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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PM2.5 legend
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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Avignon

France

10.1
9.6
12.4
13
10.5
10.3
11
11.8
12.7
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Friedrichshafen

Germany

10.1
8
8.9
10.7
10.5
9.7
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Cottbus

Germany

10.1
13.3
9.1
11
11.8
10.4
11.6
16.1
15.7
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Keratsini

Greece

10.1
9.9
15.9
18
17.8
16.7
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--
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Kitakyushu

Japan

10.1
9.4
10.1
9.8
10.8
12.6
13.5
14
14.8
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Sumida

Japan

10.1
8.6
6.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
2970
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Ide

Japan

10.1
7.6
8.8
8.5
8.6
9.4
10.6
11.2
11
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Ichinoki

Japan

10.1
8.4
--
--
--
--
--
--
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2972
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Kuwana

Japan

10.1
7.9
8.9
8.5
8
8.2
9.9
10.6
13.1
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Toencho

Japan

10.1
8.4
9.3
--
--
--
--
--
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Imari

Japan

10.1
10.1
11.5
12
11.9
14.1
17.6
13.9
15.3
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Takashima

Japan

10.1
8.5
9.7
9.4
9.3
9.1
10.3
10.8
11.5
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Kodaira

Japan

10.1
8.7
9.2
8.8
8.2
8.9
10.3
12
11.5
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Nyuzen

Japan

10.1
8.3
8.6
8.6
8.9
8.9
9.9
10.4
10.3
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Santiago de Queretaro

Mexico

10.1
10.6
13
12.9
6.7
6.3
9.2
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--
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Scherpenzeel

Netherlands

10.1
9.7
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--
--
--
--
--
--
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Velsen-Noord

Netherlands

10.1
11.3
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
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Prado del Rey

Spain

10.1
10.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2982
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Ciudad Real

Spain

10.1
7
7.6
8.9
11
--
--
--
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Puertollano

Spain

10.1
10.8
10.6
13.6
14.1
14.4
17.5
--
--
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Valdemoro

Spain

10.1
11.8
12.3
10.8
11.7
12.1
11
--
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Saint-Prex

Switzerland

10.1
14.4
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--
--
--
--
--
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Truttikon

Switzerland

10.1
8.7
10.1
16.8
--
--
--
--
--
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Khun Han

Thailand

10.1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2988
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Bo Put

Thailand

10.1
7.8
8.3
--
--
--
--
--
--
2989
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Bagirkanli

Turkey

10.1
11.3
12.2
12.1
--
--
--
--
--
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Alton

United Kingdom

10.1
9.5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
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Stewkley

United Kingdom

10.1
9.9
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--
--
--
--
--
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Diamond Bar

USA

10.1
10.2
13.3
12.5
16.1
17.5
16
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--
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Oasis

USA

10.1
8.7
9.3
4.3
8.9
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Waterloo

USA

10.1
8.1
12.4
8.9
11.2
7.6
8.4
10.6
10.5
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Manchester

USA

10.1
8.6
11.7
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--
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Libby

USA

10.1
10.5
11.6
11.8
15.1
14.7
12.2
14.9
15.1
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Bowling Green

USA

10.1
12.6
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--
--
--
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Lakewood

USA

10.1
9.2
16.7
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--
--
--
--
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Newburgh Heights

USA

10.1
9
10.6
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--
--
--
--
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Oregon

USA

10.1
9.5
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--
--
--
--
--
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Edinburg

USA

10.1
12.4
9.6
8.1
--
--
--
--
--
3003
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Medford

USA

10.1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
3004
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Klöch

Austria

10
14
11.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
3005
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Brixlegg

Austria

10
9.5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
3006
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Haselbach

Austria

10
8.7
8.6
10.8
11.1
10.7
12.3
13.2
13.1
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Mechelen

Belgium

10
9.5
10.2
12
11.9
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3008
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Sao Jose do Rio Preto

Brazil

10
15
9.3
10.4
15.7
16.6
15.2
15.4
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Sao Jose dos Campos

Brazil

10
12.7
11
10.2
15
11.5
11.8
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--
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Erin

Canada

10
6.6
11.5
--
--
--
--
--
--
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Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

Canada

10
9.1
10.9
7.1
9.2
8.5
8.2
6.3
6.3
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Meadow Lake

Canada

10
12
14.7
8
15.8
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--
--
--
3013
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San Gabriel

Chile

10
10.5
11.9
--
--
--
--
--
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Bogota

Colombia

10
12.7
13.4
15.1
13.7
14.3
13.1
13.9
15.7
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