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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Rank  | City | 2022 | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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| 1 |  Puebla de Alfinden, Spain | 15.6 | 28.6 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 14 | 26.1 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Murcia, Spain | 15.2 | 23.7 | 19 | 24.1 | 10 | 13 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 9 | 18.3 | 12.2 | 20 | 15.1 | 16.1 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Bailén, Spain | 14.8 | 22 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 9.5 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 11 | 14.3 | 12.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Mollet del Vallès, Spain | 14.5 | - | - | 21 | - | 13 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 17.5 | 15.1 | 23.5 | 34.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Arona, Spain | 14.4 | 26.3 | 22.2 | 13 | 14.4 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 17.4 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 17 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9 | 10.3 | 8.3 | - | - |
| 6 | Palma, Spain | 14.3 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 22.3 | 28.2 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 14.6 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 12.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Cartagena, Spain | 14.3 | 9.9 | 13 | 20.4 | 13.3 | 20.3 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 9.1 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
| 8 | Las Rosas, Spain | 14.2 | 77 | 13.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 4 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.4 | - | - |
| 9 | Barreda, Spain | 14.1 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 18 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 14.6 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Alcantarilla, Spain | 13.8 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 19.6 | 10.2 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 16.7 | 13.6 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
| 11 | Natahoyo, Spain | 13.7 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 12 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 11 | 13 | 14.2 | 16.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.8 | - | - |
| 12 | Elche, Spain | 13.7 | 20.1 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 14.2 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 11 | 7.8 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 19.5 | 12.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Puertollano, Spain | 13.6 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 14.9 | 19.9 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 14 | 7 | 9.6 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 17.5 | - | - |
| 14 | Lorca, Spain | 13.2 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 21.1 | 10 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 22.4 | 15 | 11.4 | 17.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
| 15 | Los Cortijillos, Spain | 13.1 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 11.5 | 17.9 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 13.8 | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Córdoba, Spain | 13 | 19.2 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 10 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 11 | 15.1 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Barcelona, Spain | 13 | 24.1 | 13.1 | 17.2 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 13.4 | 13.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Granada, Spain | 12.9 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 22.8 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 11 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 12.6 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | La Aljorra, Spain | 12.8 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 19.1 | 8 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 14 | 12.7 | 12 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 14 | - | - | - |
| 20 | Barakaldo, Spain | 12.5 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 13.8 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
| 21 | Sedavi, Spain | 12.5 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 14.4 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 18.6 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | 12.4 | 31.3 | 18.9 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 9 | 7.5 | 15.5 | 9 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 8 |
| 23 | Tarragona, Spain | 12.4 | 8 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 15.5 | 12 | 10.8 | 11 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 13.1 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - |
| 24 | San Roque, Spain | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14 | 15.8 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 10 | 11.9 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | Oviedo, Spain | 12.3 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 12 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 10 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 13.6 | - |
| 26 | Los Realejos, Spain | 12.3 | 29.7 | 19.3 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 6 | 5.8 | 12.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 18.6 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 8.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | Arafo, Spain | 11.9 | 31.1 | 20.7 | 15.9 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 12.5 | - | - |
| 28 | Granadilla de Abona, Spain | 11.9 | 27.1 | 16.3 | 10.4 | 13.6 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 7.5 | - | - |
| 29 | San Nicolas, Spain | 11.9 | 19.1 | 13 | 13.5 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 8 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 9 | 16 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 30 | San Bartolome, Spain | 11.8 | 24 | 20 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| 31 | Camargo, Spain | 11.8 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 10 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 11.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | Torrelavega, Spain | 11.8 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.9 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | Beasain, Spain | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 15 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| 34 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | 11.6 | 26.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 11 | 11.6 | 31 | - | - | - |
| 35 | San Sebastián de La Gomera, Spain | 11.6 | 32.5 | 18 | 11 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 9 | 9.6 | 9.3 | - | - |
| 36 | Lugones, Spain | 11.4 | 21 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 9 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 15.5 |
| 37 | Sondika, Spain | 11.4 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 11.9 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 9 | - | - | - |
| 38 | Villa de Valverde, Spain | 11.4 | 25.1 | 15.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 15 | 7.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | Los Corrales de Buelna, Spain | 11.4 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 10.4 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | Igualada, Spain | 11.4 | - | - | 15.2 | - | 9.9 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 24.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 41 | A Coruna, Spain | 11.3 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 9 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 14 | 12 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
| 42 | Coslada, Spain | 11.3 | 14.4 | 13 | 12.1 | 7 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 7.5 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 12 | - | - |
| 43 | Candelaria, Spain | 11.2 | 29.5 | 18.4 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 5 | 12.4 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 7.9 | - | - |
| 44 | Santander, Spain | 11.2 | 13.2 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
| 45 | Valladolid, Spain | 11.2 | 16 | 14.2 | 12 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 11 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 11.2 |
| 46 | Sant Andreu de la Barca, Spain | 11.1 | - | - | 18.3 | - | 8.4 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 14 | 9.8 | 14.9 | 26.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 47 | Urbasa y Andía, Spain | 11.1 | 7.7 | 11 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 15 | 15.6 | 14 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 8.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 48 | Bilbo, Spain | 11 | 12.9 | 13 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
| 49 | Villarejo de Salvanes, Spain | 11 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 11 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 10 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 11.5 |
| 50 | El Grao de Castellón, Spain | 11 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 13.1 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 18.7 | 9.9 | 8 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 15.8 | - | - | - | - |
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