What Are The Top 5 Most Polluted Countries?

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  • Bangladesh (83.3)
  • Pakistan (65.81)
  • Mongolia (62)
  • Afghanistan (58.8)
  • India (58.08)
  • Indonesia (51.71)
  • Bahrain (46.8)
  • Nepal (44.46)

Which country in the world is most polluted?

Position Country PM2.5 1 India 173 2 India 172 3 India 149 4 India 146

What are the top 3 most polluted countries in the world?

Rank Country/Region 2019 AVG 1 Bangladesh 83.30 2 Pakistan 65.80 3 India 58.10 4 Mongolia 62.00

What are the top 5 pollutants?

  • Ozone (O3)
  • Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO)
  • Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
  • Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5)

What are the top 5 least polluted countries?

  • Turkey (317.22)
  • Italy (330.75)
  • Australia (380.93)
  • United Kingdom (389.75)
  • South Africa (427.57)
  • Indonesia (441.91)
  • Mexico (442.31)
  • Brazil (450.79)

Which country has no pollution?

1. Sweden . The least polluted country is Sweden with overall score of 2.8/10. The amount of carbon dioxide is 3.83 tonnes per capita per year, and the concentrations of PM2.

What country has cleanest air?

In terms of PM 2.5 pollution — a measure of ultra-fine particulate matter in the air — the country with the world’s cleanest air is New Zealand , while the US ranks seventh on that list.

Which is the dirtiest city in world?

As per the report, the top most polluted city is Xinjiang in China followed by nine Indian cities. Ghaziabad is the second most polluted city in the world followed by Bulandshahar, Bisrakh Jalalpur, Noida, Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow and Bhiwari. The global cities ranking report is based on PM2.

Which country is known as greenest?

OVERALL RANK COUNTRY SCORE 1 Denmark 82.5 2 Luxembourg 82.3 3 Switzerland 81.5 4 United Kingdom 81.3

Is India the dirtiest country in the world?

NEW DELHI: India is the third-most polluted country in the world . Delhi is the most polluted capital city in the world. Thirty-seven of the forty most polluted cities in the world are in South Asia. These are the findings of the 2020 World Air Quality Report released by IQAir.

What is the world’s worst pollution?

1. Bangladesh . Bangladesh is the most polluted country in the world, with an average PM2. 5 concentration of 83.30, down from 97.10 in 2018.

What are the top 10 pollutants?

The top 10, in alphabetical order, are: artisanal gold mining; contaminated surface water; contaminated groundwater; indoor air pollution ; metals smelting and processing; industrial mining; radioactive waste and uranium mining; untreated sewage; urban air quality; and used lead–acid battery recycling.

What’s the worst pollution?

  1. Lead-Acid Battery Recycling. ...
  2. Mercury and Lead Pollution from Mining. ...
  3. Coal Mining (Sulfur Dioxide and Mercury Pollution) ...
  4. Artisanal Gold Mining (Mercury Pollution) ...
  5. Lead Smelting. ...
  6. Pesticides Pollution from Agriculture and Storage. ...
  7. Arsenic in Ground Water. ...
  8. Industrial Waste Water.

What is the most toxic country?

With the highest recorded air pollution levels, Saudi Arabia took the top spot as the world’s most toxic country, followed by Kuwait in second and Bahrain in third.

Which country is best for living?

Rank Country Cost of Living 1 Switzerland 122.4 2 Denmark 83 3 Iceland 100.48 4 Norway 101.43

What city has cleanest air?

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