Which country is the most polluted?

Answer 1

According to United Nations and various environmental agencies, the most polluted and most polluting country is China.

The top 5 most polluting countries in the world are:

1. China
2. United States
3. Russia
4. India
5. Japan

china

Answer 2

Linfen, China, where residents say they literally choke on coal dust in the evenings, exemplifies many Chinese cities

Haina, Dominican Republic, has severe lead contamination because of lead battery recycling, a problem common throughout poorer countries

Ranipet, India, where leather tanning wastes contaminate groundwater with hexavalent chromium, made famous by Erin Brockovich, resulting in water that apparently stings like an insect bite

Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan, home to nearly 2 million cubic meters of radioactive mining waste that threatens the entire Ferghana valley, one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in Central Asia that also experiences high rates of seismic activity

La Oroya, Peru, where the metal processing plant, owned by the Missouri-based Doe Run Corporation, leads to toxic emissions of lead

Dzerzinsk, Russia, one of the country's principal chemical weapons manufacturing sites until the end of the Cold War

Norilsk, Russia, which houses the world's largest heavy metals smelting complex;

Rudnaya Pristan, Russia, where lead contamination resulted in child blood lead levels eight to 20 times maximum allowable U.S. levels

Chernobyl, Ukraine, infamous site of a nuclear meltdown 20 years ago; and

Kabwe, Zambia, where child blood levels of lead are five to 10 times the allowable EPA maximum

Answer 3

The country with the highest levels of pollution can vary depending on the type of pollution being measured (air, water, etc.). However, countries with high levels of air pollution include India, China, and Pakistan.