World’s Most Polluted Cities in 2022 – PM2.5 Ranking | IQAir
Lahore, Pakistan
97.4
133
102.5
85.6
69.3
60.9
52.1
47.8
46.2
64.2
123.2
190.5
192.9
86.5
79.2
89.5
114.9
133.2
2 
Hotan, China
94.3
61.7
91.6
132.7
106.2
120.5
69.5
172.5
75
65.1
75
50.3
120
101.5
110.2
110.1
116
91.9
3 
Bhiwadi, India
92.7
110.6
98
116.2
149.5
123.8
102.8
38.8
36.5
59.9
85.4
111.4
86.9
106.2
95.5
83.4
125.4
–
4
Delhi (NCT), India
92.6
141
100.9
91
98
73.2
56.2
34.3
31.1
38.3
99.7
176.8
171.9
96.4
84.1
98.6
113.5
108.2
5
Peshawar, Pakistan
91.8
110.2
103.5
78.3
68.5
53.5
56.3
51.8
57.8
79
100
132
212.1
89.6
–
63.9
–
–
6
Darbhanga, India
90.3
127
77.9
83.1
64.9
46.3
39.1
21
25.4
32.1
86.8
179.9
248
175.9
–
–
–
–
7
Asopur, India
90.2
110.3
89
104.6
124.4
73.4
52.3
44.1
34.9
37.1
74.1
139.7
201.2
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–
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8 
N’Djamena, Chad
89.7
162.3
163.7
245.6
103.7
74.2
36.6
21.2
21.8
22.1
49.7
59.9
132.4
77.6
–
–
–
–
9
New Delhi, India
89.1
133.7
95.2
86.4
93.7
72.5
54.9
33.6
30.5
37.7
94.9
170.1
166.8
–
–
–
–
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10
Patna, India
88.9
128
99.8
105.1
98.1
58
53.8
37.5
35.8
37.5
65.3
141.9
209.2
78.2
68.4
82.1
119.7
118.5
11
Ghaziabad, India
88.6
135.5
104.4
95.5
87
67.1
54.9
32.1
29.5
38.5
103.1
157.3
159.2
102
106.6
110.2
135.2
144.6
12
Dharuhera, India
87.8
104.3
74.4
87.1
101.8
89.5
70.6
39.7
36.8
56.4
103.4
148.3
129.6
76.9
72.5
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13 
Baghdad, Iraq
86.7
70.6
53.3
76.8
99.2
128.3
130.9
85.7
103.3
59.2
73.1
78.1
88.7
49.7
–
39.6
–
–
14
Chapra, India
85.9
–
114.3
110.3
80.8
46.1
49.2
21.1
30.4
47.8
70.8
154
218.3
–
–
–
–
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15
Muzaffarnagar, India
85.5
120
77.5
99.3
112.1
85
74
42.6
40.6
47.6
82
117.3
144.7
73
78.6
89.1
–
–
16
Faisalabad, Pakistan
84.5
154.9
81.6
97.4
77.4
65.6
52.8
51.5
41.3
57
84.9
144.5
189
94.2
73.2
104.6
130.4
–
17
Greater Noida, India
83.2
106.5
65.6
90
91.3
69.7
47.3
29.6
25.1
38.3
97.2
164.6
178.1
87.5
89.5
91.3
–
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18
Bahadurgarh, India
82.2
103.2
89.8
97.8
112.6
88.1
74
33.7
32
40.3
95
128.1
99.5
139.9
–
–
–
–
19
Faridabad, India
79.7
137.8
89.7
83
86.7
72.9
63
30.5
28.4
32.5
90.7
137.4
133.1
88.9
83.3
85
129.1
123
20
Muzaffarpur, India
79.2
124.7
101.3
112.3
77.9
48.6
44.1
29.4
29.7
30.4
61.5
141.7
193
82.9
74.3
81.2
110.3
107.4
21
Noida, India
78.7
146.7
90.6
79.3
85.6
69.6
51.9
27.9
24
30.3
84.1
133.3
142
91.4
94.3
97.7
123.6
134
22
Jind, India
77.9
116.5
64.9
64.9
80.7
96
67
34.5
32.7
38.3
89.3
145.3
117.4
84.1
81.6
85.4
91.6
126.5
23 
Karagandy, Kazakhstan
77.8
93.4
122.6
96.9
83.5
68
53.9
58.6
62.3
82.7
71.7
53
94.9
75.5
–
–
–
–
24
Charkhi Dadri, India
77.4
98.7
71.3
79.3
109.5
100.9
66.5
37.1
28.2
39.9
87.5
109.2
93.5
73.9
–
–
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–
25
Rohtak, India
74.7
95.4
78.1
72.3
81
70
76.4
32.7
27.8
25.6
69.8
115.2
89.9
86.9
74.4
59.7
81.6
96.7
26
Gaya, India
74.3
78.6
71.1
75
71.7
52.5
57.1
34.1
42.7
42.8
57.8
118.2
181.5
46.6
46.3
59.4
96.6
102.6
27
Alampur, India
74.1
62.4
109.1
98.6
110
125.4
61.8
28.5
27.7
40.5
46
76.6
74.6
72.5
66.2
59.2
–
–
28
Kurukshetra, India
73.8
85.9
67.1
82
94.1
91
80.6
31.4
32.2
38.9
78.4
108.1
92.8
68.1
67.2
56.1
–
–
29
Bhiwani, India
73.5
95.7
69
77.3
102.3
81.5
81.9
34.5
29.9
39.5
77.9
114.4
84.6
53.8
39
61.6
–
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30
Kashgar, China
73.4
117
95.9
100.5
81.1
38.3
21.5
85.9
21.8
48.7
64.8
64.9
138.8
83.2
81
87.1
95.7
97.5
31
Meerut, India
72.6
132.4
84.9
93
95.8
55.9
51.7
16.1
23.8
30.3
90.9
119.8
111.6
80.6
82.3
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–
32
Hisar, India
72.3
101.6
80.4
82.9
79.6
93.1
64.3
36.7
35.9
42.7
84.6
106.9
83.8
89
81.1
81
–
–
33
Bhagalpur, India
72.1
–
90
95.4
69
47.6
41.7
20.5
23.8
25.3
51.8
119.9
207.1
–
–
–
–
–
34
Yumananagar, India
72
63.1
40.7
79.6
89.9
91.7
76.5
43.8
42.5
62.1
52
84.9
98.6
–
–
–
–
–
35
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
71.4
115.7
97.6
80
62.7
63.8
46.6
27.3
27.2
44.6
59.5
110.6
134.1
91
78.7
–
–
–
36
Bulandshahr, India
70.9
114.1
85.6
87.1
85.2
62.6
53.5
22.7
24.3
33.7
91.7
100.5
103.1
80.8
98.4
89.4
–
–
37
Hajipur, India
70.4
78.9
92.4
84.4
82.5
55.8
59.1
32.4
26.8
30.9
67.1
108.9
130.7
58.1
54
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38
Gurugram, India
70
90.5
60.5
73
72.2
63.2
54.9
31.9
28.2
36.8
80.1
127.5
120.8
83.4
75.3
93.1
135.8
145.6
39
Lohar Majra Kalan, India
70
73.6
54.1
59.2
96.3
95.7
55.3
42.5
58.8
47
56.4
99.5
103.8
–
–
–
–
–
40
Dadri, India
69.3
120.6
66.6
69.1
70.2
53.8
43.7
19.2
19.4
26.5
89.2
132
147.6
46.8
–
–
–
–
41
Kaithal, India
68.7
74.4
59.8
67.9
81
75.8
65.5
30.9
36
30.4
76.5
126.9
93.4
57.8
54.3
50
–
–
42
Faridkot, India
68.4
101.2
73
60.9
52.5
54.4
41.1
44.2
35.4
43.3
85.8
140.6
112.6
71.5
–
–
–
–
43
Fatehgarh Sahib, India
68.1
70.6
51.1
56.5
87.8
92.3
50.8
39.5
57.5
47.5
54.8
98.9
101.7
58.4
64.8
44.4
–
–
44
Hapur, India
68.1
121.4
67.5
79.6
89.9
73.5
68.9
27.4
28.7
35.1
84.9
90.8
70.1
58.2
44.2
–
–
–
45
Jayant, India
67.8
105.6
65
73.2
76.3
65.9
47.3
20.6
24.5
29.6
55.1
122.8
148.9
–
–
–
–
–
46
Ambala, India
67.1
90.4
55.4
71.1
66.9
65.3
64.8
31.9
58.3
58.8
68.5
94.2
76.7
65.3
58
63
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–
47 
Manama, Bahrain
66.6
52.6
72.3
67.9
57
92.1
68.4
66.8
78.4
48.6
–
–
–
49.8
39.7
46.8
59.8
62.5
48
Kanpur, India
66.2
145.2
102.2
79.2
61.1
51.7
55.3
22.6
18.5
24.7
62.6
99.3
74.6
83.2
89.1
48.5
88.2
119.2
49 
Dhaka, Bangladesh
65.8
133.1
103.2
79.9
42.2
45
35.3
20.4
28.3
39.4
41.9
76
146.4
78.1
77.1
83.3
97.1
79.7
50
Fatehabad, India
65.7
71.4
57.3
65.6
84.6
90.4
64
32.5
31.5
38.2
61.7
112.2
74.7
63.3
78.5
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