 7.6 9.1 6.1 - 10.5 9.5 9.4 10.9 10.8
32 France
Eybens, France
11.3 23.3 11 15.9 7.6 9.1 10.4 8.2 7.4 5.6 9.6 10.8 17.1 11.7 - - - -
33 France
Crolles, France
11.2 23.1 11 17.7 7.1 7 9.8 7.6 6.8 4.5 8 12.2 19.6 11.9 9.9 - - -
34 France
Villefranche-sur-Saone, France
11.2 23 11.2 21.2 7 8 7.9 6.9 6.3 5 9.3 9.1 16.2 9.9 9.5 9 - -
35 France
Bordeaux, France
11.2 22.9 12 12.9 10.1 9.8 9.6 8.1 7.7 7.8 8.8 - - 10.3 9.9 - - -
36 France
Malo-les-Bains, France
11.1 13.6 8.2 24.9 12.3 8.1 7.9 7.3 9.1 6.9 - - - 9.4 10.3 11.6 - -
37 France
Cannes, France
11 13.4 9.9 17.6 6.2 9.3 11.5 8.4 - - 13.4 8 11 8.9 8.6 - - -
38 France
Metz, France
10.9 12.8 7.3 23.6 11.6 11.7 8.5 8 8.2 6.3 9.3 8.2 - 9.6 9.1 10.5 12.5 10.4
39 France
Reims, France
10.9 15.3 8.6 21.5 11.2 10.1 9.2 9.2 8.2 7.2 8.5 6.9 - 10.8 10 11.2 13.1 13.3
40 France
Lunéville, France
10.8 15.6 8.4 22.1 10.8 9.2 8.8 8.3 8.6 6.4 8.2 - - 10.5 10.2 10.5 12.2 12.1
41 France
Gennevilliers, France
10.8 17.3 8.8 23 9.8 7.9 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.8 9 9.2 16.3 11.1 9 11.9 13 12.7
42 France
Gonesse, France
10.8 17 10.5 21.4 10.6 8.9 7.4 7.4 7.7 5.7 7.6 8.3 15.9 11.1 9.5 11.1 12.4 12
43 France
Mieussy, France
10.7 - 9.7 24.4 8.1 5.9 6.7 7.3 5.5 7 7.4 10.6 20.2 - - - - -
44 France
Mulhouse, France
10.7 15.8 7.8 24 9.2 9.7 9.3 8.8 8.3 5.8 8.2 8 - 11.6 12 11.7 13 14.2
45 France
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
10.6 16.1 8.7 22 11.4 8.8 9.4 - 8.3 5.9 6.7 7.2 13.5 9.9 - - - -
46 France
Gaillard, France
10.5 18.5 7.5 22.4 6.9 6.9 9.8 11.1 7 5 9.3 8.4 12.7 9 9.4 9.5 - -
47 France
Acheres, France
10.5 - - 25.8 9.9 6.1 4 5.1 4.8 4.4 6.4 11.4 26.4 - - - - -
48 France
Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
10.5 18.1 9.1 22.8 9.5 7.9 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.8 7.6 8.7 16 10.7 10.1 10.9 13.4 11.8
49 France
Bouguenais, France
10.5 18.9 10.3 14.8 10.8 10.4 8.7 7.9 8.1 3.6 5.3 7.2 17 9.1 - - - -
50 France
Pusignan, France
10.4 21 9.4 18.5 7.8 7.8 8.1 7 6.7 5.1 9.2 8 13.9 13.1 - - - -

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