Delhi ranks as world’s most polluted with AQI of 346 in IQAir list, THIS city ranks second, three Indian cities in top 10
According to the world air quality monitoring platform IQAir list, India’s Delhi ranked first as the most polluted city in the world, followed by Pakistan’s Lahore. Three metropolitan cities of India, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, made it into the top 10 in the list.
of india delhi According to the world air quality monitoring platform IQAir list, the world’s most polluted city ranks first, followed by Pakistan’s Lahore. Three metropolitan cities of India, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, made it into the top 10 in the list.
Delhi’s AQI was reported as 346, while Lahore’s was reported as 207. According to IQAir, 0-50 AQ1 falls into the ‘Good’ category, 51-100 is Fair, 101-150 is Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 is Unhealthy, 201-300 is Very unhealthy and 301+ is Dangerous.
Air Quality Index (AQI) measures the concentration of pollutants in the air, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), coarse particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3).
The inclusion of most Asian cities on the most polluted list has raised concerns about dangerous pollution levels in Asia. Most of the cleanest cities with AQ1 as low as 11 were in Canada, the US and Europe.
Here’s the AQI of the 10 most polluted cities right now:
- Delhi, India- 346
- Lahore, Pakistan-207
- Mumbai, India-168
- Jakarta, Indonesia-165
- Kolkata, India-164
- Kuwait City, Kuwait-160
- Dhaka, Bangladesh-156
- Kabul, Afghanistan-137
- Karachi, Pakistan-118
- Hanoi, Vietnam-117
