Live most polluted global major city ranking
The hourly major city ranking compares AQI⁺ values for more than 100 global cities. Click to learn more.

2025

World Air Quality Report

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AQI⁺ US legend

0-50Good

51-100Moderate

101-150Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200Unhealthy

201-300Very unhealthy

301+Hazardous

Rank	Major city, country/region	AQI⁺ US	Followers
1	Kuching, Malaysia	180	85.8K followers
2	Delhi, India	176	3.3M followers
3	Doha, Qatar	161	328.5K followers
4	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	159	1.1M followers
5	Manama, Bahrain	158	79.6K followers
6	Kampala, Uganda	155	39.3K followers
7	Lahore, Pakistan	152	1.1M followers
8	Nice, France	145	597.6K followers
9	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	145	1.2M followers
10	Jakarta, Indonesia	144	2.2M followers
11	Dhaka, Bangladesh	130	490.1K followers
12	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	121	18K followers
13	Medan, Indonesia	118	1.4M followers
14	Cairo, Egypt	111	274.9K followers
15	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	111	392.1K followers
16	Jerusalem, Israel	107	98.3K followers
17	Kolkata, India	107	1.6M followers
18	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	106	2.9M followers
19	Kabul, Afghanistan	105	62.3K followers
20	Los Angeles, USA	103	16.1M followers
21	Rotterdam, Netherlands	98	188.1K followers
22	Singapore, Singapore	96	1.3M followers
23	Wuhan, China	94	639.5K followers
24	Kuwait City, Kuwait	86	171.2K followers
25	Chengdu, China	86	2.4M followers
26	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	84	235.3K followers
27	Baghdad, Iraq	83	289.6K followers
28	Karachi, Pakistan	81	307.5K followers
29	Incheon, South Korea	81	192.7K followers
30	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	79	157.7K followers
31	Kathmandu, Nepal	78	445.9K followers
32	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	75	36.2K followers
33	Hanoi, Vietnam	73	3.6M followers
34	Guangzhou, China	72	2M followers
35	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	69	1.5M followers
36	Munich, Germany	68	694K followers
37	Skopje, North Macedonia	66	249.1K followers
38	Amsterdam, Netherlands	64	562K followers
39	Wrocław, Poland	64	442.4K followers
40	Kraków, Poland	64	602.4K followers
41	Yangon, Myanmar	62	229.2K followers
42	Chongqing, China	62	502.6K followers
43	Seoul, South Korea	62	17.5M followers
44	Shenzhen, China	61	858.8K followers
45	Istanbul, Turkey	61	552.6K followers
46	Accra, Ghana	61	27.1K followers
47	Shanghai, China	60	3.4M followers
48	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	60	606.1K followers
49	Denver, USA	60	2M followers
50	Bern, Switzerland	59	218.3K followers
51	Algiers, Algeria	58	50.1K followers
52	Lyon, France	58	699.7K followers
53	Athens, Greece	58	186.8K followers
54	Belgrade, Serbia	58	1.3M followers
55	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	57	1.2M followers
56	Johannesburg, South Africa	56	110.5K followers
57	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	56	777.1K followers
58	Manila, Philippines	55	363.5K followers
59	Tehran, Iran	55	1.6M followers
60	Dakar, Senegal	55	50.4K followers
61	Prague, Czech Republic	55	286.5K followers
62	Sao Paulo, Brazil	55	180.8K followers
63	Mumbai, India	55	1.8M followers
64	Berlin, Germany	54	851K followers
65	Nairobi, Kenya	54	78.3K followers
66	Milan, Italy	53	509.2K followers
67	Hangzhou, China	53	786.5K followers
68	Sofia, Bulgaria	53	274K followers
69	Mexico City, Mexico	52	617.7K followers
70	Rome, Italy	52	423.6K followers
71	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	52	1.1M followers
72	Pristina, Kosovo	50	112.5K followers
73	Chiang Mai, Thailand	49	16M followers
74	New York, USA	49	2.5M followers
75	Lima, Peru	47	67.1K followers
76	Bucharest, Romania	45	209.8K followers
77	Salt Lake City, USA	45	263K followers
78	Houston, USA	45	133.4K followers
79	Helsinki, Finland	44	221.3K followers
80	Bratislava, Slovakia	44	87.2K followers
81	Montreal, Canada	44	346.9K followers
82	Vienna, Austria	44	481.4K followers
83	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	44	1.1M followers
84	Washington D.C., USA	44	176.9K followers
85	Chicago, USA	44	222K followers
86	Tokyo, Japan	44	1.7M followers
87	Dublin, Ireland	42	122.9K followers
88	Beijing, China	42	18.3M followers
89	Kyiv, Ukraine	40	664K followers
90	Moscow, Russia	40	1.2M followers
91	Toronto, Canada	40	1.1M followers
92	Taipei, Taiwan	39	1.5M followers
93	Ljubljana, Slovenia	39	205K followers
94	Zagreb, Croatia	39	269.2K followers
95	Detroit, USA	39	75.8K followers
96	Warsaw, Poland	38	812.3K followers
97	Copenhagen, Denmark	36	205.1K followers
98	Santiago, Chile	36	177.6K followers
99	Brussels, Belgium	35	350.2K followers
100	Stockholm, Sweden	35	249.2K followers
101	Barcelona, Spain	35	617K followers
102	Budapest, Hungary	34	160.5K followers
103	Minneapolis, USA	34	93.1K followers
104	Oslo, Norway	32	191.5K followers
105	Bogota, Colombia	31	144.2K followers
106	Paris, France	28	15.2M followers
107	Osaka, Japan	28	657.1K followers
108	Madrid, Spain	28	771.6K followers
109	Busan, South Korea	28	1.1M followers
110	Almaty, Kazakhstan	27	828K followers
111	London, United Kingdom	26	1.2M followers
112	Birmingham, United Kingdom	24	364.6K followers
113	Sydney, Australia	23	1.8M followers
114	Bangkok, Thailand	23	17.1M followers
115	Baku, Azerbaijan	22	85.5K followers
116	Kobe, Japan	22	68K followers
117	San Francisco, USA	22	1.1M followers
118	Canberra, Australia	21	491.6K followers
119	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	21	132.6K followers
120	Lisbon, Portugal	20	203.7K followers
121	Vancouver, Canada	19	558.2K followers
122	Kyoto, Japan	17	265.6K followers
123	Melbourne, Australia	13	851.9K followers
124	Portland, USA	13	436.4K followers
125	Seattle, USA	11	781.1K followers
126	Auckland, New Zealand	7	251.4K followers