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Air pollution in the Asia-Pacific

  • Australia

    National air quality: 40% below WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: 4,316

    Listed by
    population size    		 Percent
    above/below
    safe level
    Sydney 20%
    Melbourne 90%
    Brisbane 30%
    Perth 20%
    Adelaide 30%

    Last updated 4 January 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • Bangladesh

  • Cambodia

    National air quality: [data not available]
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: [data not available]

    Listed by
    population size    		 Times
    above/below
    safe level
    Phnom Penh [data not available]
    Ta Khmau [data not available]
    Battambang [data not available]
    Serei Saophoan[data not available]
    Siem Reap [data not available]
    Kampong Cham[data not available]
    Sihanoukville[data not available]
    Poipet [data not available]
    Chbar Mon [data not available]
    Kampot [data not available]

    Last updated 4 January 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • China

    • Hong Kong Thoracic Society (HKTS) report on air pollution, presented at the ERS Congress in 2018

    • National air quality: 5.4 times above WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
      Annual Deaths from air pollution: 1,944,436

      Listed by
      population size      		 Times
      above/below
      safe level
      Shanghai 4.5
      Beijing 7.3
      Shenzhen 2.7
      Guangzhou 3.6
      Tianjin 6.9
      Wuhan 5.7
      Dongguan 3.5
      Hong Kong 2.0
      Foshan 3.8
      Chengdu 6.3
      Chongqing 5.4
      Nanjing 4.8
      Shenyang 5.4
      Xi'an 7.1
      Hangzhou 4.9
      Harbin 5.2
      Dalian 3.9
      Zhengzhou 7.8
      Shantou 3.0
      Jinan 7.3
      Ji'nan 9.0

      Last updated 4 January 2019
      Get updates and more data from the same source:
      breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • Indonesia

  • Japan

    National air quality: 30% above WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: 58,287

    Listed by
    population size    		 Percent
    above/below
    safe level
    Tokyo 70%
    Yokohama 70%
    Osaka 70%
    Nagoya 60%
    Sapporo 0%
    Kyoto 40%
    Kagoshima 90%
    Hachioji 30%
    Sendai 20%

    Last updated 4 January 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • Republic of Korea

    National air quality: 2.7 times above WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: 17,832

    Listed by
    population size    		 Times
    above/below
    safe level
    Seoul 2.6
    Busan 2.6
    Incheon 2.6
    Daegu 2.4
    Daejeon 2.3
    Ulsan 2.4

    Last updated 4 January 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • Malaysia

    National air quality: 50% above WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: 10,479

    Listed by
    population size    		 Percent
    above/below
    safe level
    Petaling Jaya 150%
    Tanah Rata 0
    Bayan Lepas 80%
    Kuantan 40%

    Last updated 4 January 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • Mongolia

    National air quality: 50% above WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: 2,784

    Listed by
    population size    		 Percent
    above/below
    safe level
    Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bato) 9.2

    Last updated 12 November 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • New Zealand

    National air quality: 50% below WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: 793

    Listed by
    population size    		 Percent
    above/below
    safe level
    Auckland 40%
    Hamilton 30%
    Hastings 30%
    Rotorua 10%

    Last updated 4 January 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • Philippines

    National air quality: 2.2 times above WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: 122,576

    Listed by
    population size    		 Times
    above/below
    safe level
    Manila 0.7
    Davao City 0.1
    Cebu City 2.8
    Zamboanga City 2.6

    Last updated 4 January 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • Singapore

  • Sri Lanka

  • Taiwan

  • Thailand

    National air quality: 2.5 times above WHO Safe level guideline PM2.5
    Annual Deaths from air pollution: 58,903

    Listed by
    population size    		 Times
    above/below
    safe level
    Bangkok 2.8
    Samut Prakan 2.8
    Nonthaburi 2.5
    Nakhon Ratchasima 2.8
    Sa Kaeo 2.3

    Last updated 4 January 2019
    Get updates and more data from the same source:
    breathelife2030.org/the-issue/air-quality-in-your-city

  • Vietnam

 
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