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Air quality in United Arab Emirates

Capital: Abu DhabiArabic, Persian, English, HindiUpdated October 2026
57µg/m³ national average

Air quality in United Arab Emirates

People in United Arab Emirates breathe an average of 57 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 11× the WHO guideline. Severely polluted.

Air quality by place in United Arab Emirates

Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.

PlacePM2.5YearLevel
Ajman21 µg/m³2021Polluted
Fujairah29.2 µg/m³2024Very polluted
Sharjah29.4 µg/m³2024Very polluted
Abu Dhabi43.7 µg/m³2022Severely polluted
Dubai50.8 µg/m³2022Severely polluted

Air quality by place

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