2013: Annual average PM2.5 concentrations of 74 Chinese cities
Ranking |
City |
Province |
Annual average PM2.5 level (micrograms per cubic meter) |
Average of the maximum daily PM2.5 level (micrograms per cubic meter) |
1 |
Xingtai |
Hebei |
155.2 |
688 |
2 |
Shijiazhuang |
Hebei |
148.5 |
676 |
3 |
Baoding |
Hebei |
127.9 |
675 |
4 |
Handan |
Hebei |
127.8 |
662 |
5 |
Hengshui |
Hebei |
120.6 |
712 |
6 |
Tangshan |
Hebei |
114.2 |
497 |
7 |
Jinan |
Shandong |
114.0 |
490 |
8 |
Langfang |
Hebei |
113.8 |
772 |
9 |
Xi'an |
Shaanxi |
104.2 |
598 |
10 |
Zhengzhou |
Henan |
102.4 |
422 |
11 |
Tianjin |
Tianjin |
95.6 |
394 |
12 |
Cangzhou |
Hebei |
93.6 |
380 |
13 |
Beijing |
Beijing |
90.1 |
646 |
14 |
Wuhan |
Hubei |
88.7 |
339 |
15 |
Chengdu |
Sichuan |
86.3 |
374 |
16 |
Urumqi |
Xinjiang |
85.2 |
387 |
17 |
Hefei |
Anhui |
84.9 |
383 |
18 |
Taizhou |
Jiangsu |
80.9 |
474 |
19 |
Huai'an |
Jiangsu |
80.8 |
513 |
20 |
Changsha |
Hunan |
79.1 |
325 |
21 |
Wuxi |
Jiangsu |
75.8 |
391 |
22 |
Harbin |
Heilongjiang |
75.7 |
756 |
23 |
Changzhou |
Jiangsu |
75.6 |
322 |
24 |
Nanjing |
Jiangsu |
75.3 |
312 |
25 |
Xuzhou |
Jiangsu |
74.9 |
304 |
26 |
Taiyuan |
Shanxi |
74.2 |
416 |
27 |
Huzhou |
Zhejiang |
73.5 |
414 |
28 |
Shenyang |
Liaoning |
72.7 |
464 |
29 |
Zhenjiang |
Jiangsu |
71.6 |
263 |
30 |
Yangzhou |
Jiangsu |
71.1 |
312 |
31 |
Suqian |
Jiangsu |
70.7 |
502 |
32 |
Nantong |
Jiangsu |
70.2 |
248 |
33 |
Changchun |
Jilin |
69.2 |
425 |
34 |
Nanchang |
Jiangxi |
69.1 |
255 |
35 |
Jinhua |
Zhejiang |
69.0 |
473 |
36 |
Lianyungang |
Jiangsu |
68.0 |
407 |
37 |
Maryland |
Gansu |
67.1 |
259 |
38 |
Suzhou |
Jiangsu |
67.1 |
384 |
39 |
Yancheng |
Jiangsu |
67.0 |
455 |
40 |
Jiaxing |
Zhejiang |
66.9 |
417 |
41 |
Quzhou |
Zhejiang |
66.5 |
406 |
42 |
Shaoxing |
Zhejiang |
66.4 |
426 |
43 |
Hangzhou |
Zhejiang |
66.1 |
361 |
44 |
Qinhuangdao |
Hebei |
65.2 |
335 |
45 |
Chongqing |
Chongqing |
63.9 |
187 |
46 |
Xining |
Qinghai |
63.2 |
319 |
47 |
Qingdao |
Shandong |
61.7 |
280 |
48 |
Shanghai |
Shanghai |
60.7 |
421 |
49 |
Hohhot |
Inner Mongolia |
59.1 |
216 |
50 |
Wenzhou |
Zhejiang |
56.5 |
248 |
51 |
Zhaoqing |
Guangdong |
54.7 |
174 |
52 |
Nanning |
Guangxi |
54.7 |
199 |
53 |
Taizhou |
Zhejiang |
53.0 |
284 |
54 |
Foshan |
Guangdong |
52.3 |
160 |
55 |
Guangzhou |
Guangdong |
52.2 |
159 |
56 |
Chengde |
Hebei |
51.5 |
407 |
57 |
Dalian |
Liaoning |
50.7 |
224 |
58 |
Ningbo |
Zhejiang |
50.4 |
416 |
59 |
Guiyang |
Guizhou |
49.4 |
229 |
60 |
Jiangmen |
Guangdong |
48.4 |
158 |
61 |
Lishui |
Zhejiang |
47.9 |
196 |
62 |
Zhongshan |
Guangdong |
47.6 |
146 |
63 |
Dongguan |
Guangdong |
46.0 |
165 |
64 |
Yinchuan |
Ningxia |
43.7 |
164 |
65 |
Zhangjiakou |
Hebei |
43.1 |
471 |
66 |
Shenzhen |
Guangdong |
39.7 |
131 |
67 |
Zhuhai |
Guangdong |
37.9 |
157 |
68 |
Huizhou |
Guangdong |
37.2 |
121 |
69 |
Kunming |
Yunnan |
35.5 |
123 |
70 |
Fuzhou |
Fujian |
33.2 |
112 |
71 |
Zhoushan |
Zhejiang |
32.1 |
353 |
72 |
Xiamen |
Fujian |
31.3 |
89 |
73 |
Lhasa |
Tibet |
26.0 |
101 |
74 |
Haikou |
Hainan |
25.6 |
130 |