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Most Polluted Cities in Europe

European cities ranked by highest annual PM2.5 concentration. These cities face the greatest challenge meeting EU 2030 clean air targets.

#CityCountryPM2.5AQI
1WorthingUnited Kingdom42.543
2MedwayUnited Kingdom33.634
3WienAustria33.433
4CarlisleUnited Kingdom33.033
5Halle an der SaaleGermany30.330
6LeedsUnited Kingdom30.130
7SheffieldUnited Kingdom30.030
8WroclawPoland26.527
9SiedlcePoland25.526
10Slavonski BrodCroatia25.225
11IoanninaGreece24.525
12PlymouthUnited Kingdom22.623
13PadovaItaly22.322
14Piotrków TrybunalskiPoland21.522
15GliwicePoland21.221
16SwanseaUnited Kingdom21.021
17CremonaItaly20.621
18ZoryPoland20.120
19DebrecenHungary20.020
20TrondheimNorway20.020
21ZgierzPoland20.020
22Zielona GóraPoland19.920
23NorthamptonUnited Kingdom19.520
24WrexhamUnited Kingdom19.419
25VeneziaItaly19.419
26AstiItaly19.319
27OurenseSpain19.319
28PaviaItaly19.319
29TrevisoItaly19.219
30GlasgowUnited Kingdom19.019
31KatowicePoland19.019
32BresciaItaly19.019
33Milano (greater city)Italy19.019
34Nowy SaczPoland18.819
35ModenaItaly18.819
36Bielsko-BialaPoland18.719
37BournemouthUnited Kingdom18.519
38Ostrowiec SwietokrzyskiPoland18.519
39BistritaRomania18.418
40NewportUnited Kingdom18.118
41Tyneside conurbationUnited Kingdom18.018
42MiddlesbroughUnited Kingdom17.818
43KaliszPoland17.718
44AlessandriaItaly17.718
45KrakówPoland17.518
46BergamoItaly17.518
47FalkirkUnited Kingdom17.518
48PiacenzaItaly17.417
49PresovSlovakia17.217
50TerniItaly17.117