I suppose Jakarta's air quality was never great, but it is now objectively the worst in the world, according to AirVisual.com.
This morning Jakarta tops all major cities in the world, with an air quality index (AQI) at 169 (high numbers are bad). In recent days, Jakarta has even topped 200 on a few occasions. An AQI is measured based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone. Anything above 100 is considered “unhealthy”, while scores over 200 – looking at you, Jakarta – are “very unhealthy”.
Jakarta is followed by Dhaka and Delhi. Beijing, the capital of China, and also famous for it's terrible air quality, is in 7th position.
According to this article, research from the University of Chicago shows that Jakarta’s air quality is now so bad that it’s cutting 2.3 years off the average resident’s lifespan. Also that at least 7,390 Jakartans die early every year due to high levels of PM2.5, with almost 2,000 babies born with low birth weights for the same reason. Out of 44 sub-districts in Jakarta, 16 list “upper respiratory infections” as the top cause of illness.
This morning Jakarta tops all major cities in the world, with an air quality index (AQI) at 169 (high numbers are bad). In recent days, Jakarta has even topped 200 on a few occasions. An AQI is measured based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone. Anything above 100 is considered “unhealthy”, while scores over 200 – looking at you, Jakarta – are “very unhealthy”.
Jakarta is followed by Dhaka and Delhi. Beijing, the capital of China, and also famous for it's terrible air quality, is in 7th position.
According to this article, research from the University of Chicago shows that Jakarta’s air quality is now so bad that it’s cutting 2.3 years off the average resident’s lifespan. Also that at least 7,390 Jakartans die early every year due to high levels of PM2.5, with almost 2,000 babies born with low birth weights for the same reason. Out of 44 sub-districts in Jakarta, 16 list “upper respiratory infections” as the top cause of illness.