SmogRank / Cleaner or dirtier / Pakistan
Pakistan: cleaner or dirtier, 2024
In Pakistan, 4 cities have enough days in both years to compare 2024 with the same days of 2023: 3 got dirtier and 1 cleaner.
The 3 cities that got dirtier, biggest rise first
| # | City | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 164 | 178 | +19.9 µg/m³+27% |
| 2 | LahorePunjab, Pakistan | 208 | 221 | +13.2 µg/m³+10% |
| 3 | IslamabadPakistan | 139 | 154 | +8.6 µg/m³+17% |
The one city that got cleaner
| # | City | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KarachiSindh, Pakistan | 112 | 109 | −1.1 µg/m³−3% |
Means in US AQI over the days a city was measured in both years, the same calendar days each year; a city needs 55% of the days paired, and at least 30. The change is in µg/m³ and per cent. How we compare.
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
Updated 2026-10-07 12:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.