Cuttack — AQI Trends
Year-over-year AQI trajectory for Cuttack (2023–2024). Based on CPCB station data, 2016–present.
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Cuttack — annual AQI 2023–2024
Year × month heatmap
Worst single days on record
- 2023-11-13CDA Area (OSPCB)355
- 2024-01-08CDA Area (OSPCB)340
- 2024-01-09CDA Area (OSPCB)338
- 2024-01-02CDA Area (OSPCB)334
- 2024-01-22CDA Area (OSPCB)332
- 2024-01-17CDA Area (OSPCB)332
- 2024-01-01CDA Area (OSPCB)331
- 2024-01-07CDA Area (OSPCB)320
- 2024-01-06CDA Area (OSPCB)317
- 2023-12-29CDA Area (OSPCB)317
What the numbers say
Overview
Cuttack's AQI moved from 201 in 2023 to 112 in 2024 — a fall of 44.3% over 1 years. The long-run trend is roughly stable, with a regression slope of 0.0 AQI points per year.
The data story
The worst recorded year in Cuttack was 2023 at AQI 201, while the best was 2024 at AQI 112. The city has posted 21.8% of all measured days above AQI 200 (the Poor threshold), and its worst recorded single day hit 355 on 13 Nov 2023.
Why this pattern
Cuttack's trend has been stable — neither clearly worsening nor clearly improving. That stability often masks underlying growth in emissions being offset by cleaner vehicle technology or weather variability. The NCAP era from 2019 onward is the key policy backdrop; stability here means targets have not yet translated into measurable ground-level change.
What to do with this
For planners and residents, the trend matters as much as today's number. A worsening city needs aggressive source control and personal protection investments like indoor purifiers. An improving city rewards continued policy pressure but still requires caution during peak months. Use the live AQI page for day-to-day decisions and this chart for multi-year context. Year-over-year change of more than 10% in either direction is typically real signal, not noise.