A new report shows that only seven countries were found World Health Organization Air Quality Standards In 2024. India calculated 13 of the top 20 polluted cities around the world.
Most global population is breathing dirty air, only 17% of the city meets air pollution criteria, found in a report.
The findings were published on Tuesday as part of its World Air Quality Report for 2024 by the Switzerland -based Air Quality Monitoring Database IqAir.
Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Congo and India were out of five Most polluted countries In this world.
Meanwhile, only seven countries – Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Estonia, Granada, Iceland and New Zealand – met the annual average PM2.5 guidelines established by the World Health Organization.
The company analysis is based on data collected from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations in 138 countries.
The worst affected Indian city
According to the report, India calculated 13 of the top 20 polluted cities around the world.
Bareenhat, a small industrial city located in the north -east of the country, was the most polluted metropolitan area in the world.
Delhi remained the most polluted capital globally.
Rare monitoring in Africa
The report states that many parts of the world were not equipped with the required monitoring for more accurate data, which means that the actual amount of air pollution can be very high.
For example, it was revealed that there was only one monitoring station for every 3.7 million people in Africa.
The report stated, “There has been significant progress in the expansion of air quality monitoring in various countries, regions and regions in the last 12 months. However, there are still considerable gaps in government -run regulatory systems in many parts of the world,” the report states.
Meanwhile, Oceania was listed as the cleanest region on the planet, with 57% of the city air quality guidelines.
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