Most polluted cities in Pakistan

15 measured cities ranked by PM2.5, last 7 days. Worst: Gujranwala at 77.2 µg/m³, #5 in the world.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Gujranwala low-cost sensorsPunjab	77.2
2	Lahore low-cost sensorsPunjab	75.8
3	Peshawar low-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa	73.6
4	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensorsPunjab	68.2
5	Multan low-cost sensorsPunjab	65.7
6	Faisalabad low-cost sensorsPunjab	65.7
7	Bahawalpur low-cost sensorsPunjab	58.2
8	Sialkot low-cost sensorsPunjab	57.6
9	Rawalpindi low-cost sensorsPunjab	43.4
10	Alipur low-cost sensorsIslamabad	40.1
11	Islamabad low-cost sensorsIslamabad	38.6
12	Karachi low-cost sensorsSindh	26.8
13	Murree low-cost sensorsPunjab	25.4
14	Hyderabad low-cost sensorsSindh	24.8
15	Quetta low-cost sensorsBalochistan	22.6

Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Pakistan 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	Band
Bannu estimated	≈ 41 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Sargodha estimated	≈ 63 µg/m³	Unhealthy
Arifwala estimated	≈ 49 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Dera Ismail Khan estimated	≈ 51 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Muzaffarābād estimated	≈ 15 µg/m³	Moderate
Battagram estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Chunian estimated	≈ 32 µg/m³	Moderate
Jhang Sadr estimated	≈ 66 µg/m³	Unhealthy
Shekhupura estimated	≈ 35 µg/m³	Moderate
Gujrat estimated	≈ 46 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Sukkur estimated	≈ 38 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Sahiwal estimated	≈ 58 µg/m³	Unhealthy
Sahiwal estimated	≈ 43 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Okara estimated	≈ 31 µg/m³	Moderate
Kasur estimated	≈ 32 µg/m³	Moderate
Jalalpur Pirwala estimated	≈ 48 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Dera Ghazi Khan estimated	≈ 49 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Pindi Bhattian estimated	≈ 61 µg/m³	Unhealthy
Tando Bago estimated	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Tando Allahyar estimated	≈ 29 µg/m³	Moderate
Chak Jhumra estimated	≈ 51 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Bhawana estimated	≈ 44 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Larkana estimated	≈ 48 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Nawabshah estimated	≈ 34 µg/m³	Moderate
Burewala estimated	≈ 41 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Mingora estimated	≈ 25 µg/m³	Moderate
Sinjhoro estimated	≈ 31 µg/m³	Moderate
Hafizabad estimated	≈ 46 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Chiniot estimated	≈ 44 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Mardan estimated	≈ 47 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Kamoke estimated	≈ 29 µg/m³	Moderate
Abbottabad estimated	≈ 29 µg/m³	Moderate
Saddiqabad estimated	≈ 49 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Mirpur Khas estimated	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Skardu estimated	≈ 6 µg/m³	Good
Muridke estimated	≈ 29 µg/m³	Moderate
Shahkot estimated	≈ 46 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Bahawalnagar estimated	≈ 46 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Bahawalnagar estimated	≈ 45 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Kunri estimated	≈ 20 µg/m³	Moderate

Regions

Balochistan 1 Islamabad 2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1 Punjab 9 Sindh 2

Updated 2026-10-01 16:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.