Where Air Pollution Was The Worst in 2023

This Comprehensive Infographic titled “𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 2023” provides data on air pollution levels for the year 2023, specifically focusing on the concentration of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5).

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends not exceeding a 5 µg/m³ annual average concentration of PM2.5 due to its harmful health effects.

𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐌2.5 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:
– Bangladesh – 79.9 µg/m³,
– Pakistan – 73.7 µg/m³,
– India – 54.4 µg/m³,
– Tajikistan – 49.0 µg/m³,
– Burkina Faso – 46.6 µg/m³,
– Iraq – 43.8 µg/m³,
– UAE – 43.0 µg/m³,
– Nepal – 42.4 µg/m³,
– Egypt – 42.4 µg/m³,
– DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) – 40.8 µg/m³,
– Kuwait – 39.9 µg/m³,
– Bahrain – 39.2 µg/m³,
– Qatar – 37.6 µg/m³,
– Indonesia – 37.1 µg/m³,
– Rwanda – 36.8 µg/m³,
– Zimbabwe – 33.3 µg/m³,
– Ghana – 33.2 µg/m³,
– Kyrgyzstan – 33.1 µg/m³,
– China – 32.5 µg/m³,
– Libya – 30.4 µg/m³.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬:
– Exceeds WHO guidelines by over 10 times,
– Exceeds by 7–10 times,
– Exceeds by 5–7 times.

This suggests that the countries listed have PM2.5 levels significantly higher than what is considered safe for human health according to international guidelines. The visual representation uses a dark backdrop with numbers placed on a global map, correlating with a list to the right which ranks the countries by their annual average PM2.5 concentration.

🔗 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐈𝐐𝐀𝐢𝐫 2023