Having Own Analysis, Minister Of LHK: Jakarta's Air Quality Is Number 44

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JAKARTA - Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Siti Nurbaya Bakar emphasized that Jakarta's air quality is not the worst in the world.

"That's the result of monitoring analysis using certain methods from the private sector. There are instruments that he uses. I don't mean to defend myself, but we will see from the methods commonly used," said Siti Nurbaya at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday, June 20, quoted from Antara.

Siti said, based on her analysis, DKI Jakarta's air quality is actually number 44 out of a row of other countries.

"That at the same time, DKI is not that many, number 44. So actually for me it's just a measure and an indicator," he said.

He emphasized that the methods used in assessing air quality should also be observed, not just the results of the assessment.

“Besides, what's the follow-up. That's the most important thing," he said.

Previously, the air quality data agency IQ Air ranked Jakarta as the most polluted city in the world with an air quality index of 193 on Monday morning.

Launching from the official website of IQ Air in Jakarta, the air quality of the capital city is categorized as unhealthy because the concentration of PM2.5 is currently 27.4 times the annual air quality guideline value of the World Health Organization (WHO). The concentration of PM2.5 in Jakarta is at 136.9 grams per cubic meter.

PM2.5 refers to certain microscopic materials with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less, with various detrimental effects on human health and the environment, and therefore is one of the main pollutants used in calculating the air quality of a city or country as a whole.

Based on the BMKG analysis, the high PM2.5 concentration in Jakarta is influenced by various emission sources, both from local sources, such as transportation and residential areas, as well as from regional sources from industrial areas close to Jakarta.

Globally, the air quality in Jakarta on Monday was ranked the worst above Santiago in Chile with an index of 175 and Johannesburg in South Africa with an index of 158.

In addition, IQ Air also places Sedingin Village in Riau as the area with the cleanest air quality in Indonesia because it only has an index of eight.