Key findings from the 2022 World Air Quality Report reveal the dangerous levels of air pollution measured in most of the 131 countries and regions under study.
118 countries exceeded the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline value of 5 µg/m3, says IQAir's 5th Annual World Air Quality Report.
The top five most polluted countries in 2022 were Chad (89.7 µg/m3 - more than 17 times higher than the WHO annual guideline), Iraq, Pakistan, Bahrain and Bangladesh.
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