Most Polluted Cities
Most Polluted Cities is a structured geography dataset with 20 entries. Its fields include City, Country, PM2.5 Annual Avg. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: City, Country, PM2.5 Annual Avg, Typical AQI, Main Sources, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- PM2.5 Annual Avg range
- 25 to 99
- Across 20 preview rows
- Typical AQI range
- 95 to 250
- Across 20 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing City, Country, and PM2.5 Annual Avg across geography entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
City↕ | Country↕ | PM2.5 Annual Avg↕ | Typical AQI↕ | Main Sources↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lahore | Pakistan | 99 | 250 | Crop burning, vehicles, industry | Worst winter smog season, schools closed for air quality |
Delhi | India | 92 | 245 | Stubble burning, vehicles, dust | Gas chamber headlines, Diwali firework spikes |
Dhaka | Bangladesh | 80 | 210 | Brick kilns, vehicles, construction | Persistent haze, brick kiln belt |
Kolkata | India | 65 | 170 | Coal, vehicles, biomass | Second-most polluted Indian megacity |
N'Djamena | Chad | 90 | 200 | Sahara dust, biomass burning | Sahelian dust storms, extreme particulate levels |
Mumbai | India | 47 | 130 | Vehicles, construction, industry | Coastal but worsening winter air |
Kabul | Afghanistan | 86 | 190 | Coal heating, diesel generators | Winter coal smog, deadly cold season pollution |
Beijing | China | 38 | 120 | Coal, vehicles, dust | 2013 Airpocalypse, improving thanks to strict regulation |
Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 62 | 155 | Aral Sea dust, industry | Central Asian dust and pesticide particulate |
Jakarta | Indonesia | 40 | 125 | Vehicles, coal plants | Worst capital in Southeast Asia for air |
Hanoi | Vietnam | 43 | 135 | Motorbikes, industry | Red River delta smog trapped in basin |
Cairo | Egypt | 63 | 160 | Vehicles, agricultural burning, desert dust | Black cloud from rice straw burning |
Tehran | Iran | 38 | 125 | Vehicles, old refinery, topography | Mountain-basin trap, yearly school closures |
Santiago | Chile | 30 | 110 | Vehicles, wood heating | Andes valley traps winter smog |
Mexico City | Mexico | 25 | 95 | Vehicles, altitude, topography | Historically among worst, major improvements since 1990s |
Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | 78 | 180 | Coal ger stoves | World's coldest capital, extreme winter coal pollution |
Kathmandu | Nepal | 50 | 145 | Vehicles, brick kilns, dust | Himalayan bowl traps polluted air |
Lucknow | India | 86 | 195 | Vehicles, biomass, dust | Uttar Pradesh capital, consistently in global top 10 |
Baghdad | Iraq | 67 | 170 | Dust storms, vehicles, generators | Dust-choked diesel haze |
Karachi | Pakistan | 48 | 140 | Vehicles, industry, port activity | Coastal breeze helps, still unhealthy |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Most Polluted Cities organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
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