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Air quality in Iraq today

Right now the most polluted of the 8 Iraq cities we cover is Basrah at AQI 106 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups); the cleanest is Sulaymaniyah at 60.

US EPA AQI, modelled from the CAMS forecast. Refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

Cities in Iraq, worst air first

US AQI now in Iraq
#	City	AQI	Category	Population
1	Basrah Basra	106	Sensitive groups	1.3 m people
2	Baghdad Capital	96	Moderate	7.2 m people
3	Karbala	81	Moderate	1.2 m people
4	Abu Ghraib Baghdad	80	Moderate	0.9 m people
5	Erbil	76	Moderate	1.6 m people
6	Kirkuk	70	Moderate	1.0 m people
7	Mosul Nineveh	67	Moderate	2.1 m people
8	Sulaymaniyah	60	Moderate	0.9 m people

Good 0–50
Moderate 51–100
Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
Unhealthy 151–200
Very unhealthy 201–300
Hazardous 301–500

Each city’s value is the CAMS model at the city’s coordinates, scored on the US EPA AQI. It is an estimate, not a station reading. How we calculate it.

Cities in Iraq, worst air first

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