2017-2025

World's most polluted cities

The most polluted cities according to data aggregated from over 80,000 data points.

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0-5Meets WHO guideline
5.1-10Exceeds by 1 to 2 times
10.1-15Exceeds by 2 to 3 times
15.1-25Exceeds by 3 to 5 times
25.1-35Exceeds by 5 to 7 times
35.1-50Exceeds by 7 to 10 times
>50.1Exceeds by over 10 times
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Tanigawa

Japan

10.9
8.9
10
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Misato

Japan

10.9
11.2
11.9
11.4
10.9
11.9
12.5
14.2
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Yakyūcho

Japan

10.9
10.2
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Mitrovice

Kosovo

10.9
14.3
11.5
12.8
13.5
17.6
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Karkiškės

Lithuania

10.9
8.5
8.8
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Merida

Mexico

10.9
6.7
6.8
5.4
15.7
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Vlaardingen

Netherlands

10.9
9.2
7.1
11.4
10.4
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Utrecht

Netherlands

10.9
7.4
8
11.9
12.3
10.1
11.2
11.5
10.9
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Aroneanu

Romania

10.9
10.9
11.9
11
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Novi Slankamen

Serbia

10.9
13.5
14.2
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Nitra

Slovakia

10.9
13.8
12.3
10.1
15.1
14.1
15.1
17.6
17
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Novaky

Slovakia

10.9
12.4
11.9
20.2
17.4
16.3
11.4
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Senica

Slovakia

10.9
12.3
13.2
7
14.9
13.8
14.3
16.7
16.5
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Jaén

Spain

10.9
12.8
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Toledo

Spain

10.9
9.9
8.8
7.3
11.4
11.9
12.1
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Phuket

Thailand

10.9
17.2
16.5
11.9
17.4
13.8
11.4
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Caycuma

Turkey

10.9
7.7
10.2
20.3
24.3
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Great Yarmouth

United Kingdom

10.9
8.8
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Yalding

United Kingdom

10.9
14.4
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Ballyclare

United Kingdom

10.9
8.7
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La Mirada

USA

10.9
11.2
11.7
12
13.5
13.4
13.5
16
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Crest Hill

USA

10.9
11.8
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Schiller Park

USA

10.9
8.1
11.4
11.7
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Summit

USA

10.9
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Twinsburg

USA

10.9
14.3
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Amery

USA

10.9
9.1
11.4
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Phu Quoc City

Vietnam

10.9
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Amstetten

Austria

10.8
9
9.6
11.2
11.9
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Pozo Izquierdo

Canary Islands

10.8
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Antofagasta

Chile

10.8
10.8
11.2
10.6
10.7
9.4
12.2
9.1
10.6
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Liberec

Czech Republic

10.8
10.8
10.5
11.7
11.4
11.6
12.5
18.4
15.8
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Sedlec

Czech Republic

10.8
11.3
10
10.5
10.5
10.3
12.6
18.6
16.2
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Kroměříž

Czech Republic

10.8
11
10.2
11.6
13.2
12
14.3
20.8
18.5
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Amiens

France

10.8
8.1
9.2
12.9
11.7
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11.1
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Carpentras

France

10.8
10.7
10.4
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Limburg an der Lahn

Germany

10.8
8.8
8.4
10.4
10.4
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Mettingen

Germany

10.8
9.6
10.3
26.6
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Palaio Faliro

Greece

10.8
10.2
18
15
18.5
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Bengkayang

Indonesia

10.8
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2602
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Hama

Japan

10.8
9.9
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Matsuyama

Japan

10.8
9.8
10.8
11
11.6
11.8
13.7
14.3
14.5
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Kikuchi

Japan

10.8
9.8
12.2
11.4
11.3
12.6
13.1
13.8
15.1
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Miyazono

Japan

10.8
9.7
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Iga

Japan

10.8
8.8
10.2
9.4
8.6
9.9
12
13.3
12.6
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Matsusaka

Japan

10.8
8.7
9.6
8.8
9
9.4
10.5
10.4
13.1
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Tawaramoto

Japan

10.8
8.6
10
9.3
8.6
9.5
10.1
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Kishiwada

Japan

10.8
9.1
8.7
8.4
7.6
7.6
10.8
11.6
11.1
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Sakai

Japan

10.8
9.2
11.2
10.3
9
9.8
12.5
13
12.8
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Shiroishi

Japan

10.8
10.2
11.7
13.1
11.9
13.8
15
15.8
16.2
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Hasuda

Japan

10.8
10.7
12.2
10.7
10.6
11.1
12.8
14.4
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