Below is a list of cities with the annual mean concentration of PM2.5 lower than 10 μg/m3 in 2022.[1][2]

Please note that constraints exist in this type of lists. For instance, some places like Africa and South America lack air pollution reporting tools, so their pollution levels are probably not reflected in this list. Moreover, many cities from a certain country are featured in the list may only mean that they have large and wide air pollution monitoring networks, which may or may not be an indicator of heavy pollution.

RankCountry / territoryCityAverage PM2.5 (μg/m3)
1 SwitzerlandZurich0.49
2 AustraliaPerth1.61
3 South AfricaRichards Bay2.38
4 AustraliaHobart2.66
5 AustraliaAdelaide2.67
6 IcelandReykjavík3.38
7 UkraineKryvyi Rih3.42
8 AustraliaLaunceston3.51
9 AustraliaWollongong3.7
10 AustraliaSydney3.85
11 United StatesHonolulu3.91
12 SwedenUppsala4.07
13 FinlandTurku4.17
14 VietnamHaiphong4.28
15 VietnamHuế4.32
16 FinlandTampere4.38
17 AustraliaNewcastle4.46
18 EstoniaTallinn4.57
19 CanadaHalifax4.68
20 CanadaVancouver4.69
21 UkraineTernopil4.77
22 FinlandOulu4.8
23 SpainCastellón de la Plana4.82
24 NorwayTrondheim4.85
25 SwedenStockholm5
26 NorwayBergen5.03
27 AustraliaCanberra5.07
28 United KingdomEdinburgh5.12
29 AustraliaBrisbane5.18
30 RéunionSaint-Denis5.21
31 United StatesProvidence5.23
32 UkraineIvano-Frankivsk5.25
33 United StatesTucson5.25
34 FinlandHelsinki5.33
35 PortugalFunchal5.39
36 New ZealandAuckland5.41
37 TaiwanTaitung City5.45
38 United KingdomGlasgow5.49
39 United StatesAlbuquerque5.51
40 South AfricaKlerksdorp5.52
41 FinlandVantaa5.56
42 New ZealandWellington5.61
43 JapanNaha5.73
44 United StatesNew York City (The Bronx)5.83
45 CanadaWinnipeg5.9
46 CanadaCalgary5.93
47 AustraliaMelbourne5.95
48 SpainBurgos5.96
49 CanadaVictoria5.98
50 SwedenGothenburg5.98
51 United StatesDenver6.23
52 United StatesOmaha6.25
53 ChileCalama6.27
54 New ZealandChristchurch6.33
55 CanadaToronto6.36
56 United StatesNew York City (Manhattan)6.4
57 NorwayStavanger6.42
58 United StatesSalem6.43
59 CanadaQuebec City6.44
60 ChinaLhasa6.48
61 CanadaMississauga6.48
62 United StatesSaint Paul6.66
63 CanadaOttawa6.69
64 United StatesPhoenix6.7
65 NorwayOslo6.73
66 United StatesEl Paso6.73
67 United StatesPortland6.75
68 United StatesBoston6.75
69 CanadaEdmonton6.75
70 IrelandDublin6.84
71 JapanSapporo6.85
72 United StatesNew York City (Queens)6.85
73 Costa RicaSan José6.86
74 United KingdomReading6.91
75 JapanSendai6.91
76 United StatesNew York City (Brooklyn)6.95
77 CanadaKitchener6.96
78 South AfricaWorcester6.98
79 United KingdomNewport6.99
80 United StatesMiami6.99
81 United StatesWashington, D.C.6.99
82 JapanKanazawa7.02
83 United StatesHartford7.05
84 UkraineKyiv7.08
85 JapanNiigata7.11
86 United StatesSan Francisco7.14
87 United StatesSalt Lake City7.15
88 CuraçaoWillemstad7.2
89 United StatesNew York City (Staten Island)7.2
90 CanadaHamilton7.2
91 JapanShizuoka7.26
92 BelgiumNamur7.29
93 CanadaMontreal7.31
94 JapanNagano7.38
95 United StatesBoise7.4
96 United StatesSan Jose7.43
97 SpainZaragoza7.43
98 United KingdomBelfast7.51
99 PortugalLisbon7.52
100 United StatesPhiladelphia7.58
101 SwedenMalmö7.6
102 United StatesSacramento7.6
103 United StatesRaleigh7.61
104 United StatesRichmond7.62
105 United StatesOakland7.63
106 United StatesColumbus7.67
107 FranceDijon7.68
108 United StatesBaltimore7.71
109 United StatesMadison7.78
110 United StatesFort Worth7.8
111 FranceToulon7.83
112 BelgiumLiège7.86
113 United StatesCharlotte7.91
114 United StatesDallas7.93
115 JapanAkita7.93
116 DenmarkCopenhagen7.99
117 CanadaSurrey7.99
118 AustraliaDarwin7.99
119 BelgiumCharleroi8.01
120 JapanYokohama8.01
121 UkraineDnipro8.02
122 FrancePerpignan8.02
123 FranceCaen8.05
124 United StatesChicago8.08
125 GermanyFreiburg8.09
126 United KingdomCoventry8.12
127 TaiwanKeelung8.13
128 United KingdomLondon8.14
129 FranceBesançon8.17
130 JapanToyama8.2
131 Puerto RicoSan Juan8.21
132 GermanyDarmstadt8.24
133 AustriaGraz8.26
134 United KingdomPlymouth8.27
135 United StatesMilwaukee8.28
136 RussiaKrasnoyarsk8.31
137 JapanChiba8.35
138 United StatesSpringfield8.35
139 South AfricaGqeberha8.37
140 United KingdomPreston8.41
141 United KingdomLiverpool8.43
142 SpainLas Palmas8.46
143 United StatesJacksonville8.46
144 United StatesSeattle8.47
145 United StatesAustin8.5
146 JapanGifu8.54
147 NetherlandsGroningen8.56
148 United StatesNashville8.58
149 SpainSan Sebastián8.6
150 United StatesTallahassee8.64
151 FranceSaint-Étienne8.65
152 GermanyWiesbaden8.65
153 FranceNantes8.69
154 United StatesMemphis8.7
155 JapanNagoya8.7
156 United StatesOklahoma City8.72
157 United StatesLittle Rock8.79
158 FranceNîmes8.82
159 United KingdomSwansea8.83
160 AustriaSalzburg8.86
161 JapanUtsunomiya8.92
162 United KingdomSheffield8.93
163 United StatesJackson8.93
164 GermanyKassel8.94
165 JapanTokyo8.97
166 SpainHuelva8.99
167 JapanTakamatsu9
168 FranceTours9.03
169 United KingdomBirmingham9.04
170 JapanKochi9.05
171 JapanSaitama9.07
172 United KingdomLeicester9.08
173 JapanWakayama9.1
174 JapanNagasaki9.11
175 FranceBordeaux9.12
176 FranceRennes9.15
177 CroatiaRijeka9.15
178 FranceMontpellier9.2
179 United StatesSan Antonio9.21
180 GermanyCologne9.24
181 United KingdomManchester9.25
182 NetherlandsAmsterdam9.26
183 FranceOrléans9.32
184 JapanOsaka9.35
185 FranceClermont-Ferrand9.35
186 JapanKobe9.43
187 AustriaVienna9.45
188 NetherlandsThe Hague9.49
189 GermanyMünster9.55
190 FranceNice9.58
191 JapanKagoshima9.59
192 SpainValencia9.63
193 United StatesIndianapolis9.63
194 United StatesAtlanta9.64
195 JapanHiroshima9.65
196 GermanyKarlsruhe9.66
197 SpainSalamanca9.74
198 JapanNara9.8
199 GermanyDresden9.82
200 United KingdomNorwich9.83
201 SpainMadrid9.84
202 United StatesHouston9.85
203 United StatesSan Diego9.85
204 GermanyDüsseldorf9.86
205 United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea9.87
206 United StatesDetroit9.89
207 United KingdomBristol9.93
208 GermanyPotsdam9.94
209 SingaporeSingapore9.96
210 SpainOviedo9.96
211 BelgiumBrussels9.98
212 SpainVitoria-Gasteiz9.99

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