Hanoi is the second most polluted city in Southeast Asia

According to a 2022

by IQAir, , Hanoi has the second worst air quality in Southeast Asia after Pasarkemis in Indonesia. 

The Vietnamese capital city's air quality has worsened to 40.1 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per cubic meter in 2022 from 36.2 in 2021, making it the 18th most polluted among 116 capital cities. Additionally,

, Ho Chi Minh City, has also seen its PM2.5 concentrations rise by 9.3% from the previous year to 21.2 μg/m3.

Vietnam has an annual average PM2.5 concentration of 27.2 μg/m3, which ranks it as the third most polluted country in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia (30.4) and Laos (27.6). In the world, Vietnam is ranked as the 30th most polluted country.

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