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Most polluted cities in New South Wales, Australia, 2025

1 city in New South Wales, Australia ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 365 days; 1 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). The only one: Sydney at 5.1 µg/m³, #2,457 of 2,624 cities in the world. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Sydney
    281.0×
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in New South Wales, Australia, PM2.5, 2025, smogrank.com/au/region/new-south-wales/history/2025 (accessed 8 Oct 2026). Some readings from Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published.

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