Tajikistan Faces Severe Air Pollution Crisis

Tajikistan is the poorest country in Central Asia, and it also remains the most polluted, according to a recent survey of global air quality. The 2024 World Air Quality Report, compiled by Swiss-based firm IQAir, measured air quality at almost 9,000 locations in 138 countries worldwide. Tajikistan ranked as the sixth most polluted country, in terms of the measured volume of harmful, air-borne particles known as PM2.5. Chad, Bangladesh and Pakistan were the top three states with the worst air pollution in the survey. “Air pollution remains…