Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

Most cities fail to meet global air quality standards

Most of the world’s population breathes polluted air, with only 17% of cities meeting global air quality guidelines, a new report finds.Sibi Arasu reports for The Associated Press.In short:IQAir analyzed air quality data from 40,000 monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India had the worst air pollution. India had six of the world’s nine most polluted cities.Many regions lack adequate monitori…

Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

SINGAPORE — Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as researchers warned that the war on smog would only get harder after the United States shut down its global monitoring efforts.

Chicago ranked 7th most polluted major US city in 2024, down from 2nd the previous year, global report shows

Chicago was the seventh-most polluted major city in the country in 2024, according to a global air quality report released Tuesday. The average annual concentration of small particulate matter in the air led to a 35% decrease in the air pollution levels that had placed the city second in the previous year’s ranking. “The goal of the report is to raise awareness that eventually will translate into impact around global air pollution levels, and ba…

Only 7 countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

Chad and Bangladesh were the world's most polluted countries in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Only Seven Countries Meet WHO Air Quality Guidelines on PM2.5: Report

Most countries around the world have air quality that is worse than the guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the latest World Air Quality Report by IQAir. The seventh-annual World Air Quality Report collected data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations across 138 countries, territories and regions. The results revealed that only seven countries meet the annual average guideline for fine particulate matter, or …

Nearly all countries face unsafe air pollution levels, says report

Global study finds toxic air remains major health risk, with only 7 nations meeting WHO standards - Anadolu Ajansı