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Most polluted cities in Pakistan, September 2023

4 cities in Pakistan ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Peshawar at 90.8 µg/m³, #2 of 1,830 cities in the world. Cleanest: Islamabad at 27.1. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Peshawar 90.8 µg/m³ 90 µg/m³0
Every city in Pakistan ranked for September 2023, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
    176
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab
    143
  3. 3Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh
    95
  4. 4Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad
    85
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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