2022 Rankings: World’s 15 Most Polluted Cities

1. Dammam, Saudi Arabia (124.11 µg/m3)

Dammam air pollution ranked number 1 in the world

2. Lahore, Pakistan (111.63 µg/m3)

Lahore air pollution ranked number 2 in the world

3. Dhaka, Bangladesh (84.73 µg/m3)

Dhaka air pollution ranked 3rd worst in the world

4. Delhi, India (84.39 µg/m3)

Delhi city ranked number 4 most polluted city in the world

5. Muzaffarnagar, India (81.35 µg/m3)

Muzaffarnagar city ranked number 5 most polluted city in the world

6. Baghdad, Iraq (77.62 µg/m3)

Baghdad city ranked number 6 most polluted city in the world

7. Ghaziabad, India (74.72 µg/m3)

Ghaziabad air pollution ranked 7th worst in the world

8. Patna, India (67.20 µg/m3)

Patna air pollution ranked 8th worst in the world

9. Hapur, India (67.02 µg/m3)

Hapur city ranked number 9 most polluted city in the world

10. Peshawar, Pakistan (66.15 µg/m3)

Peshawar air pollution ranked 10th worst in the world

11. Lucknow, India (63.65 µg/m3)

Lucknow city ranked number 11 most polluted city in the world

12. East London, South Africa (60.69 µg/m3)

East London city ranked number 12 most polluted city in the world

13. Pokhara, Nepal (59.15 µg/m3)

Pokhara city ranked number 13 most polluted city in the world

14. Manama, Bahrain (57.38 µg/m3)

Manama city ranked number 14 most polluted city in the world

15. Chandigarh, India (53.16 µg/m3)

Chandigarh city ranked number 15 most polluted city in the world