In 2023, Bangladesh's capital Dhaka had a pollution index score of 93.5, the highest among megacities in the Asia-Pacific region. In contrast, Japan's capital Tokyo had a pollution index score of 43 that year.
Pollution index score of selected megacities in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by city
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Numbeo. (April 19, 2023). Pollution index score of selected megacities in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by city [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122881/apac-pollution-index-score-of-megacities-by-city/
Numbeo. "Pollution index score of selected megacities in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by city." Chart. April 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122881/apac-pollution-index-score-of-megacities-by-city/
Numbeo. (2023). Pollution index score of selected megacities in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by city. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122881/apac-pollution-index-score-of-megacities-by-city/
Numbeo. "Pollution Index Score of Selected Megacities in The Asia-pacific Region in 2023, by City." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122881/apac-pollution-index-score-of-megacities-by-city/
Numbeo, Pollution index score of selected megacities in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by city Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122881/apac-pollution-index-score-of-megacities-by-city/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Pollution index score of selected megacities in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by city [Graph], Numbeo, April 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122881/apac-pollution-index-score-of-megacities-by-city/