At 23rd place, along with three different East Asian cities in the top ten, Chiang Mai.
PUBLISHED: 24 Jan 2025 at 10: 37
According to the most recent data from Swiss-based IQAir, Bangkok was ranked as the fourth worst city in the world for air quality as dangerous cloud continues to engulf the country’s funds and other regions.
The air quality index in Bangkok reached 188 as of 9.40am.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) declared 48 of its 50 districts as red ( hazardous-to-health ) zones, with particulate matter 2.5 micrometres and less in diameter ( PM2.5 ) levels averaging 88.4 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³ ).
Nong Khaem was the most afflicted area, with PM2.5 rates at 108 as it recorded PM2.5 at 108µg/m³, followed by Khan Na Yao, Min Buri, Thawi Watthana and Lak Si.
City Hall reiterated to all people to avoid outside actions at this time because they could cause health risks and to work from home as much as possible.
Chiang Mai, in the northeastern province of Chiang Mai, even experienced pollution problems, ranking 23rd with an air quality index of 127g/m3.
The government-set secure level is 37.5µg/m³.
Just Ho Chi Minh City in Southeast Asia has worse pollutants than Bangkok. Another cities in the region that made the top 10 include Phnom Penh, ranked second, and Hanoi, ranked seventh.