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Air quality in Saudi Arabia

Capital: RiyadhArabicUpdated October 2026
74µg/m³ national average

Air quality in Saudi Arabia

People in Saudi Arabia breathe an average of 74 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 15× the WHO guideline. Severely polluted.

Air quality by place in Saudi Arabia

Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.

PlacePM2.5YearLevel
Mecca38.4 µg/m³2022Severely polluted
Riyadh41.6 µg/m³2022Severely polluted
Medina44.5 µg/m³2022Severely polluted
Dammam48.2 µg/m³2022Severely polluted

Air quality by place

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