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Air quality in Nepal

Capital: KathmanduNepali, EnglishUpdated October 2026
53µg/m³ national average

Air quality in Nepal

People in Nepal breathe an average of 53 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 11× the WHO guideline. Severely polluted.

Air quality by place in Nepal

Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.

PlacePM2.5YearLevel
Bhaktapur23 µg/m³2019Polluted
Pokhara36.1 µg/m³2020Severely polluted
Kathmandu37 µg/m³2020Severely polluted
Patan37 µg/m³2020Severely polluted

Air quality by place

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