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Here's IQAir's updated list of the most polluted cities as per their Air Quality Index (AQI) as on February 17, 2023, at 2:56 pm.
With an AQI of 214 recorded at 2:56 pm, on February 17, Lahore is currently the most polluted city in the world.
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Delhi isn’t far behind either, it is the second most polluted city in the world with an AQI of 207 as on February 17, 2:56 pm.
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With an AQI of 202 at 2:56 pm, on February 17, Shenyang is the 3rd city after Lahore and Delhi which has a “Very Unhealthy” quality of air.
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Beijing might soon enter the list of cities with “Very Unhealthy” air quality from its current spot in the “Unhealthy” category with an AQI of 198 as on February 17, 2:56 pm.
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Air quality has been consecutively going down in Mumbai with the current AQI being 187 at 2:56 pm, on February 17. A few days ago Mumbai even overtook Delhi in terms of pollution.
Slightly behind Mumbai, Bangladesh currently has an AQI of 182 as recorded on February 17, 2:56pm. It still falls under the “Unhealthy” category.
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The AQI of Accra saw a sudden rise from 138 to 174 around 2:56pm on February 17, in comparison to yesterday. However, it is predicted to go reduce tomorrow.
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The air quality of Hanoi has also reduced over the last couple of days with the current AQI being 172 as recorded around 2:56 pm, on February 17.
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Air quality in Belgrade is pretty “Unhealthy” with the current AQI being 167 at 2:56 pm, on February 17. However, it is forecast to reach the “Good” category by Monday.
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With an AQI of 165 at 2:56 pm, on February 17, the air quality of Skopje has gone down consecutively for the second time. However, it is predicted to improve in the coming few days.
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