WORLD AIR QUALITY REPORT-2019.
World Air Quality Report 2019 was released by the IQAir and Greenpeace.The ranking is based on a comparison of Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 level).The Particulate Matter includes nitrates, sulphates and carbon black and exposure to such particles can led to lungs and heart diseases.They can impair cognitive and immune functions.
India’s Performance
- 13 of the world’s 20 cities with the worst air pollution most are in India.
- 6 cities are in top ten.
- Between 2018-19, India’s national pollution has decreased by 20%.
- India’s first National Clean Program aims in reduction of particulate matter PM 2.5 and lowering the levels of bigger particulate PM 10 in 102 cities by 20-30% by 2024 compared to 2017 levels.
TOP 20 MOST POLLUTED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.
| RANK | COUNTRY | μg/ m3 |
| 1 | BANGLADESH | 83.3 |
| 2 | PAKISTAN | 65.8 |
| 3 | MONGOLIA | 62.0 |
| 4 | AFGHANISTAN | 58.8 |
| 5 | INDIA | 58.1 |
| 6 | INDONESIA | 51.7 |
| 7 | BAHRAIN | 46.8 |
| 8 | NEPAL | 44.5 |
| 9 | UZBEKISTAN | 41.2 |
| 10 | IRAQ | 39.6 |
| 11 | CHINA MAINLAND | 39.1 |
| 12 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 38.9 |
| 13 | KUWAIT | 38.3 |
| 14 | BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | 34.6 |
| 15 | VIETNAM | 34.1 |
| 16 | KYRGYZSTAN | 33.2 |
| 17 | NORTH MACEDONIA | 32.4 |
| 18 | SYRIA | 32.2 |
| 19 | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO | 32.1 |
| 20 | MYANMAR | 31.0 |
TOP 20 MOST POLLUTED CITIES IN THE WORLD.
| RANK | CITY | COUNTRY | μg/ m3 |
| 1 | GHAZIABAD | INDIA | 110.2 |
| 2 | HOTAN | CHINA | 110.1 |
| 3 | GUJRANWALA | PAKISTAN | 105.3 |
| 4 | FAISALABAD | PAKISTAN | 104.6 |
| 5 | DELHI | INDIA | 98.6 |
| 6 | NOIDA | INDIA | 97.7 |
| 7 | GURUGRAM | INDIA | 93.1 |
| 8 | RAIWIND | PAKISTAN | 92.2 |
| 9 | GREATER NOIDA | INDIA | 91.3 |
| 10 | BANDHWARI | INDIA | 90.5 |
| 11 | LUCKNOW | INDIA | 90.3 |
| 12 | LAHORE | PAKISTAN | 89.5 |
| 13 | BULANDSHAHR | INDIA | 89.4 |
| 14 | MUZAFFARNAGAR | INDIA | 89.1 |
| 15 | BAGHPAT | INDIA | 88.6 |
| 16 | KASHGAR | CHINA | 87.1 |
| 17 | JIND | INDIA | 85.4 |
| 18 | FARIDABAD | INDIA | 85 |
| 19 | CORAUT | INDIA | 85 |
| 20 | BHIWADI | INDIA | 83.4 |
TOP 20 MOST POLLUTED CAPITALS IN THE WORLD.
| RANK | CAPITAL | COUNTRY | μg/ m3 |
| 1 | DELHI | INDIA | 98.6 |
| 2 | DHAKA | BANGLADESH | 83.3 |
| 3 | ULAANBAATOR | MONGOLIA | 62.0 |
| 4 | KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 58.8 |
| 5 | JAKARTA | INDONESIA | 49.4 |
| 6 | KATHMANDU | NEPAL | 48.0 |
| 7 | HANOI | VIETNAM | 46.9 |
| 8 | MANAMA | BAHRAIN | 46.8 |
| 9 | BEIJING | CHINA | 42.1 |
| 10 | TASHKENT | UZBEKISTAN | 41.2 |
| 11 | BAGHDAD | IRAQ | 39.6 |
| 12 | ABU DHABI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 38.4 |
| 13 | KUWAIT CITY | KUWAIT | 38.3 |
| 14 | ISLAMABAD | PAKISTAN | 35.2 |
| 15 | SARAJEVO | BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | 34.1 |
| 16 | BISHKEK | KYRGYZSTAN | 33.2 |
| 17 | SKOPJE | NORTH MACEDONIA | 32.4 |
| 18 | KINSHASA | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO | 32.1 |
| 19 | YANGON | MYANMAR | 31.0 |
| 20 | ACCRA | GHANA | 30.3 |
