{"id":1820,"date":"2014-02-19T03:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/aboutus\/1820\/bad-to-worse-ranking-74-chinese-cities-by-air-pollution\/"},"modified":"2019-11-18T07:40:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T15:40:46","slug":"bad-to-worse-ranking-74-chinese-cities-by-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/1820\/bad-to-worse-ranking-74-chinese-cities-by-air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad to worse: ranking 74 Chinese cities by air pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ranking\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2019\/11\/9c23cb3b-9c23cb3b-95189_153004.jpg\" alt=\"Ranking\" width=\"605\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We&#8217;ve mined the data and produced a ranking of 74 Chinese cities by levels of PM2.5 <a title=\"Air pollution\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/campaigns\/air-pollution\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">air pollution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The figures were taken from official data published by the Ministry of Environmental Protection for the year of 2013, but we&#8217;ve sorted them by ranking to understand exactly where and how deep the air pollution problem extends across the country.<\/p>\n<p>A few of our key findings:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Almost 92% of these cities have average annual PM2.5 air pollution concentrations that fail to reach the national standard (which is\u00a0<span>35 micrograms per cubic meter)<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Of the top 10 worse polluted cities in our ranking, seven are located in Hebei Province, the province that surrounds Beijing. Beijing sits outside the top 10, at number 13.<\/li>\n<li>Air pollution in cities located within the Yangtze River Delta region (including Shanghai) is also becoming increasingly serious.<\/li>\n<li>Many cities in the central and western provinces are seeing air pollution levels twice the national standard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a title=\"Ranking\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/china\/zh\/news\/releases\/climate-energy\/2014\/01\/PM25-ranking\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more about this ranking<\/a> and <a title=\"Infographic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/china\/zh\/news\/stories\/climate-energy\/2014\/01\/PM25-ranking-infographic\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">view the related infographic<\/a> (in Chinese).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2013: Annual average PM2.5 concentrations of 74 Chinese cities<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 605px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 53.05pt; height: 26.3pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ranking<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.7pt; height: 26.3pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">City<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.6pt; height: 26.3pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Province<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98.45pt; height: 26.3pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Annual average PM2.5 level (micrograms per cubic meter)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Average of the maximum daily PM2.5 level (micrograms per cubic meter)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Xingtai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">155.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">688<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shijiazhuang<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">148.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">676<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Baoding<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">127.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">675<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Handan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">127.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">662<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hengshui<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">120.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">712<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tangshan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">114.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">497<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jinan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shandong<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">114.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">490<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Langfang<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">113.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">772<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Xi&#8217;an<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shaanxi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">104.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">598<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Zhengzhou<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Henan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">102.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">422<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tianjin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tianjin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">95.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">394<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cangzhou<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">93.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">380<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beijing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beijing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">90.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">646<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wuhan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hubei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">88.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">339<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chengdu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sichuan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">86.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">374<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Urumqi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Xinjiang<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">85.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">387<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hefei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anhui<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">84.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">383<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Taizhou<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jiangsu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">80.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">474<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Huai&#8217;an<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jiangsu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">80.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">513<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Changsha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hunan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">79.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">325<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wuxi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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center;\">75.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">312<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Xuzhou<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jiangsu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">74.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">304<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Taiyuan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shanxi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">74.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">416<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Huzhou<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Zhejiang<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">73.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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