India ranked at the 8th spot in the list of world's top 10 most polluted countries after SWISS firm IQAir released its 'World Air Quality Report' 2022. However, India improved its ranking as it dropped from 5th to 8th place.
In this list, 39 Indian cities are included in the top 50 polluted cities. As per the data, the PM2.5 level of the most polluted Indian cities was recorded at 53.3 in the World Air Quality.
According to the report, India is the eighth most polluted country in the world in 2022, declining from the fifth position last year. In this report, it has been said that in terms of the worst air quality in the Central and South Asian region, the condition of India and Pakistan is not good.
Rank |
Top 10 most polluted countries in world |
1 |
Chad |
2 |
Iraq |
3 |
Pakistan |
4 |
Bahrain |
5 |
Bangladesh |
6 |
Burkina Faso |
7 |
Kuwait |
8 |
India |
9 |
Egypt |
10 |
Tajikistan |
Source : India Tv News