Johannesburg-Pretoria Metro OMI data between 2005-2020. There are decreases over the city, including from car emissions, and large decreases just to the east of the city, which are associated with decreases in emissions at a number of coal-burning power plants. The increases are from the reactivation of several shuttered power plants to keep up with electrical demand.
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City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Aberdeen | United Kingdom | Europe | 1.53 | -33.67 | 11.00 |
Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | 4.83 | -22.17 | 12.66 |
Athens | Greece | Europe | 2.72 | -50.54 | 8.48 |
Barcelona | Spain | Europe | 3.07 | -53.20 | 6.44 |
Belfast | United Kingdom | Europe | 1.78 | -35.80 | 10.94 |
Belgrade | Serbia | Europe | 3.32 | -11.79 | 11.67 |
Berlin | Germany | Europe | 3.58 | -30.88 | 14.26 |
Birmingham | United Kingdom | Europe | 3.29 | -53.06 | 12.78 |
Bordeaux | France | Europe | 1.52 | -39.24 | 9.56 |
Bremen | Germany | Europe | 4.10 | -22.20 | 13.14 |
Bristol | United Kingdom | Europe | 2.36 | -49.41 | 16.26 |
Brussels | Belgium | Europe | 5.35 | -44.17 | 10.90 |
Bucharest | Romania | Europe | 2.96 | -19.36 | 8.54 |
Budapest | Hungary | Europe | 3.16 | -24.70 | 11.68 |
Copenhagen | Denmark | Europe | 2.16 | -37.40 | 12.39 |
Dublin | Ireland | Europe | 1.43 | -44.00 | 13.28 |
Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Europe | 1.70 | -53.98 | 10.70 |
Essen | Germany | Europe | 7.50 | -40.33 | 9.01 |
Frankfurt | Germany | Europe | 4.53 | -39.46 | 12.69 |
Glasgow | United Kingdom | Europe | 1.84 | -42.80 | 12.67 |
Hamburg | Germany | Europe | 4.16 | -27.82 | 13.41 |
Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 1.33 | -36.42 | 11.03 |
Leeds | United Kingdom | Europe | 3.31 | -46.76 | 16.20 |
Lisbon | Portugal | Europe | 1.89 | -44.18 | 7.84 |
Liverpool | United Kingdom | Europe | 2.43 | -53.56 | 21.87 |
London | United Kingdom | Europe | 4.83 | -56.51 | 11.85 |
Lyons | France | Europe | 2.20 | -44.74 | 9.47 |
Madrid | Spain | Europe | 3.88 | -54.19 | 7.44 |
Manchester | United Kingdom | Europe | 3.87 | -56.71 | 12.80 |
Marseilles | France | Europe | 1.99 | -51.97 | 7.60 |
Milan | Italy | Europe | 7.30 | -50.43 | 7.85 |
Moscow | Russia | Europe | 7.53 | -57.02 | 13.07 |
Munich | Germany | Europe | 2.94 | -25.64 | 13.26 |
Naples | Italy | Europe | 2.61 | -44.12 | 8.38 |
Newcastle on Tyne | United Kingdom | Europe | 2.24 | -36.25 | 13.68 |
Odessa | Ukraine | Europe | 1.94 | -14.70 | 9.91 |
Oslo | Norway | Europe | 1.41 | -37.45 | 12.87 |
Paris | France | Europe | 4.15 | -55.90 | 9.78 |
Plymouth | United Kingdom | Europe | 1.09 | -38.96 | 16.30 |
Prague | Czech Republic | Europe | 3.57 | -22.28 | 14.42 |
Reykjavik | Iceland | Europe | 2.72 | 0.74 | 26.53 |
Rome | Italy | Europe | 2.18 | -50.06 | 6.75 |
Saint Petersburg | Russia | Europe | 3.52 | -29.52 | 12.69 |
Sofia | Bulgaria | Europe | 2.05 | -25.48 | 12.46 |
Stockholm | Sweden | Europe | 1.15 | -33.99 | 11.39 |
Venice | Italy | Europe | 4.54 | -40.83 | 9.19 |
Vienna | Austria | Europe | 3.11 | -26.29 | 12.27 |
Vladivostok | Russia | Europe | 2.34 | -8.69 | 15.61 |
Warsaw | Poland | Europe | 2.73 | -27.38 | 20.01 |
Zurich | Switzerland | Europe | 2.96 | -24.64 | 11.74 |
City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Abidjan | Ivory Coast | Africa | 9.86 | 13.45 | 9.80 |
Accra | Ghana | Africa | 1.13 | 17.96 | 13.42 |
Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Africa | 9.54 | 21.20 | 10.54 |
Algiers | Algeria | Africa | 3.08 | 22.01 | 9.99 |
Cape Town | South Africa | Africa | 1.30 | -32.79 | 8.15 |
Dakar | Senegal | Africa | 1.26 | 53.97 | 15.05 |
Dar Es Salaam | Tanzania | Africa | 6.09 | 14.14 | 15.22 |
Djibouti | Djibouti | Africa | 6.21 | 7.17 | 8.01 |
Durban | South Africa | Africa | 2.17 | -24.20 | 9.17 |
Harare | Zimbabwe | Africa | 1.18 | 16.98 | 18.30 |
Johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | 6.51 | -20.59 | 12.07 |
Kano | Nigeria | Africa | 1.12 | 20.85 | 10.36 |
Khartoum | Sudan | Africa | 1.41 | 24.84 | 7.23 |
Kinshasa | Congo (Brazzaville) | Africa | 1.25 | 8.36 | 22.78 |
Lagos | Nigeria | Africa | 1.72 | 28.14 | 14.64 |
Luanda | Angola | Africa | 1.01 | 36.51 | 28.74 |
Nairobi | Kenya | Africa | 7.82 | 1.63 | 13.20 |
NDjamena | Chad | Africa | 9.38 | 11.42 | 11.74 |
Tananarive | Madagascar | Africa | 9.23 | 32.57 | 12.92 |
Tripoli | Libya | Africa | 1.97 | -16.19 | 6.80 |
City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Adelaide | Australia | Oceania | 1.18 | -30.71 | 9.32 |
Auckland | New Zealand | Oceania | 9.09 | -29.40 | 9.87 |
Brisbane | Australia | Oceania | 1.74 | -35.39 | 6.90 |
Darwin | Australia | Oceania | 6.52 | -19.31 | 17.08 |
Hobart | Australia | Oceania | 3.43 | -19.63 | 13.28 |
Melbourne | Australia | Oceania | 2.37 | -51.81 | 11.28 |
Perth | Australia | Oceania | 1.21 | -26.61 | 9.03 |
Sydney | Australia | Oceania | 2.48 | -36.70 | 6.87 |
Wellington | New Zealand | Oceania | 6.54 | -0.46 | 10.51 |
City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Ahmedabad | India | South Asia | 3.25 | 9.14 | 7.92 |
Bengaluru | India | South Asia | 1.90 | 28.96 | 10.88 |
Calcutta | India | South Asia | 3.90 | -1.79 | 9.51 |
Chennai | India | South Asia | 2.39 | 5.14 | 12.18 |
Dhaka | Bangladesh | South Asia | 6.88 | 77.87 | 14.55 |
Hyderabad | India | South Asia | 2.45 | 44.49 | 13.93 |
Islamabad | Pakistan | South Asia | 4.27 | 60.05 | 18.02 |
Karachi | Pakistan | South Asia | 3.49 | -3.89 | 9.31 |
Lahore | Pakistan | South Asia | 5.54 | 24.43 | 16.34 |
Mumbai | India | South Asia | 2.82 | -4.66 | 9.42 |
New Delhi | India | South Asia | 5.88 | -6.70 | 11.94 |
Pune | India | South Asia | 1.73 | 32.46 | 12.33 |
Surat | India | South Asia | 2.83 | 2.17 | 7.48 |
City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Aleppo | Syria | Middle East | 1.81 | -42.87 | 10.25 |
Alexandria | Egypt | Middle East | 1.83 | 15.94 | 10.38 |
Ankara | Turkey | Middle East | 4.26 | -8.61 | 15.16 |
Baghdad | Iraq | Middle East | 6.18 | 48.72 | 12.63 |
Beirut | Lebanon | Middle East | 6.11 | 100.09 | 15.13 |
Cairo | Egypt | Middle East | 5.21 | 8.10 | 8.37 |
Damascus | Syria | Middle East | 2.64 | -36.25 | 8.30 |
Gaziantep | Turkey | Middle East | 2.14 | 63.97 | 13.51 |
Homs | Syria | Middle East | 2.35 | 7.06 | 9.35 |
Istanbul | Turkey | Middle East | 5.91 | -16.33 | 11.12 |
Jerusalem | Israel | Middle East | 2.49 | -29.20 | 7.09 |
Kabul | Afghanistan | Middle East | 2.18 | 76.73 | 14.38 |
Kirkuk | Iraq | Middle East | 3.02 | 54.53 | 15.01 |
Kuwait City | Kuwait | Middle East | 6.69 | -6.44 | 7.01 |
Mecca | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 2.82 | -12.62 | 8.57 |
Mosul | Iraq | Middle East | 3.51 | 57.89 | 13.47 |
Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 6.28 | -35.62 | 9.62 |
Tehran | Iran | Middle East | 1.39 | 12.11 | 11.66 |
City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Asuncion | Paraguay | South and Central America | 1.12 | 3.65 | 19.80 |
Belem | Brazil | South and Central America | 5.70 | -12.91 | 12.65 |
Belo Horizonte | Brazil | South and Central America | 1.50 | -16.19 | 9.94 |
Bogota | Colombia | South and Central America | 1.20 | 1.70 | 17.16 |
Buenos Aires | Argentina | South and Central America | 4.97 | -39.81 | 10.78 |
Caracas | Venezuela | South and Central America | 1.73 | -42.93 | 8.79 |
Cayenne | French Guiana | South and Central America | 1.63 | 14.63 | 17.70 |
Cordoba | Argentina | South and Central America | 1.25 | 9.72 | 9.35 |
Georgetown | Guyana | South and Central America | 2.04 | 45.75 | 19.67 |
Guatemala City | Guatemala | South and Central America | 1.08 | 9.10 | 10.80 |
Guayaquil | Ecuador | South and Central America | 2.02 | -32.79 | 16.45 |
Havana | Cuba | South and Central America | 1.19 | 8.20 | 9.13 |
Iquique | Chile | South and Central America | 3.55 | -11.11 | 12.78 |
Kingston | Jamaica | South and Central America | 1.11 | -14.15 | 7.61 |
La Paz | Bolivia | South and Central America | 7.07 | 61.05 | 17.66 |
Leon | Mexico | South and Central America | 2.04 | 2.32 | 6.97 |
Lima | Peru | South and Central America | 2.53 | 17.99 | 10.92 |
Medellin | Colombia | South and Central America | 9.08 | 27.38 | 11.78 |
Monclova | Mexico | South and Central America | 1.94 | -10.91 | 6.94 |
Montevideo | Uruguay | South and Central America | 1.34 | -3.23 | 15.64 |
Panama City | Panama | South and Central America | 1.16 | -8.30 | 11.35 |
Paramaribo | Suriname | South and Central America | 2.11 | 16.36 | 14.50 |
Porto Alegre | Brazil | South and Central America | 1.26 | -11.09 | 8.25 |
Quito | Ecuador | South and Central America | 8.43 | -4.79 | 17.05 |
Recife | Brazil | South and Central America | 5.79 | 9.39 | 9.23 |
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | South and Central America | 2.77 | -21.15 | 8.67 |
Salvador | Brazil | South and Central America | 8.16 | 11.39 | 12.02 |
Santiago | Chile | South and Central America | 5.88 | -3.14 | 12.45 |
Sao Paulo | Brazil | South and Central America | 4.71 | -37.39 | 8.99 |
City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Atlanta | United States | North America | 2.98 | -56.01 | 6.30 |
Boston | United States | North America | 3.46 | -46.20 | 7.46 |
Chicago | United States | North America | 5.70 | -50.95 | 7.62 |
Chihuahua | Mexico | North America | 1.44 | -8.73 | 7.38 |
Dallas Fort Worth | United States | North America | 3.31 | -34.54 | 6.63 |
Detroit | United States | North America | 4.63 | -47.69 | 8.32 |
Guadalajara | Mexico | North America | 2.73 | -27.28 | 6.96 |
Houston | United States | North America | 3.92 | -32.14 | 7.74 |
Los Angeles | United States | North America | 6.88 | -64.59 | 4.77 |
Mazatlan | Mexico | North America | 8.39 | -5.17 | 9.06 |
Mexico City | Mexico | North America | 7.00 | -43.56 | 7.99 |
Miami | United States | North America | 1.54 | -38.33 | 7.31 |
Monterrey | Mexico | North America | 5.29 | -7.34 | 8.60 |
New York | United States | North America | 7.75 | -56.00 | 6.38 |
Philadelphia | United States | North America | 4.64 | -57.04 | 6.02 |
Phoenix Mesa | United States | North America | 2.88 | -58.92 | 5.80 |
San Francisco / San Jose | United States | North America | 2.64 | -52.42 | 7.70 |
Toronto | Canada | North America | 5.04 | -34.58 | 9.21 |
Veracruz | Mexico | North America | 9.58 | -4.63 | 11.16 |
Washington D.C. | United States | North America | 3.83 | -52.55 | 5.73 |
City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Bandung | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 8.81 | -8.65 | 9.33 |
Bangkok | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 4.71 | -18.80 | 11.05 |
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | 2.12 | 30.34 | 10.30 |
Jakarta | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 3.24 | -43.00 | 7.33 |
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 2.49 | -22.18 | 10.22 |
Manila | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 2.09 | 7.60 | 8.40 |
Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | Southeast Asia | 2.98 | 43.11 | 16.28 |
Singapore | Singapore | Southeast Asia | 3.88 | -20.33 | 10.73 |
Surabaya | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 2.42 | -9.97 | 6.95 |
Yangoon | Myanmar | Southeast Asia | 1.23 | 55.83 | 13.43 |
City | Country | Region | 2020 Avg. NO2 | Change (%) | Uncertainty (±%) |
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Beijing | China | East Asia | 1.25 | -39.46 | 8.53 |
Busan | South Korea | East Asia | 6.86 | -20.50 | 8.54 |
Chengdu | China | East Asia | 8.17 | 13.72 | 16.79 |
Chongqing | China | East Asia | 5.53 | 12.92 | 17.94 |
Daesan | South Korea | East Asia | 6.05 | -4.26 | 13.54 |
Dalian | China | East Asia | 8.13 | -25.34 | 13.52 |
Dongguan | China | East Asia | 9.64 | -52.04 | 9.10 |
Fukuoka | Japan | East Asia | 3.64 | -36.64 | 8.84 |
Fuzhou | China | East Asia | 4.06 | -20.48 | 12.52 |
Guangzhou | China | East Asia | 1.17 | -46.41 | 11.29 |
Hangzhou | China | East Asia | 1.26 | -36.36 | 11.64 |
Harbin | China | East Asia | 4.16 | -35.07 | 20.36 |
Hong Kong | China | East Asia | 7.50 | -51.19 | 9.94 |
Nagasaki | Japan | East Asia | 1.99 | -12.77 | 11.52 |
Nagoya | Japan | East Asia | 5.73 | -50.08 | 7.03 |
Nanjing | China | East Asia | 1.13 | -33.11 | 11.78 |
Osaka | Japan | East Asia | 8.64 | -46.20 | 7.33 |
Qingdao | China | East Asia | 1.12 | -26.52 | 10.44 |
Quanzhou | China | East Asia | 4.53 | -7.93 | 15.43 |
Seoul | South Korea | East Asia | 1.29 | -33.19 | 9.27 |
Shanghai | China | East Asia | 1.32 | -44.94 | 7.91 |
Shenyang | China | East Asia | 9.46 | -20.95 | 15.08 |
Shenzhen | China | East Asia | 9.43 | -55.17 | 7.89 |
Suzhou | China | East Asia | 1.47 | -23.56 | 11.06 |
Taipei | China | East Asia | 4.19 | -41.48 | 9.20 |
Tianjin | China | East Asia | 1.37 | -19.91 | 11.43 |
Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | 9.93 | -53.27 | 6.41 |
Wuhan | China | East Asia | 1.08 | -9.08 | 13.14 |
Xian | China | East Asia | 1.03 | -15.52 | 14.09 |
Zhengzhou | China | East Asia | 1.08 | -41.59 | 12.26 |