{"id":329579,"date":"2025-03-13T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=329579"},"modified":"2025-03-15T10:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T04:35:55","slug":"world-air-quality-report-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-air-quality-report-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"World Air Quality Report 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; According to the 2024 World Air Quality Report, Delhi remains the most polluted capital city in the world, with an average PM 2.5 concentration of 91.8 \u03bcg\/m\u00b3. <strong>World Air Quality Report 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-329803 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/World-Air-Quality-Report-2024.png?resize=621%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"World Air Quality Report 2024\" width=\"621\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/World-Air-Quality-Report-2024.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/World-Air-Quality-Report-2024.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/World-Air-Quality-Report-2024.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/World-Air-Quality-Report-2024.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About World Air Quality Report 2024<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Published by<\/strong>&#8211; Swiss organisation IQAir every year.<\/li>\n<li>The 2024 World Air Quality Report assesses global air quality for the year 2024.<\/li>\n<li>It provides a detailed analysis of <em>PM2.5 levels<\/em> from 8,954 cities across 138 countries, regions, and territories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Findings for India<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Delhi remains the most polluted capital city in the world<\/em>, with an average PM2.5 concentration of 91.8 \u03bcg\/m\u00b3.<\/li>\n<li>The report also highlights that <em>13 of the 20 most polluted cities globally are in India<\/em>, with <em>Byrnihat (Assam-Meghalaya border)<\/em> being the most polluted.<\/li>\n<li>Other highly polluted cities include Faridabad, Loni (Ghaziabad), Gurgaon, Greater Noida, Bhiwadi, Noida, Muzaffarnagar, New Delhi (Central Delhi), and Delhi (citywide average).<\/li>\n<li>India ranks as the <em>fifth most polluted country in the world<\/em>, with an average<em> Air Quality Index (AQI) of 50.6 \u03bcg\/m3<\/em> <em>.<\/em> It is 10 times higher than the <em>WHO\u2019s recommended annual limit of 5 \u03bcg\/m\u00b3.<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2023, India was ranked the third most polluted country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #f7f7f5;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>Particulate Matter (PM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Particulate matter, or PM, is the term for particles found in the air, including dust, dirt, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets.<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0<em>remain suspended in the air for long periods of time<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Some particles are visible as soot or smoke due to their size or color, while others are so tiny that they can only be seen with an electron microscope.<br \/>\nRead more- <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/air-quality-life-index-aqli\/#What_is_Particulate_Matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Particulate Matter (PM)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News&#8211; According to the 2024 World Air Quality Report, Delhi remains the most polluted capital city in the world, with an average PM 2.5 concentration of 91.8 \u03bcg\/m\u00b3. World Air Quality Report 2024. About World Air Quality Report 2024 Published by&#8211; Swiss organisation IQAir every year. 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