World's Most Polluted Cities in 2019 - PM2.5 Ranking

Rank	City	2019 AVG	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	2018 AVG	2017 AVG
1	Ghaziabad, India	110.2	205.7	29.5	89.3	86.9	96.6	62.9	45.3	33	37.7	158.6	235.8	235.9	135.2	144.6
2	Hotan, China	110.1	60.1	70.1	189.1	151.8	128.6	57.9	119.7	126	87.8	103.9	114.5	106.1	116	91.9
3	Gujranwala, Pakistan	105.3	220.4	127.4	86.4	70.9	65.8	53.3	59.2	48.8	67.4	107.6	144.9	217.3	-	-
4	Faisalabad, Pakistan	104.6	223	128.3	82	59.1	56.5	46.3	54.2	58.4	66.5	92	148.5	226.2	130.4	-
5	Delhi, India	98.6	191.7	84.8	75.3	71.4	76.6	56.7	43.2	31.9	37.2	116.7	200.7	194.8	113.5	108.2
6	Noida, India	97.7	151.8	38.1	78.3	81.8	88.6	65.3	47.4	33.1	36.5	134.3	212.4	222.6	123.6	134
7	Gurugram, India	93.1	234.5	62.3	76.3	83	92.2	84.9	47.3	39.1	41.8	108.2	146.8	102.9	135.8	145.6
8	Raiwind, Pakistan	92.2	-	201.3	137.1	119	101.9	66.6	41.3	27.2	34.9	70.1	113.4	93.3	-	-
9	Greater Noida, India	91.3	194.5	65.8	76	70.3	61.2	51.8	39.4	32.1	30.2	130	195.5	191.1	-	-
10	Bandhwari, India	90.5	88.5	82.5	60.5	78.7	90.2	74.1	54.9	35.4	42.6	112.6	187.9	178.6	-	-
11	Lucknow, India	90.3	156.1	38.9	95.7	97.2	78.2	69.8	35.7	30.4	28.8	108.7	199.6	142	115.7	119.2
12	Lahore, Pakistan	89.5	199.1	110.3	73.6	62.5	53.7	44.5	39.9	40.9	54.7	104.6	134.9	182.7	114.9	133.2
13	Bulandshahr, India	89.4	184.9	115.9	88.5	83.7	79.6	55	39.2	28.6	28.2	105.4	129.2	146.5	-	-
14	Muzaffarnagar, India	89.1	170.3	105.2	81.8	99.6	85.9	64	34.4	34.6	34.2	118.7	-	-	-	-
15	Bagpat, India	88.6	168.1	114.4	83.1	88.6	86.9	68.1	47.6	31.3	36.2	80.4	176.3	164.6	-	-
16	Kashgar, China	87.1	114.4	131.4	128.7	90.1	61.7	22.2	78.4	44.7	41.5	85.9	118.5	128.6	95.7	97.5
17	Jind, India	85.4	141.7	92.4	50	65.1	76.7	60.5	51.2	34.8	40.8	105.9	182	122	91.6	126.5
18	Faridabad, India	85	203.2	47	67.6	86.3	94.7	80.3	49.7	25.1	28.6	96.8	142.5	174.4	129.1	123
19	Coraut, India	85	173	71	106.8	91	84.6	58.7	38.6	37.7	30.8	77.8	134.9	121.4	-	-
20	Bhiwadi, India	83.4	133.5	21.2	106.4	103.7	105.7	79.6	57.9	59	52.7	79.1	-	159	125.4	-
21	Dhaka, Bangladesh	83.3	181.8	145.7	107.4	70.2	52.2	35.9	36.2	31.3	37.7	64.6	94.2	146.3	97.1	79.7
22	Patna, India	82.1	226.1	62.7	90.6	54.2	56.7	45.5	32.5	35.2	39.4	93.3	204.1	204.7	119.7	118.5
23	Palwal, India	82.1	98.4	18.2	65.5	113.9	111.7	88.8	52.2	34.2	33.2	96.8	161.6	141.1	-	-
24	South Tangerang, Indonesia	81.3	44.1	61.4	48.9	60.9	87.2	107.6	102.9	90.5	100.7	104.4	88.6	76.1	-	-
25	Muzaffarpur, India	81.2	198.5	80.5	99.1	55.3	60	33.9	-	34.3	24.6	60.7	-	192.5	110.3	107.4
26	Hisar, India	81	-	-	-	103.4	99.4	75.8	65.5	35.1	51.1	109.2	134.9	104.4	-	-
27	Muridke, Pakistan	80.6	-	86.9	67.5	61.8	72.5	51.5	62.7	64.9	85.4	114.3	116.1	101.6	-	-
28	Kutail, India	80.4	-	-	-	132	98.5	93.2	43.7	31.7	39.8	108.6	120.9	116.6	-	-
29	Jodhpur, India	77.2	128.1	52.1	66.6	103.4	111.6	87.3	90.9	45.4	46.2	69.6	68.3	74.5	113.4	81.9
30	Moradabad, India	76.5	189	40.8	81.4	84.4	87.7	59.8	38.4	34.8	32.8	91.7	77.9	116.4	104.9	-
31	Sirsa, India	73.7	-	-	-	68	71.1	70.3	79.9	48	66.5	115.9	90	57.4	-	-
32	Shangqiu, China	72.6	106.9	157.2	193.6	57.5	40.6	29.3	24.3	22.3	32.9	48	72.8	88.1	61.9	61.8
33	Anyang, China	70.3	137.8	158.4	60.4	64.8	38.1	34.1	32.8	30.4	39.5	47.4	84.5	118.4	72.9	81.1
34	Yamuna Nagar, India	69.5	112.3	42.3	58.4	79.5	86	79.5	61.6	43.5	48.2	95	70.9	103	-	-
35	Handan, China	64.3	128.4	131.9	50.6	56.1	35.6	39.9	40.1	34.4	43.9	49.1	70.3	96.6	74	96.7
36	Shijiazhuang, China	64	146.7	127.6	60.4	53	35	39.3	39.1	27.6	38.6	51	71.2	83.6	76.7	98.8
37	Peshawar, Pakistan	63.9	81.2	44.3	28.6	53.7	44.4	56.4	52.8	41.4	60.9	75.2	77.9	113.5	-	-
38	Xianyang, China	63.7	157	141.2	56.4	56.6	44.2	27.4	23.5	25.9	28.8	38.1	71.1	102.7	67.8	77.8
39	Xingtai, China	63.5	129.3	130.2	52.7	52.6	36.3	45.9	38.4	29.9	41.1	49.2	69.5	91.7	76.7	103.7
40	Puyang, China	63.4	133.1	144.8	55.4	49.3	33.2	31.2	28.4	22.7	34.4	43.8	74.6	112.2	63.5	68.8
41	Shihezi, China	63.3	186.3	135.1	95.1	21.6	21	14.5	20.5	18.1	21.2	30.5	56.8	135.1	61.3	60.6
42	Laiwu, China	63.1	113.6	101.3	100.5	-	-	35.1	34.7	24.6	40.8	53.2	64	85.2	60.6	63.3
43	Ambala, India	63	-	-	-	55.8	64.1	58.3	40.6	33.2	38.5	99.4	89.4	92	-	-
44	Kaimla, India	62.8	99.4	24	40.2	41.9	63.4	52.2	36.4	24.9	41.5	133.3	137.3	123.5	-	-
45	Bekasi, Indonesia	62.6	52.1	65.7	56.4	66.1	74.6	81.2	-	63.3	62.9	65.2	60.9	55.9	-	-
46	Luoyang, China	62.4	131.4	130.8	55.4	54.2	32.4	28	26.6	31.1	36.4	57.6	84.4	83.5	59.9	72.5
47	Hebi, China	62.1	101.7	131	52.1	59.3	30.3	32.5	35.4	30.5	35.9	48.3	83.1	107.5	55.8	64.4
48	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	62	194.6	139.1	75.7	33.7	19.4	9.7	15.3	19.1	18	38.6	62.7	122.4	58.5	66.5
49	Linfen, China	61.7	171.7	112.3	42.2	53.2	33.5	33.6	29.4	31.7	34.5	44.6	61.7	91.3	68.2	80.6
50	Bhiwani, India	61.6	55.4	17.6	51.4	74.2	88	78.9	63.5	37.2	45.5	58.7	94.7	111.4	-	-

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