2017-2024

World's most polluted cities

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

2024

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
2024 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
1 India
Byrnihat, India
128.2 174.4 183.7 153.3 140 105.7 88.4 90 86 68.6 87.4 146 193.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2 India
Delhi, India
108.3 219.3 110.3 76.8 64.6 84.4 52.6 39.6 26.6 42.8 120.1 276.5 185.9 102.1 92.6 96.4 84.1 98.6 113.5 108.2
3 Kazakhstan
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
104.8 103.1 145.9 102.5 99.8 107.1 127.1 79.3 95.1 97.3 78.7 113.4 112.6 37.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
4 India
Mullanpur, India
102.3 123.3 111.2 79.6 47.2 67 53.1 72.3 42.5 62.2 142.7 302.5 146 100.4 185.5 -- -- -- -- --
5 Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan
102.1 148.4 116.9 83.9 47 61.1 39.6 61.5 40.4 61.1 127.6 286.2 152.5 99.5 97.4 86.5 79.2 89.5 114.9 133.2
6 India
Faridabad, India
101.2 211.3 116 107.4 130.9 188.9 100.3 54.2 29.7 36.8 57.8 119.8 74.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
7 Pakistan
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
93 188.3 129.4 87.7 60.2 51.8 41.3 48.2 39.8 53.9 102 191.7 93.8 102.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
8 Chad
N'Djamena, Chad
91.8 192.8 126.9 167.3 160.8 138.9 54.2 20.6 20 24.9 40.4 70.6 102.1 56.9 89.7 77.6 -- -- -- --
9 India
Loni, India
91.7 135.7 81.2 60.1 56.9 68.7 63.4 54.7 32.9 58.5 134.5 235.7 120.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10 India
New Delhi, India
91.6 190.4 91 66.4 52.8 75.4 49.9 34.6 24.5 37.8 99.6 224 152.1 92.7 89.1 -- -- -- -- --
11 Pakistan
Multan, Pakistan
91.4 119.5 118.8 80.8 40 46.5 36 38.4 30.6 57.1 102.4 289.5 128.8 149.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
12 Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan
91 245.7 81.8 49.1 30.9 32.5 37.6 40.2 42.5 62.7 108.7 160.1 197.1 76.5 91.8 89.6 -- 63.9 -- --
13 Pakistan
Faisalabad, Pakistan
88.8 211.6 104.4 61.6 39.1 51.8 43.4 53 45.7 57.7 120.4 204.7 175.8 88.2 84.5 94.2 73.2 104.6 130.4 --
14 Pakistan
Sialkot, Pakistan
88.8 91.8 78.9 74 41.2 61.7 56.6 57.8 38.3 67 143.2 223.5 142.3 59.8 77.9 -- -- -- -- --
15 India
Gurugram, India
87.4 138.8 104.8 86.2 96.6 86.2 65.6 49.6 39.4 43.2 79.9 146.2 113.8 84 70 83.4 75.3 93.1 135.8 145.6
16 India
Ganganagar, India
86.6 159.4 104.8 64.6 65.7 102.1 78.6 53.9 55.8 69.9 52.5 127.3 93.6 68.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
17 China
Hotan, China
84.5 71.5 99.5 81.6 143.5 103.1 66.1 81.9 133.1 87.4 52.6 46.6 49.9 87.3 94.3 101.5 110.2 110.1 116 91.9
18 India
Greater Noida, India
83.5 168.9 108.5 72.8 68.6 92.1 59.2 37.6 26 42 87.5 135.7 105.1 88.6 83.2 87.5 89.5 91.3 -- --
19 India
Bhiwadi, India
83.1 128.2 91.7 74.4 78.7 103.4 77.7 49.7 33.8 40.2 88.3 142.2 85.7 77.1 92.7 106.2 95.5 83.4 125.4 --
20 India
Muzaffarnagar, India
83.1 134.5 114.7 82.7 74.2 99.9 66.3 51.5 36.7 47.3 100.9 113.7 71 85 85.5 73 78.6 89.1 -- --
21 India
Hanumangarh, India
79.9 165 119.3 80.6 50.4 70.3 57.6 25.3 15.9 45 73.3 125.6 84.5 80.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
22 India
Noida, India
79.5 173.3 94.5 59.9 52.2 72.5 45.1 31.1 25.6 39.7 92.9 147.2 119.7 79.8 78.7 91.4 94.3 97.7 123.6 134
23 Pakistan
Pindi Bhattian, Pakistan
78.8 111.4 76.8 56.5 28.8 50.7 28 40.5 -- 45.4 67.8 215.2 141.2 79.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
24 India
Ballabgarh, India
78.6 124.7 94.5 83.8 88.4 93.6 81.1 41.2 30.8 35 76.1 116.3 70.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
25 India
Mandi Gobindgarh, India
78.4 87.6 77.5 77.2 82.5 94.6 99.4 58.5 49.4 60.2 76.6 105.2 71.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
78 190.5 135 88.9 64.7 46.1 35.1 23.4 25.6 33.9 63.2 87.6 142.3 80.2 65.8 78.1 77.1 83.3 97.1 79.7
27 India
Bahadurgarh, India
77.9 117.7 73 66.2 47.2 84.3 70.5 34.7 22.3 30.7 82.8 162.9 145.8 75.2 82.2 139.9 -- -- -- --
28 Bangladesh
Sreepur, Bangladesh
77.7 81.7 104.2 106.2 88 57.8 37.6 19.1 21.7 34.7 69.4 97.1 172.7 52 53.6 74.8 55.7 -- -- --
29 Pakistan
Charsadda, Pakistan
77.4 314 106.6 73.5 52.6 44 42.6 38.8 44.9 59.4 80.5 144.6 178.3 56.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
30 India
Faridabad, India
76.8 126 76.7 73.8 75.6 98.9 76.7 52.6 37.1 35.1 63 111.4 90.5 79.9 79.7 88.9 83.3 85 129.1 123
31 India
Bhagalpur, India
76.5 206 110.9 74.6 66.1 59 62.5 35.8 37 31.4 51.9 91.5 86.2 79.7 72.1 -- -- -- -- --
32 India
Araria, India
74.7 152.6 131.1 49.8 54.1 34.5 23.3 31.7 53.7 49.9 50.4 92.7 89.4 75.8 71.5 -- -- -- -- --
33 India
Ghaziabad, India
74.5 152 74.4 50.5 50.1 62 39 34.6 26.7 44 100.3 153.1 107 76.1 88.6 102 106.6 110.2 135.2 144.6
34 India
Charkhi Dadri, India
74.3 78.2 66.3 63.7 77 81.3 90.8 51.1 27.2 43.8 84.8 134.9 94.6 75.9 77.4 73.9 -- -- -- --
35 India
Patna, India
73.7 130.7 84.5 70.7 91.3 72.3 57.2 30.5 29.4 33.5 67.3 106.9 110.9 82.2 88.9 78.2 68.4 82.1 119.7 118.5
36 India
Rohtak, India
73.6 104.8 53.7 53.9 69.6 83.6 115.8 52.2 27 39.6 64.2 121.5 94.2 69.2 74.7 86.9 74.4 59.7 81.6 96.7
37 India
Durgapur, India
72.3 94 67.7 61.6 93.4 57.6 59.3 37.3 39.5 35.8 71.9 121.6 128.9 49.5 60.5 75.8 -- -- -- --
38 India
Asansol, India
72.2 104.7 84.1 69.2 92.3 69.2 55.4 28.8 32.8 34.5 64.9 110.5 121.4 62.4 61.3 59.7 55.3 50.9 64.4 --
39 India
Hajipur, India
71.8 81.1 60.5 43.9 56.1 57.3 66.3 38.4 34.7 44.4 79.8 163.5 137.7 56 70.4 58.1 54 -- -- --
40 India
Singrauli, India
71.2 96.1 71 59.8 71.2 75.3 48.7 35.1 31.3 42 83 120.1 108.8 18.1 32.2 67.3 70.8 59.1 86.8 --
41 India
Chhapra, India
70.3 153.6 107.6 81.4 89.6 56.4 34.6 16.7 36.6 41.4 38.7 87.7 76.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 India
Chandigarh, India
69.7 160.1 83.3 57.4 44.5 62.5 48.3 31.6 18.7 30.3 69.6 130.9 100.1 56.1 49.9 43.6 32.4 52.6 -- --
43 India
Dharuhera, India
69.1 79.7 67.5 63.6 60.1 84.9 66.5 47 35.4 34.5 75.1 134.5 71.2 81.1 87.8 76.9 72.5 -- -- --
44 Kazakhstan
Burabay, Kazakhstan
67.7 118.4 118 107.8 97 93.6 142.6 -- 20 20 20 20 20 49.7 42.8 67.9 -- -- -- --
45 India
Saharsa, India
67.5 188.1 97.3 54.2 50.9 47.2 30.1 14.7 24.8 18.3 27 110.9 99.6 89.4 76.6 -- -- -- -- --
46 India
Angul, India
67.5 146.7 100.6 79.3 82.3 50.4 41.5 28.9 22.7 27.9 43.2 82.9 96 116.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
47 India
Muzaffarpur, India
67 117.4 87.8 69.3 94.3 58.5 45.6 28.3 22.9 26.4 54.7 106.7 93.8 77.5 79.2 82.9 74.3 81.2 110.3 107.4
48 India
Baddi, India
66.7 162.5 88.5 56.8 32.7 57.9 51.9 45.2 30.5 40.9 71.7 98.3 74.9 59.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
49 India
Hapur, India
66.7 101.1 132.7 52.5 42.2 51.3 31 27.8 20.7 35.2 98.4 151 54.6 52.2 68.1 58.2 44.2 -- -- --
50 Pakistan
Mangla, Pakistan
66.4 197.5 60.4 35.6 20.2 26.5 33.5 43.3 31.7 27.3 91.9 121 132.1 50.7 -- -- -- -- -- --

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