Air pollution is one of the main causes of death all over the world; The issue of air pollution that threatens the lives of children, adults and all living beings every year, and it is only possible to deal with it through the strict implemeation of the clean air law. In this article, we iroduce a list of the most polluted cities in the world without ranking in terms of pollution level, which ironically, most of them are located in the Middle East region. be with us.
1. Dammam city in Saudi Arabia
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 124.11 micrograms per cubic meter
The port city of Dammam in Saudi Arabia with a population of approximately 1,250,000 people is currely the fifth most populated city in Saudi Arabia and the most polluted city in the world. This industrial city is considered the main base of the Saudi oil industry, and due to the oil-rich region and the existence of importa governme offices, a thick cloud of fog and smoke is always observed in its air.
2. Lahore city in Pakistan
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 111.63 micrograms per cubic meter
Lahore is the second most populous city in Pakistan with a population of more than 13 million people. In addition to the consta congestion and urban activities that are the main causes of air pollution in the region, other factors such as the abundance of brick kilns, burning of fields, violations of environmeal policies by industries and the use of worn-out cars by citizens have worsened the unhealthy air condition of this city.
3. Dhaka city in Bangladesh
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 84.73 micrograms per cubic meter
Dhaka is a prime example of a developing city struggling with chronic pollution. This big and importa city with a population of 17 million people has such polluted air due to the large volume of construction and urban traffic that breathing in it is equivale to consuming 1.7 cigarettes a day!
4. Delhi city in India
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 84.39 micrograms per cubic meter
Delhi is the capital of India and one of the most polluted cities in the world in 2022. The growing population of this city is estimated to be more than 32 million people, and its water, soil and air are so polluted that it is considered one of the 10 most polluted cities in the world! Especially after the end of the Diwali celebration, which covers the eire city with smoke and steam.
5. Muzaffarnagar city in India
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 81.35 micrograms per cubic meter
Muzaffarnagar, located in the Uttar Pradesh region, is the location of many large sugar, steel and paper factories in India. Although the existence of these factories provides a good opportunity for the resides of the region to be employed, the price is a severe reduction in the quality of the city’s air, which every living being in this region pays for with their health.
6. Baghdad city in Iraq
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 77.62 micrograms per cubic meter
Baghdad, the capital of Iraq and the ceer of Arabic culture and Islamic civilization, is another one of the most polluted cities in the world. This city currely suffers from unfavorable air quality due to the remnas of war, car pollution, the use of household electricity generators, and the extraction of oil and gas in refineries, and it is considered one of the 15 most polluted cities in the world.
7. Ghaziabad city in India
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 74.72 micrograms per cubic meter
Ghaziabad is another city in the Uttar Pradesh region of India that if you care about your health, it is better not to travel to it for recreation and accommodation. The bad air quality of this city is the result of 1 million and 729 thousand people and the production of famous oil engines in this region.
8. Patna city in India
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 67.2 micrograms per cubic meter
The historic and crowded city of Patneh on the south bank of the Ganges River is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and therefore it is neither a good destination for traveling nor a good place to stay, especially considering the increasing number of heart and respiratory paties, which has nothing to do with traffic. It is not severe and disregarding the laws related to clean air.
9. Peshawar city in Pakistan
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 66.15 micrograms per cubic meter
Peshawar is a big city with a population of 2.3 million people, which has various flowers and greenery in four seasons. However, due to the high number of terrorism and violence, industrial facilities, burning of solid waste, brick kilns and increased smoke from cars, it is not considered a clean or safe city.
10. Lucknow city in India
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 63.65 micrograms per cubic meter
India is full of cities that, despite their endless beauty, have poor air quality, and Lucknow is one of the most polluted. At prese, the conceration of suspended microparticles smaller than 2.5 microns in this city is 5.5 times the allowed amou, the most importa factor of which can be considered the population of almost 4 million people in this city.
11. East London City in South Africa
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 60.69 micrograms per cubic meter
East London, a popular tourist destination in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, is known for its quiet beaches and rich history, but in rece years it has attracted atteion for high pollution and poor air quality. Undoubtedly, one of the reasons is the large population of this city, which was estimated to be 267 thousand people in 2022.
12. Pokhara city in Nepal
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 59.15 micrograms per cubic meter
Another one of the most polluted cities in the world is the beautiful city of Pakhara, which, despite its enchaing nature and rich flora and fauna, has an alarming pollution index. Pakhara is the second most populous city in Nepal and many of its environmeal concerns are caused by this overcrowding.
13. Manama city in Bahrain
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 57.35 micrograms per cubic meter
The city of Manama with a population of more than 708 thousand people is the capital of Bahrain and the largest city of this Arab coury. Of course, all the luxurious and magnifice ports, advanced attractions and stunning beauty of this city only look beautiful from a distance, because the annual average conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns is much higher than the recommended level, making life in this area unsafe for its resides.
14. Chandigarh city in India
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 53.16 micrograms per cubic meter
Although the city of Chandigarh owes all its innovative beauty to Le Corbusier, the famous French architect, and is the first in India in terms of cleanliness, its air quality does not meet the expectations of the city’s designers. The smog of this city is so thick that it does not allow anyone to see and reduces the quality of people’s lives.
15. Hawalli city in Kuwait
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 52.24 micrograms per cubic meter
The city of Hawalli was one of the most polluted cities in the world in 2021, and this issue is not strange considering the oil-richness of this region. Excavation of land and burning of fossil fuels are all importa factors of air pollution, which, along with the city’s population of 220,000 people, have a negative effect on the air quality of this region.
16. Khorramshahr city in Iran
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 51.44 micrograms per cubic meter
According to the census conducted and the report of the World Health Organization, the beautiful city of Khorramshahr with a population of about 171,000 people is considered one of the most polluted cities in Iran and of course the world due to the rapid growth of the population, freque dust storms and dried up rivers.
17. Xi’an city in China
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 48.11 micrograms per cubic meter
Xi’an is one of the 4 great ancie capitals of China and the capital of Shaanxi Province, whose air pollution is higher in the cold seasons (autumn and wier) than in the hot seasons due to the phenomenon of temperature inversion. The main culprit of the unhealthy air in this city can be attributed to the burning of coal, the presence of dust and vehicle emissions.
18. Calcutta city in India
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 46.77 micrograms per cubic meter
Calcutta is one of the most importa commercial, educational and cultural ceers of India. Of course, due to heavy crowding and heavy traffic, this city is considered one of the most polluted cities in the world. Only in 2021, the cost of this city’s unfavorable air quality on its economy was equal to 3.3 billion dollars!
19. Xinjiang city in China
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 46.05 micrograms per cubic meter
The city of Xinjiang is located in the northern region of Henan province of China and is considered one of the most polluted cities in the world. Xinjiang’s air pollution is not only due to coal-fired power plas, but also due to the abundance of mines and industrial plas, underground coal mine fires, and pollution from vehicle traffic.
20. Kampala city in Uganda
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 44.99 micrograms per cubic meter
The large and densely populated city of Kampala, despite its various natural, mineral and industrial resources, is on the list of the most polluted cities in the world, and the conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns is estimated to be 1.4 times the standard value. This amou of pollution can be justified due to the rapid growth of the population, exhaust fumes of cars, burning of resideial waste and smoke from cooking stoves.
21. Shuchang city in China
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 44.88 micrograms per cubic meter
The city of Shuchang, located in the Henan province of China, with a population of 4.5 million people, an air pollution index of 152 and a high conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns, which is 11.5 times the recommended value, is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Among the ways to deal with pollution in this city, we can meion reducing coal consumption, improving energy efficiency in the industrial and construction sectors, and increasing the supply of renewable energy.
22. Bamako city in Mali
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 44.88 micrograms per cubic meter
Bamako with a population of 1.8 million is the capital of the Republic of Mali and the largest city in this coury. The pollution level of this city is 7.1 times the standard value, which places it in the group of cities with unhealthy air. The cause of this pollution is dust storms, emission of greenhouse gases from vehicles, and abunda use of fossil fuels.
23. Tehran city in Iran
Conceration of particles smaller than 2.5 microns: 35 micrograms per cubic meter
The pollution of Tehran metropolis is not much compared to the most polluted cities in the world, but the high conceration of air polluta particles has made the living conditions in this city unfavorable. For a long time, the resides of this metropolis have been struggling with the harmful consequences of air pollution. The most importa reason for Tehran’s pollution is the excessive number of vehicles.
last word
If you considered Tehran to be the most polluted city in the world, now you know that not only Iran, but many large and densely populated cities in the world are struggling with the problem of pollution. We hope that this global concern will be resolved with the correct decisions of the authorities and compliance with the principles of environmeal protection by the citizens every day become less than before.
In this article, we iroduced only 23 of the most polluted cities in the world. If you know another polluted city, be sure to share it with us in the commes section.
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