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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Or Yehuda, Israel | 26.9 | 27.2 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 46.8 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 22.3 | 27 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 27 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 19.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2 | Bat Yam, Israel | 26.8 | 30 | 26 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 31.3 | 27.8 | 28.9 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 25.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3 | Bnei Atarot, Israel | 24 | 25.1 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 24 | 30.8 | 25.3 | 24.7 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 23 | 25.2 | 23.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | Holon, Israel | 22.3 | 24.5 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 28.8 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 18.2 | 19 | 20 | 21.3 | 26.3 | 21.4 | 23.7 | 15.9 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 19.7 |
| 5 | Ramla, Israel | 21.6 | 23.5 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 24.7 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 20 | 27.6 | 31.9 | 22.4 | 20.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 6 | Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel | 21 | 27.9 | 24.3 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 30.4 | 28.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 7 | El Fureidis, Israel | 20.9 | 22.9 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 25.6 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 19.6 | 19 | 21 | 22.5 | 22.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 8 | Ramat Gan, Israel | 20.7 | 22.1 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 22.8 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 22.5 | 24.8 | 28 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 18.8 | 22.6 | 19.3 | 21 |
| 9 | Netanya, Israel | 20.6 | 25.7 | 23.5 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 27 | 15.1 | 15 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 22.4 | 17.8 | 20.3 | 22.9 | 21.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 10 | Hadera, Israel | 20.6 | 21.9 | 20 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 26.3 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 20 | -- | -- |
| 11 | Nir Galim, Israel | 20.1 | 20.9 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 18.6 | 21.6 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 18.7 | 20 | 16.6 | 20.5 | -- | -- |
| 12 | Petah Tikva, Israel | 19.6 | 20.9 | 18.1 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 20.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 13 | Beit Hashmonai, Israel | 19.4 | 22.8 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 18 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 21.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 14 | Arad, Israel | 19.4 | 18.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17 | 23.2 | 19.4 | 21 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 21 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 17.4 |
| 15 | Avigdor, Israel | 19.4 | 21.8 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 15.9 | 12.1 | 78.6 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 13 | 14.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 | Bnei Brak, Israel | 19.3 | 20.6 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 23.7 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 17 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 18.7 | 20 | 18.8 | 22.9 | -- | -- |
| 17 | Kiryat Motzkin, Israel | 19.1 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 20.9 | 16.4 | 17 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 18 | Timorim, Israel | 19.1 | 17.9 | 14.3 | 14 | 13.4 | 19.5 | 15.1 | 58.5 | 16.8 | 13 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 17.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 19 | Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Israel | 19 | 20.4 | 17.4 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 23.3 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 17.6 | 21.5 | 20.6 | 26.8 | 21.9 |
| 20 | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | 19 | 21.2 | 17 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 22.2 | 18.1 | 17 | 17 | 17.8 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 22.4 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 17.2 | 21.8 | 19.5 | 18.3 |
| 21 | Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel | 18.7 | 21.6 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 24.3 | 19.9 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 20.7 |
| 22 | Yad Rambam, Israel | 18.5 | 21 | 17 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 23.1 | 17 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 19.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 23 | Kfar Masaryk, Israel | 18.5 | 21.5 | 17.6 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 19 | 18 | 20.1 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 20.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 24 | Ra'anana, Israel | 18.4 | 18.9 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 21.2 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 17.7 | 21.3 | 18.8 | 19.5 |
| 25 | Karmia, Israel | 18.4 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 20.7 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 18.3 | 25.4 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 16.3 | 16.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 26 | Nazareth, Israel | 18.2 | 25.1 | 21.7 | 17.4 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 19.7 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 16 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 19.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 27 | Ashdod, Israel | 18.1 | 19.7 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 29.7 | 25.9 | 21.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 17.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 28 | Kiryat Gat, Israel | 18.1 | 20.9 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 22.7 | 17.2 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 19.8 | 22.6 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 16 | 19.1 | -- | -- |
| 29 | Tur'an, Israel | 17.9 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 18.8 | 28.5 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 19.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 30 | Qiryat Bialik, Israel | 17.4 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 21.2 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 21 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 20.4 | -- | -- |
| 31 | Ketura, Israel | 17.2 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 15.8 | 18.8 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 32 | Dead Sea Region, Israel | 17.1 | 18 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 23.2 | 20.5 | 12.9 | 16 | 19.9 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 19.1 | 20 | 18.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 33 | Bnei Darom, Israel | 16.9 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 15 | 13.5 | 19.3 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 19.8 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 34 | Ashkelon, Israel | 16.9 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 19.7 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 19.2 |
| 35 | Erez, Israel | 16.9 | 14.9 | 12 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20.1 | 16 | 17.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 36 | Nir Yisrael, Israel | 16.9 | 17.7 | 14.5 | 15 | 14.7 | 19.9 | 15.6 | 15 | 14.7 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 18.3 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 15 |
| 37 | Harish, Israel | 16.8 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 19.8 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 18 | 17.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 38 | Kiryat Malakhi, Israel | 16.8 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 20.6 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 16.9 | 16 | 15.9 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 18.2 |
| 39 | Karmei Yosef, Israel | 16.6 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 18.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 40 | Sderot, Israel | 16.6 | 15.7 | 12 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 16.7 |
| 41 | Kiryat Yam, Israel | 16.5 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 16 | 16 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 19.1 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 18.1 | -- | -- |
| 42 | Yad Binyamin, Israel | 16.3 | 15.3 | 13.6 | 15 | 14.4 | 19.7 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 43 | Gan Yavne, Israel | 16.2 | 15.9 | 13 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 18.5 | 13.1 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 19.4 | 23 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 18.8 | -- | -- |
| 44 | Ashdod, Israel | 16.1 | 16.4 | 13.3 | 15 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 16 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 18.9 |
| 45 | Sde Yoav, Israel | 15.9 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 18.7 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 19.1 | 15.7 | 18.3 | 16 | 19.4 | 16.6 | 17.7 |
| 46 | West Jerusalem, Israel | 15.8 | 17.2 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 17.9 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 22.6 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 17.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 47 | Mavki'im, Israel | 15.8 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 20.8 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 16 | 16.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 48 | Jerusalem, Israel | 15.7 | 16 | 13 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 18 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 20.9 | 18.9 | 17.1 |
| 49 | Ein Tamar, Israel | 15.6 | 15 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 15 | 16.4 | 19 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 28.4 | 26.7 |
| 50 | Kiryat Ata, Israel | 15.4 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 17.2 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 15.5 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 19.8 |
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