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Air quality in Pakistan

Capital: IslamabadUrdu, English, Punjabi, PashtoUpdated October 2026
58µg/m³ national average

Air quality in Pakistan

People in Pakistan breathe an average of 58 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 12× the WHO guideline. Severely polluted.

Air quality by place in Pakistan

Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.

PlacePM2.5YearLevel
Islamabad32.3 µg/m³2020Very polluted
Karachi44.3 µg/m³2019Severely polluted
Lahore124 µg/m³2019Severely polluted

Air quality by place

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