SmogRank / Countries / North Korea
Air quality in North Korea
No monitor here publishes data we're allowed to use, so North Korea has no measured ranking yet. Model estimates below.
Estimated: cities without a monitor
North Korea cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.
| City | 7-day estimate |
|---|---|
| Pyongyang estimated | ≈ 17 µg/m³ |
| Hamhŭng estimated | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Namp’o estimated | ≈ 17 µg/m³ |
| Sunch’ŏn estimated | ≈ 18 µg/m³ |
| Hŭngnam estimated | ≈ 9 µg/m³ |
| Kaesŏng estimated | ≈ 14 µg/m³ |
| Wŏnsan estimated | ≈ 11 µg/m³ |
| Chongjin estimated | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Man’gyŏngdae-ri estimated | ≈ 17 µg/m³ |
| Kaech’ŏn estimated | ≈ 18 µg/m³ |
| Sariwŏn-si estimated | ≈ 18 µg/m³ |
| Sinŭiju estimated | ≈ 21 µg/m³ |
| Tŏkch’ŏn estimated | ≈ 16 µg/m³ |
| Haeju estimated | ≈ 15 µg/m³ |
| Kanggye estimated | ≈ 10 µg/m³ |
| Changam-ch’on estimated | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Hyesan estimated | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Paech’ŏn-ŭp estimated | ≈ 14 µg/m³ |
| Sinp’o estimated | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Songnim-ni estimated | ≈ 17 µg/m³ |
| Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp estimated | ≈ 16 µg/m³ |
| Sinch’ŏn-ŭp estimated | ≈ 18 µg/m³ |
| Paek'ak estimated | ≈ 16 µg/m³ |
| Chaeryŏng-ni estimated | ≈ 15 µg/m³ |
| Manp’o estimated | ≈ 10 µg/m³ |
| Ŭllyul estimated | ≈ 15 µg/m³ |
| Kangnyŏng estimated | ≈ 15 µg/m³ |
| Kangsŏn estimated | ≈ 17 µg/m³ |
| P’yŏngsŏng estimated | ≈ 18 µg/m³ |
| Hwasŏng estimated | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Myŏnggan-dong estimated | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Hyesan-dong estimated | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp estimated | ≈ 18 µg/m³ |
| Kwail-ŭp estimated | ≈ 15 µg/m³ |
| Ŭndŏk estimated | ≈ 7 µg/m³ |
| Ŏrang estimated | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Samch’ŏn estimated | ≈ 15 µg/m³ |
| Sinwŏn-ŭp estimated | ≈ 18 µg/m³ |
| Pongch’ŏn-ŭp estimated | ≈ 14 µg/m³ |
| Yuktae-dong estimated | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
Estimates contain modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information 2026.