Lahore Tops Global Air Pollution List, Dhaka Ranks Third

Lahore in Pakistan ranked first on the list of cities with the world’s most polluted air on Saturday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 204 at 8:30am. Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked third with a score of 169. Dhaka’s air was classified as “unhealthy.” The data was reported by IQAir, a Switzerland-based air quality monitoring website, at 8:30am on Saturday (October 3).

India’s Kolkata ranked second with an AQI score of 173. Delhi ranked fourth with 168, while Kuwait City ranked fifth with 165. According to IQAir’s standards, an AQI of 0–50 is considered “good,” 51–100 “moderate,” 101–150 “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” and 151–200 “unhealthy.” A score of 201–300 is classified as “very unhealthy,” while a score above 301 is considered “hazardous.”