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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Uozu

Japan

10.7
9.1
9.6
8.8
8.7
9.5
10.1
10
9.5
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Klaipėda

Lithuania

10.7
9.5
7.8
8.2
8.5
8.8
15.5
20.4
17.2
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eSikhaleni

South Africa

10.7
8.4
6.9
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Zumarraga

Spain

10.7
9.5
9.5
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Narathiwat

Thailand

10.7
14.3
16
14.5
13.7
14.3
17.5
15.2
8.6
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Thap Sakae

Thailand

10.7
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Hat Yai

Thailand

10.7
14.3
16.5
16.2
16.9
17.3
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Isleworth

United Kingdom

10.7
8.9
7.3
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Northampton

United Kingdom

10.7
9.5
9.4
11
10.3
10.3
11.6
11.1
10.1
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Oceano

USA

10.7
9.6
11.3
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Joliet

USA

10.7
7.9
12.4
10.5
12
9.8
10.3
9.9
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Englewood

USA

10.7
10.2
11.2
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Oxford

USA

10.7
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Edlitz

Austria

10.6
10.9
12.1
15.2
14
12.8
13.5
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Sankt Pantaleon

Austria

10.6
10.9
9.8
10
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Steyregg

Austria

10.6
10
10.6
11.4
11.7
11.3
12.3
13.7
14.6
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Deurne

Belgium

10.6
11
10.7
12.3
12.7
11.4
11.4
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Kamenný Újezd

Czech Republic

10.6
10.6
8.7
11.6
10.6
11.5
12
16.4
16.9
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Coulommiers

France

10.6
8.9
8.8
13.1
10.4
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Heilbronn

Germany

10.6
8.9
8.3
10.1
9.3
8.9
12.2
13.1
13.4
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Neuburg an der Donau

Germany

10.6
10.4
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Bernau bei Berlin

Germany

10.6
10.3
9.7
11.1
12.5
10.9
13.2
16.4
15.9
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Ohlsdorf

Germany

10.6
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Kassel

Germany

10.6
9.3
8.9
10.9
13.1
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Elefsina

Greece

10.6
14.9
16.2
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2688
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Edenderry

Ireland

10.6
10.1
9.2
10.8
13.5
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Raiano

Italy

10.6
9.3
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--
--
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Pignataro Maggiore

Italy

10.6
11
15.6
17.5
14.4
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Nishio

Japan

10.6
7.6
8.3
7.9
8.5
9.5
10.7
11.5
11.7
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Amagasaki

Japan

10.6
8.9
10.7
9.9
9.9
10.6
12.4
12.7
12.8
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Ikaruga

Japan

10.6
8.2
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Tatsuno

Japan

10.6
9.6
9.1
8.7
10.2
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10.4
10.9
10.7
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Yuki

Japan

10.6
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Seika

Japan

10.6
8.9
10.5
10.6
11.1
11.6
13.2
13.9
13.9
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Suzuka

Japan

10.6
9.1
10.5
9.5
9.9
10.4
12.6
13.9
13
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Saiki

Japan

10.6
9.8
9.9
10.9
10
11.3
10.6
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Niiza

Japan

10.6
10
10.9
9.3
9.8
10.7
12
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2700
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Wako

Japan

10.6
9.6
10.5
9.8
9.8
10.5
11.8
12.7
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Oyama

Japan

10.6
9.6
10
10.1
10.1
12.2
12.9
13.2
13.7
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Iz-Zejtun

Malta

10.6
12.4
13.8
11.7
17.9
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Muiden

Netherlands

10.6
10
10.9
16.4
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Sas van Gent

Netherlands

10.6
9
11.3
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Richmond

New Zealand

10.6
10.5
9.7
10
11.1
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Trujillo

Peru

10.6
8.1
12.6
16.2
16.9
16.4
18.1
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Rudna Wielka

Poland

10.6
12.6
11.9
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Nazare

Portugal

10.6
11.1
11.5
10.5
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Handlova

Slovakia

10.6
11.8
10.8
11
17.9
16.2
13.8
16.7
18
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La Aljorra

Spain

10.6
10.8
11.8
12.8
11.9
14
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2711
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Valencia

Spain

10.6
9.4
8.7
10.8
8.8
10.2
13.3
14.5
11.5
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Khlang

Thailand

10.6
13.2
14.5
14.9
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