In 2015, when AAP came to power, this was the situation on Environment in Delhi:
- In the winter of 2015, Delhi had become a gas chamber with dangerously high PM 2.5 levels.
- The city was on the verge of an environmental crisis.
- Government agencies were refusing to take responsibility for the problem and were passing the blame around.
Now, in 2021, after AAP:
- A 25% reduction in the 3-year average of PM2.5 levels (between 2012-2014 and 2016-2018)
- A 25% reduction in overall particulate pollution
- Pollution peaks getting lower
- Number of severely polluted days a year has reduced from 20-40 to less than 15
- More low-pollution days during summer and monsoon months
| Before 2015 | Now | % change | Data Source | Graph | |
| Air quality – PM 2.5 levels | 3-yr average of 2012 to 2014:154 | 3-yr average of 2016 to 2018:115 | 25% improvement | DDC Performance Report (2015-2021) (Page 124) |  Air quality – PM 2.5 levels |
| # of air quality monitoring stations | 2015:6 | 2019:26 | more than 4-fold increase | DDC Performance Report (2015-2019) (Page 99) |  No. of air quality monitoring stations |
| Growth of Delhi’s green cover (area in sq km) | 2015: 299 | 2021: 342 | 14% increase | DDC Performance Report (2015-2021) (Page 133) |  Growth of Delhi’s green cover |
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