2017-2025

World's most polluted cities

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

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0-5Meets WHO guideline
5.1-10Exceeds by 1 to 2 times
10.1-15Exceeds by 2 to 3 times
15.1-25Exceeds by 3 to 5 times
25.1-35Exceeds by 5 to 7 times
35.1-50Exceeds by 7 to 10 times
>50.1Exceeds by over 10 times
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Cottonwood Heights

USA

5.6
5.7
6.3
5.9
9.5
8.2
5.9
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Herriman

USA

5.6
6.3
6.1
6.5
9
7.9
6.2
6.7
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Lake Point

USA

5.6
7.3
7.2
7.8
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Magna

USA

5.6
7.3
6.7
7.4
11.7
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9
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Providence

USA

5.6
7.2
8.5
8.8
13.4
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7657
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Bealeton

USA

5.6
5.3
9
7.2
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Bristol

USA

5.6
6.7
11.2
9.3
12
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Clark

USA

5.6
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7660
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Kent

USA

5.6
4.9
7.5
11.3
7.4
9.4
6.6
7.3
7.9
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Lake Stickney

USA

5.6
4.7
6.5
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Lewisville

USA

5.6
5.1
6.9
1.6
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7663
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Nooksack

USA

5.6
4.7
8.6
13.5
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7664
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North Puyallup

USA

5.6
5
8
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7665
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Riverton

USA

5.6
7
7.5
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7666
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Soap Lake

USA

5.6
5.6
7.1
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Stevens

USA

5.6
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7668
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Tonasket

USA

5.6
5.1
10
8.9
15.4
10.1
6.2
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7669
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Yelm

USA

5.6
5
8.3
11
8.4
11.2
9.8
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7670
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Rhinelander

USA

5.6
3.3
8.7
4.1
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7671
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Cootamundra

Australia

5.5
5.9
8.6
8.3
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Goulburn

Australia

5.5
5.9
6
4.3
11.8
13.3
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Emerald

Australia

5.5
5.8
7.1
5
5.9
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Redlynch

Australia

5.5
5.7
6.5
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7675
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Busselton

Australia

5.5
4.9
1.6
2.1
8.2
8.4
8.6
9.2
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Geraldton

Australia

5.5
4.4
1.2
1.1
6.8
7.6
7.7
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Seville Grove

Australia

5.5
5.8
2.7
1.5
4.5
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7678
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La Paz

Bolivia

5.5
9.9
12.6
7.3
5.5
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7679
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Telkwa

Canada

5.5
6.1
9.6
13.7
13.1
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11.4
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7680
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Niagara Falls

Canada

5.5
6.4
12.7
10.4
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Newport

Canada

5.5
5.1
6.1
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7682
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Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

Canada

5.5
5.3
6.5
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Senneterre

Canada

5.5
3.9
7
4.2
6.1
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7685
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Karhula

Finland

5.5
6
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7686
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Helsinki

Finland

5.5
5.5
4.9
5.5
5.9
5.2
6
7.2
5.4
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Blois

France

5.5
6.8
8.3
8
8.9
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7688
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Saint-Gervais-la-Foret

France

5.5
6.8
8.1
8.1
8.6
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Hamilton

New Zealand

5.5
5.8
7
7.1
7.1
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7690
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Lagos

Portugal

5.5
5.9
7.7
9.2
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Setubal

Portugal

5.5
5.2
8.2
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Salinas

Spain

5.5
6
6.8
7.1
8.4
7.5
7.5
7.9
8.6
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Mundaka

Spain

5.5
4.9
6.2
6.5
6.5
7.5
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Miranda de Ebro

Spain

5.5
9
7.7
10.5
9.1
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7695
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Monfero

Spain

5.5
5.2
5.8
5.9
6.3
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7696
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Chert/Xert

Spain

5.5
4.6
8.3
10.2
11.5
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Gaevle

Sweden

5.5
5.6
5.7
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Djursholm

Sweden

5.5
5.2
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7699
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Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago

5.5
6
5.7
5
7.2
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7700
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Amesti

USA

5.5
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7701
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Butte

USA

5.5
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7703
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Mineral

USA

5.5
10.8
2.8
8.8
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