Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ , Capital City in the World.<br />The capital of India was found to be the <br />world's most polluted capital city in 2023, <br />according to air-quality monitoring group IQAir.<br />India was also ranked as the <br />third-most polluted country after <br />Bangladesh and Pakistan, BBC reports.<br />In 2022, India was the <br />eighth most polluted country. .<br />According to the report, the average level <br />of fine particulate matter PM2.5 in India's <br />air was 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter. .<br />Delhi's air quality had a PM2.5 reading <br />of 92.7 micrograms per cubic meter.<br />Air that is considered safe to breathe <br />typically has 12 to 15 micrograms per <br />cubic meter of PM2.5, BBC reports. .<br />Levels higher than 35 micrograms per <br />cubic meter are thought to be unhealthy. .<br />Only seven countries were within <br />the World Health Organization's yearly <br />PM2.5 guideline, an "average of 5 micrograms per cubic meter or less," BBC reports. .<br />Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.<br />Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.<br />In 2023 air pollution remained a global health <br />catastrophe, IQAir’s global data set provides <br />an important reminder of the resulting <br />injustices and the need to implement the <br />many solutions that exist to this problem. , Aidan Farrow, senior air quality scientist at <br />Greenpeace International, via 'The Guardian'
