Jakarta Air October 2: Unhealthy, World's Worst Rank 3

Illustration of the foggy conditions of the National Monument due to air pollution in Jakarta (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Jakarta's air quality on Thursday was categorized as unhealthy and ranked third as the worst air city in the world.

According to air quality monitoring site IQAir reported by ANTARA, Thursday, October 2 at 06.01 WIB, air quality in Jakarta is categorized as unhealthy for sensitive groups with 144 referring to PM2.5 assessment with a concentration value of 53 micrograms per cubic meter.

That much concentration is equivalent to 10.6 times the annual air quality guide value of the World Health Organization (WHO). PM 2.5 is a small air particle of 2.5 microns (micrometers).

The site recommends that regarding air conditions in Jakarta, sensitive groups should not move outside the room.

In addition, sensitive groups should also wear masks. For the general public, when doing activities outdoors, it is better to wear a mask.

This official website states that Jakarta is the city with the worst air quality in the third world. While the peak position, namely the City of Kuwait with the number 192 followed by the City of Lahore (Pakistan) with 190.

Meanwhile, the official website belonging to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, namely air.jakarta.go.id, shows that the average air quality on the same day is categorized as good and medium.

Of the 111 points of Air Quality Monitoring Station (SPKU) spread across DKI Jakarta, it shows that not a single location is categorized as unhealthy.