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 India
Pali, India
53.9 60 39.4 37.9 38.9 51.3 44.4 53.9 59.7 51.2 42.1 69.1 90.9 57 55.9 46.4 54.6 82.3 --
102 India
Dausa, India
53.8 -- 54 42.9 36.3 41.9 33.1 28.5 43.8 30.9 47.4 133.7 101.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
103 India
Lucknow, India
53.5 76.9 62 45.5 51.9 51.2 43.7 24.1 35.7 29.9 48.7 97.1 77 64.7 86 86.2 90.3 115.7 119.2
104 India
Bikaner, India
52.9 -- 65.2 39.1 32.1 40.8 24.9 17.1 27 25.8 50.1 156.4 104.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
105 India
Baran, India
52.5 -- -- -- -- 22.9 27.7 47.9 51.8 37.8 52.6 85.1 77.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
106 India
Raha, India
52.3 -- 114.3 88.7 73.2 40.2 32.4 22 21.9 58 31.5 44.4 56.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
107 India
Hapur, India
52.2 55 36.1 27.8 24.5 22.3 23.3 25.4 35 36.9 83.1 137.6 118 68.1 58.2 44.2 -- -- --
108 India
Visakhapatnam, India
52.1 86.9 58 52.2 44.4 38.4 42.6 29.1 39.5 37.9 63.8 58.3 73.9 44.7 44.3 40.3 44 52.8 50.4
109 Bangladesh
Sreepur, Bangladesh
52 82.2 -- 130.5 76.1 59.7 45.7 15.7 39.8 24.9 52.5 58 68.6 53.6 74.8 55.7 -- -- --
110 India
Kupti, India
52 81.9 62.3 60.6 52.4 45 31.7 16.5 19.6 23.2 57.6 82.5 88 40.7 31.1 28 34.2 -- --
111 India
Pimpri-Chinchwad, India
52 77.8 77.7 59.6 43 39.5 30.4 20.9 28 23.2 64.6 71.6 83.6 50.1 45.6 41.4 35.9 -- --
112 United Arab Emirates
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
52 24.2 41.2 46.3 47.3 46.5 53.8 70.3 75 63.1 65 38.4 51.6 55.2 -- -- -- -- --
113 India
Raurkela, India
51.9 78.4 51.1 79.9 74.5 40.8 38.4 21 30.5 29.1 44.7 80.8 52.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
114 Thailand
Phan, Thailand
51.9 39.2 75.6 125.4 153.1 39.8 12.4 7 10.8 10 -- -- -- 24 28.5 41.6 -- -- --
115 China
Linfen, China
51.7 89 89.6 53.7 51.1 36.8 32.7 27.3 26.8 35.7 60.2 44.3 71.8 49.1 55.5 52.5 61.7 68.2 80.6
116 China
Puyang, China
51.6 108.7 80.3 67.2 49.7 33.6 25.1 22.2 25.7 34.6 51.5 52.9 65.7 54.3 52.8 59.3 63.4 63.5 68.8
117 India
Jalandhar, India
51.4 74.7 51.3 42.7 41 40.7 35.4 29.2 32.7 31.5 52.4 104.7 80.9 46.3 58.3 52.2 41 56.4 --
118 China
Shihezi, China
51.3 186.2 143.3 45.9 18.8 16.3 16.1 14.1 15.5 14.6 23.5 36.3 84.9 57.3 55.7 57.5 63.3 61.3 60.6
119 India
Panchkula, India
51.2 76.8 49.8 41.5 50.1 52.2 42.1 33 44.4 45.4 51.2 59.3 60.8 59.3 48.3 42.8 45.9 56.2 52.8
120 India
Jaipur, India
51.2 66.1 52.5 41 42.6 37.5 32.9 29.6 36.2 28.1 49.2 108.4 92.2 54.2 56.6 43.8 50.5 67.6 88.3
121 China
Xianyang, China
51.1 116.6 103.9 56.7 53.4 23.1 19.9 20.7 20.6 23.7 36.5 57.8 84.6 50.8 45.7 50.5 63.7 67.8 77.8
122 India
Gharaunda, India
51 84.9 49.9 24.8 30.6 45.9 34.3 21.1 26 25.6 85.7 109.2 72.9 61.7 60.3 -- -- -- --
123 India
Howrah, India
51 110.6 71.5 50.1 41.8 30 26.6 13.5 31.3 20.5 44.6 84.5 89.1 50.5 58 53.7 55.9 64.2 --
124 Thailand
Chiang Rai, Thailand
50.8 38.4 80 179.3 181.8 31.9 11 6.6 10 8.5 9.9 23.4 31.7 21.8 27.1 36.3 37 -- --
125 Pakistan
Mangla, Pakistan
50.7 27.6 50.9 32.2 18 18.6 28.2 31.5 39.4 55.4 52.1 85.8 128.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
126 China
Anyang, China
50.6 90.4 83.8 63.8 52.1 30.5 21.7 22 25 28.6 50.6 61.4 77.7 51 50.8 61.5 70.3 72.9 81.1
127 Thailand
Pai, Thailand
50.3 29.5 57.8 145.4 157 30.1 10.4 4.5 7.5 4 9 7.6 24 27.1 47.1 53 38.9 29.4 --
128 China
Hebi, China
50.2 90.6 79.7 59.4 49.4 32.6 23.4 23.3 25.5 34.9 53.9 60.6 67.5 52.2 51.4 58.9 62.1 55.8 64.4
129 China
Yigou, China
50.2 81.1 84.5 60.7 51.8 39.1 25.7 22.8 28.7 31 46.9 60.2 69.4 56.4 -- -- -- -- --
130 India
Nagpur, India
50.2 90.4 54 61.7 48.7 42.8 28.4 16.1 20.7 24.7 59.4 89.8 66.9 46.8 35.2 27.1 47.2 46.6 56.2
131 Vietnam
Hoan Kiem, Vietnam
50.2 86.8 73.2 59 44.5 35.6 32.8 29.5 33 37.2 51 74.1 62.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
132 Indonesia
Bekasi, Indonesia
49.9 34.1 22.9 39.6 38 71.5 76.9 76.6 60.4 51.4 46.8 47.2 36.6 35.4 32.4 48.1 62.6 -- --
133 India
Ahmedabad, India
49.6 63.4 71.1 59.7 55.8 49.3 36 30.8 32.4 32.5 55.6 60.3 49.5 53.3 55.1 49 59 76.1 --
134 China
Shahecheng, China
49.5 82 71.7 60.8 47.5 34.1 24.3 25.1 23.9 33.5 54.5 58.7 77.4 47.7 44.1 -- -- -- --
135 India
Durgapur, India
49.5 81.3 85.3 63 59.6 39.7 35.3 19.7 35.1 22.9 40.4 55.3 54.9 60.5 75.8 -- -- -- --
136 India
Pune, India
49.4 76.6 71.2 55.5 43.7 42.8 32.3 23.9 30.4 27 58.4 63.5 68.4 51.1 42.2 39.7 35.7 46.3 37
137 India
Ankleshwar, India
49.3 64.6 75.3 56.6 42.7 30.3 22.3 21.3 18.2 29.7 76 83.9 72.4 60.2 66.5 51.7 41.3 -- --
138 India
Navi Mumbai, India
49.3 123.2 98.8 72.6 43.4 21.8 20.6 14 15.1 20.2 58.6 52.2 54.5 49.3 56 52.6 61.6 -- --
139 Nepal
Katunje, Nepal
49.1 79.9 80.4 71.7 87.3 47.4 30.2 19.9 18.6 21.2 27.3 46.1 64.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
140 China
Xinxiang, China
49 91.8 76.8 59.1 48.1 32 24.5 19.5 23.6 32.4 54.6 56.4 67.3 50 47.3 51.5 55.7 61.4 66.4
141 India
Doburji, India
49 64 46.9 32 46.1 42 28.5 27.8 38.2 35.4 48.7 79.7 95.3 47.2 -- -- -- -- --
142 India
Bisikala, India
48.9 94.8 84.5 70.6 115.6 32.1 24 19.5 23.8 11.3 13.5 41.3 38.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
143 India
Motihari, India
48.8 53.7 50.8 35.6 39.9 19.8 11.4 13.6 19.1 34.1 65.8 127.3 102 69.8 -- -- -- -- --
144 India
Remuna, India
48.8 99.3 56 48.5 45.6 26 25.2 13.6 16.7 13.4 51.7 83.5 89.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
145 China
Changji, China
48.7 156.7 142.6 50.9 20.3 16.8 13.9 12.5 12.6 11.3 23.1 37.1 84.6 51.5 49.8 53.5 48.2 55 57.6
146 China
Yanliang, China
48.6 96.1 80 55.4 56.7 27 22.6 22.2 21.6 25.6 39.3 57.6 86.8 43 41 51 45.5 -- --
147 China
Heze, China
48.5 105.5 69.6 55.4 43.4 29.5 24.8 18.4 23.4 34 54.1 49.4 71.1 47.2 48.5 54.2 59.7 60.1 70
148 India
Gorakhpur, India
48.5 58.8 36.7 43.7 39.3 51.1 43.8 32.4 34.3 37.1 56.6 85.6 57.6 42.1 67 -- -- -- --
149 China
Huangpi, China
48.4 99 67.9 63.8 48.2 33.2 28.4 20.8 27.8 27.4 52.9 49.5 57.6 42.7 45.6 -- -- -- --
150 China
Liaocheng, China
48.2 96.4 66.6 65 46.1 30.5 23.7 19.9 23 33.3 54.1 48.5 67.8 43 47.6 53.9 58.8 60.3 72

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