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Most polluted cities in Pakistan, 2023

4 cities in Pakistan ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 365 days; 4 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Lahore at 120.8 µg/m³, #1 of 969 cities in the world. Cleanest: Karachi at 44.8. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab
    120.824.2×
  2. 2Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
    87.817.6×
  3. 3Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad
    50.510.1×
  4. 4Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh
    44.89.0×
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

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