These Are Most Air-Polluted Cities In The World
These Are Most Air-Polluted Cities In The World
Air pollution remains one of the deadliest environmental threats, contributing to millions of premature deaths each year.
of cities worldwide met the World Health Organization’s annual PM2.5 guideline of less than 5 µg/m3, indicating that the vast majority of urban populations are exposed to unhealthy air.
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Which Cities Have the Worst Air Pollution?
Below, we show the top 20 cities with the worst PM2.5 levels in 2024.
Rank
City
Country
2024 PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1
Byrnihat
🇮🇳 India
128.2
2
Delhi
🇮🇳 India
108.3
3
Karaganda
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
104.8
4
Mullanpur
🇮🇳 India
102.3
5
Lahore
🇵🇰 Pakistan
102.1
6
Faridabad
🇮🇳 India
101.2
7
Dera Ismail Khan
🇵🇰 Pakistan
93.0
8
N'Djamena
🇹🇩 Chad
91.8
9
Loni
🇮🇳 India
91.7
10
New Delhi
🇮🇳 India
91.6
11
Multan
🇵🇰 Pakistan
91.4
12
Peshawar
🇵🇰 Pakistan
91.0
13
Faisalabad
🇵🇰 Pakistan
88.8
14
Sialkot
🇵🇰 Pakistan
88.8
15
Gurugram
🇮🇳 India
87.4
16
Ganganagar
🇮🇳 India
86.6
17
Hotan
🇨🇳 China
84.5
18
Greater Noida
🇮🇳 India
83.5
19
Bhiwadi
🇮🇳 India
83.1
20
Muzaffarnagar
🇮🇳 India
83.1
India is home to some of the world’s most air-polluted cities, accounting for 11 of the top 20 in 2024.
Byrnihat, a city in northeastern India, recorded the worst air pollution globally last year, with a PM2.5 concentration of 128.2 micrograms per cubic meter—over 25 times higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended limit.
Delhi, a metropolis of over 30 million people and the capital territory of India, recorded the second-worst air pollution levels in 2024.
The city https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-cities-with-the-worst-winter-air-pollution/
of any major city, driven by crop burning in nearby states, stagnant cold air, and weak wind patterns that trap and concentrate smog over the capital.
Many Indian cities struggle with https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/22/the-air-is-killing-us-why-delhi-india-pollution-problem-runs-deeper-than-smog-season
due to a mix of industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust, and reliance on fossil fuels, all worsened by weak regulation and seasonal weather patterns.
Most of the cities with the worst air pollution in 2024 are located in https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/ranked-air-pollution-by-economy/
, Pakistan, or other parts of Asia. N’Djamena, Chad, was the only non-Asian city to rank among the top 20.
To see which countries have the worst air pollution, check out this https://www.voronoiapp.com/climate/South-Asian-Countries-Lead-the-World-in-PM25-Pollution--979
that visualizes the world’s most polluted countries by their annual average PM2.5 concentration.
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