Ranking of Pakistani Cities by PM2.5 Air Pollution 

Rank
City
Years
2023 2022 2021 2020
1 Lahore 99.5 97.4 86.5 79.2
2 Faisalabad 88.2 84.5 94.2 73.2
3 Peshawar 76.5 91.8 89.6
4 Rawalpindi 59.5 48.5 51.4 42.4
5 Karachi 56.4 50.6 45.9 43.8
6 Mangla 50.7
7 Mirpur Khas 44.6 45 271.3
8 Muridke 44.1 46.5 47.6 61.6
9 Islamabad 42.4 40.6 41.1 39
10 Abbottabad 33.8 35 38.7
Source: IQAir

 

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