2017-2023

World's most polluted cities

Most polluted city ranking based on annual average PM2.5 concentration (μg/m³)

2023

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
2023 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
51 Romania
Ojdula, Romania
21.9 35.4 39.5 29.7 22.5 15.7 12.7 13.9 15.1 14.9 17.5 17.4 36.1 28.1 30.3 -- -- -- --
52 Serbia
Mladenovac, Serbia
21.9 -- -- 21.2 23.4 17.7 17.7 17.3 17.4 17.2 19.9 23.5 45.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
53 Serbia
Kragujevac, Serbia
21.9 40.4 40.5 25.4 21.6 13.7 11.6 10.9 11.3 11.3 12.3 22.4 41.9 25.2 25 29.8 24.7 -- --
54 Serbia
Ovca, Serbia
21.6 33 38.8 21.8 21.3 12.3 12.1 11.4 13.2 14 15.3 20 48.4 28.8 18.8 -- -- -- --
55 Serbia
Lipe, Serbia
21.6 63.9 -- 24.5 23.8 16.1 15 15.2 16.5 16.3 20.8 23.6 44.7 42.1 30.7 26.4 -- -- --
56 Croatia
Koprivnica, Croatia
21.3 30.4 41.6 25 17.3 15.9 15 10.2 13.5 13.9 13.5 21.1 39.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
57 Serbia
Omoljica, Serbia
21.3 28.6 36.8 24.2 20.1 14.3 11 12 15.2 15.7 17.8 20.6 43.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
58 North Macedonia
Bitola, North Macedonia
20.9 42.8 34.5 16.3 10.1 7.7 12.1 14.5 12.5 12.1 15.3 23.2 50.1 18.5 22 25.9 -- -- --
59 Poland
Ksawerów, Poland
20.9 32.4 32.5 33.3 27.3 14.8 17.4 12.3 12.7 17.1 17 17.7 20.6 30.8 31.9 28.7 28.7 -- --
60 Romania
Popricani, Romania
20.8 31.7 29.2 28.2 23.3 14.7 13.4 14.2 15.7 15.5 11.5 17.1 34.2 23.2 31 -- -- -- --
61 Serbia
Usce, Serbia
20.8 31.7 18.6 21.9 20.9 15.8 15.9 17.3 18.3 15.6 17.5 19.6 35.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
62 Bosnia Herzegovina
Zvornik, Bosnia Herzegovina
20.6 34 37.5 22.5 21.2 16.2 16.4 15 15.9 15.1 12.7 15.2 26.5 26.8 25.7 -- -- -- --
63 Greece
Vasilika, Greece
20.6 31.3 34.4 22.5 18.8 15.5 14 16.1 15.7 14.7 11.2 10.4 29.3 23.9 23.2 -- -- -- --
64 Italy
Schivenoglia, Italy
20.6 24.2 38.9 25.6 12.9 10.2 8.9 11.1 11.9 13.5 18.2 18.8 32.3 10.6 19.2 -- -- -- --
65 Italy
Modena, Italy
20.3 32.2 42.2 21.2 14.8 14.5 15.1 13.1 12.8 15.7 18.7 20.5 24.5 24.8 23.2 24.3 23.4 25.2 22.1
66 Poland
Orzesze, Poland
20.2 36.4 35 26.3 20.9 8.1 6.9 5.4 7 12.5 17.8 24.7 34.1 32.1 38.2 44.1 -- -- --
67 Italy
Gaggiano, Italy
20.1 32.2 35.3 23.1 14.3 12.3 13.9 11.1 12.6 17.1 17.2 18.9 34.5 26.8 27.3 32.7 -- -- --
68 Czech Republic
Spešov, Czech Republic
20 29.1 33.6 26.2 19.9 12.1 11.5 9 11.1 22.4 17 17.1 35 -- -- -- -- -- --
69 Slovakia
Dudince, Slovakia
20 34.3 33.1 24.2 14.4 9.8 10.1 11.4 12.3 10.9 14.4 19.5 47.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
70 Slovakia
Veľká Ida, Slovakia
20 20.8 29.1 22.7 21.8 24.4 17.7 16.8 15.8 16.5 14.7 14.1 25.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
71 Italy
Vimodrone, Italy
19.9 24.8 38 23.3 14.7 14.2 14.9 14.1 12 19.4 27 15.8 22.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
72 Italy
Lodi, Italy
19.8 24.9 32.8 21.3 12.5 11 13.5 13.9 14.3 19.4 19.9 22.8 31.7 15.6 18.1 -- -- -- --
73 Greece
Irakleio, Greece
19.7 32.4 36 20.9 11.7 16 16.2 18.9 15.5 15.5 14.9 10.4 26.6 23.6 20.8 -- -- -- --
74 Greece
Kardia, Greece
19.6 26.8 28.2 20.9 16.5 14.9 14.6 17.4 20.7 30.7 13.2 8.5 21.7 22.6 22.1 22.3 22 -- --
75 Poland
Kalisz, Poland
19.6 27.7 28.6 26.6 21.8 15.6 14.4 11.1 11.8 15.8 16.7 19.2 31.5 21.8 23.9 18.8 19.4 23.3 26.1
76 Bosnia Herzegovina
Trn, Bosnia Herzegovina
19.4 44.4 37.4 34.2 15.5 14.8 11.5 10.3 13.4 13 11.6 22.6 54.8 36.9 37.2 -- -- -- --
77 Poland
Lublin, Poland
19.4 25.8 25.7 26.4 19.1 13.7 14.5 13.9 13.2 16.2 15.2 19.8 27.4 19.1 23.1 18.5 20.5 21 21.6
78 Poland
Raciborz, Poland
19.3 25 28.5 23.8 23.7 15.1 12.1 9.6 10.4 14.5 17.9 18.2 33.7 22.1 27.4 24.9 24.5 -- --
79 Serbia
Paracin, Serbia
19.3 24.7 30.9 20.1 15.7 17 13.8 12.8 15.3 13.4 13.5 16.6 34.3 21.8 -- -- -- -- --
80 Slovakia
Jelsava, Slovakia
19.3 28.5 36.6 21.7 17.1 13.2 8.2 9.7 11 9.7 14.5 22.9 39.7 21.3 23.7 19 21.4 24.3 26.7
81 Greece
Pefki, Greece
19.1 26 30.7 19.1 15.4 15.8 16.2 19.3 15.5 14.6 -- -- 18 18.8 17.9 16.3 -- -- --
82 Greece
Plagiari, Greece
19.1 28.8 33.5 19.5 17.8 16.2 15.1 16.7 16.2 14.9 11.7 9.8 32 22.9 22.1 -- -- -- --
83 Italy
Briona, Italy
19.1 31.2 36.2 25.6 14.4 12.6 15.2 9.1 7.1 13.9 14.7 14.2 22.3 24.5 21.5 -- 19.6 -- --
84 Serbia
Obrenovac, Serbia
19.1 26.4 37.6 21.3 17.3 13 12.4 13 13 12.8 13.2 14.4 37.7 22.5 22.3 8.4 9.7 -- --
85 Greece
Xanthi, Greece
19 30.7 31.3 22.3 19.7 13.5 10.8 14.8 10.1 1.7 7.5 5.5 2.2 21.2 22.5 21.6 -- -- --
86 Italy
Brescia, Italy
19 28.9 40.5 25.4 12.7 11.6 12 11.5 11.7 13.1 15.8 15.4 30.9 19.3 19.2 16.5 18.9 20.8 26.4
87 Italy
Milano, Italy
19 25.4 37.3 20.8 13.1 12.4 13.3 12.1 10.5 17.2 23.1 17 26.5 28.6 22.9 28.4 23.3 22.1 27.8
88 Greece
Acharnes, Greece
18.9 30.2 32.3 20.2 16.6 15.8 16.1 19 16.2 14.9 14 9.8 22.7 21.6 19.5 -- -- -- --
89 Italy
Rho, Italy
18.8 -- 47.3 22.1 13.9 12.9 14.6 14.3 9.1 -- 15.9 15.3 21.9 16.2 -- -- -- -- --
90 Poland
Lwowek Slaski, Poland
18.8 20.3 33.1 24.6 23.1 15.1 11.7 8.2 8.4 13.2 15.3 19.6 33.5 18.1 -- -- -- -- --
91 Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia
18.8 31.3 32.5 19.4 16.9 12.5 12.5 12.4 14 13.3 13.9 14.5 33.2 22.1 23.4 24.3 23.3 23.9 24.5
92 Romania
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
18.7 29 31.1 23 16.4 14 11.9 13.6 14.4 14.4 15 16 26.4 26.4 20.1 13.1 15.7 21.4 --
93 Bosnia Herzegovina
Cim, Bosnia Herzegovina
18.6 26.7 33.6 20.7 12 11.1 12.2 10.9 10 -- 6.5 13.4 33.7 43.5 20.6 -- -- -- --
94 Poland
Jastrzebie Zdroj, Poland
18.6 -- -- 14.6 27.2 18.6 14.6 11.2 12.2 17.1 17.9 19.1 31 -- -- -- -- -- --
95 Serbia
Zvezdara, Serbia
18.6 -- -- 20.7 21.9 14.9 14.6 13.9 14.3 14.5 16.2 21.1 35.2 23.5 22.2 -- -- -- --
96 Serbia
Prokuplje, Serbia
18.6 25.3 32.3 23.1 15.3 12.8 14.7 14.8 14.8 13.1 -- -- -- 26.7 -- -- -- -- --
97 Greece
Thessaloniki, Greece
18.5 23.7 26.2 16.8 15.1 16.2 15.7 15 14.5 15.1 13.5 18.8 33.8 19.7 20.8 20.9 23.3 -- --
98 Italy
Piatto, Italy
18.5 28.7 32.7 24.2 12.9 12.2 16 14.9 16.1 14.5 15.7 11.9 20.4 22.3 20.5 -- -- -- --
99 Italy
Chiaravalle, Italy
18.4 23.8 29.7 17.2 13.6 12.5 10.9 17.3 17.3 20.3 17.6 15.6 23.5 19.8 16.6 15.3 13.7 -- --
100 Romania
Rudeni, Romania
18.4 39.4 -- 24.6 19.1 10.9 11 14.1 13.9 13.8 20.4 21.2 40.7 -- -- -- -- -- --

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