{"id":11284,"date":"2023-01-13T17:52:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/top-10-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T17:52:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:22:37","slug":"top-10-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/en-in\/top-10-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Most Polluted Cities in the World (2022 Data)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The data was collected from AQI.IN<\/a> to know the air quality trends worldwide over the months of 2022. On the basis of average AQI data of various cities of different countries were compared to find out the top 10 most polluted cities in the world in 2022. Kashgar, China was in first place, followed by New Delhi, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Air Pollution <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Air pollution is NOT a myth.<\/a> In short, 99% <\/strong>of the population is inhaling the air that exceeds WHO air quality standards. Air pollution changes from region to region. Based on geographical disparities in air quality worldwide, the air pollution differs from area to area, city to city, and hence country to country. Air quality trends differ on the basis of that and while recording the data of air quality trends, we\u2019ve come across the top 10 most polluted cities in the world in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Most polluted Cities in the world – 2022:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
S. NO.<\/strong><\/td>City<\/strong><\/td>Country<\/strong><\/td>Average AQI 2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1.<\/td>Kashgar<\/td>China<\/td>222<\/td><\/tr>
2.<\/td>New Delhi<\/td>India<\/td>219<\/td><\/tr>
3.<\/td>Ghaziabad<\/td>India<\/td>218<\/td><\/tr>
4.<\/td>Begusarai<\/td>India<\/td>206<\/td><\/tr>
5.<\/td>Noida<\/td>India<\/td>206<\/td><\/tr>
6.<\/td>Faridabad<\/td>India<\/td>204<\/td><\/tr>
7.<\/td>Lahore<\/td>Pakistan<\/td>198<\/td><\/tr>
8.<\/td>Saharsa<\/td>India<\/td>197<\/td><\/tr>
9.<\/td>Birganj<\/td>Nepal<\/td>196<\/td><\/tr>
10.<\/td>Patna<\/td>India<\/td>196<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Most polluted Cities in the world in 2022<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Top 20 Most polluted countries in the world – 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
S. NO.<\/strong><\/td>Country<\/strong><\/td>Average AQI 2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1.<\/td>Bangladesh<\/td>172<\/td><\/tr>
2.<\/td>Kuwait<\/td>155<\/td><\/tr>
3.<\/td>Chad<\/td>142<\/td><\/tr>
4.<\/td>United Arab Emirates<\/td>117<\/td><\/tr>
5.<\/td>India<\/td>96<\/td><\/tr>
6.<\/td>Iraq<\/td>95<\/td><\/tr>
7.<\/td>Pakistan<\/td>91<\/td><\/tr>
8.<\/td>Sudan<\/td>85<\/td><\/tr>
9.<\/td>Bahrain<\/td>79<\/td><\/tr>
10.<\/td>Nepal<\/td>75<\/td><\/tr>
11.<\/td>Armenia<\/td>69<\/td><\/tr>
12.<\/td>China<\/td>68<\/td><\/tr>
13.<\/td>Iran<\/td>66<\/td><\/tr>
14.<\/td>Bosnia & Herzegovina<\/td>58<\/td><\/tr>
15.<\/td>Ethiopia<\/td>52<\/td><\/tr>
16.<\/td>Mexico<\/td>50<\/td><\/tr>
17.<\/td>Uzbekistan<\/td>49<\/td><\/tr>
18.<\/td>Macedonia<\/td>48<\/td><\/tr>
19.<\/td>North Korea<\/td>47<\/td><\/tr>
20.<\/td>Turkey<\/td>46<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Top20 Most polluted Countries in the world in 2022<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Observations:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 most polluted cities in the world in 2022<\/span>– <\/p>\n\n\n\n