Air quality in Kyiv ninth-worst globally – Ranking

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The Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv has occupied the ninth spot in the list of locations with the worst air quality worldwide.

That's according to Swiss-based IQAir, the organization monitoring the level of air quality across the globe online.

As of 10:20 on February 17, 2021, Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kyiv was 155, with the norm being up to 50.

Read alsoUkraine cuts spending on coal imports in JanNow, the Top 5 cities ranked in terms of the most polluted air are Kolkata (India), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Lahore (Pakistan), Sarajevo (Bosnia), and Delhi (India), respectively.

As of February 16, Kyiv ranked 20th in the list.