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	Lahore, Pakistan	184	447.7K followers
2	Jakarta, Indonesia	164	1.5M followers
3	Cairo, Egypt	157	85.4K followers
4	Kampala, Uganda	155	12.3K followers
5	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	155	5.5K followers
6	Kathmandu, Nepal	121	139.7K followers
7	Wuhan, China	117	199.7K followers
8	Kolkata, India	112	902.4K followers
9	Dhaka, Bangladesh	111	153.8K followers
10	Delhi, India	111	2.6M followers
11	Seoul, South Korea	111	16.6M followers
12	Karachi, Pakistan	109	96.5K followers
13	Jerusalem, Israel	107	30.9K followers
14	Incheon, South Korea	107	60.4K followers
15	Busan, South Korea	104	430.5K followers
16	Kuwait City, Kuwait	102	53.6K followers
17	Hangzhou, China	102	244.8K followers
18	Santiago, Chile	98	55.1K followers
19	Sao Paulo, Brazil	96	56.5K followers
20	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	95	73.3K followers
21	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	92	11.3K followers
22	Baghdad, Iraq	90	90.1K followers
23	Shanghai, China	90	2.7M followers
24	Johannesburg, South Africa	88	34.7K followers
25	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	79	458.2K followers
26	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	77	122.1K followers
27	Chengdu, China	76	1.7M followers
28	Mexico City, Mexico	72	192.8K followers
29	Accra, Ghana	71	8.4K followers
30	Chongqing, China	71	157.8K followers
31	Bogota, Colombia	69	45.1K followers
32	Nairobi, Kenya	69	24.5K followers
33	Dakar, Senegal	68	15.7K followers
34	Moscow, Russia	68	554.2K followers
35	Hanoi, Vietnam	68	2.9M followers
36	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	68	833.2K followers
37	Medan, Indonesia	66	716.1K followers
38	Manama, Bahrain	65	24.8K followers
39	Shenzhen, China	64	265K followers
40	Doha, Qatar	62	102.7K followers
41	Mumbai, India	62	1.1M followers
42	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	60	360.5K followers
43	Kabul, Afghanistan	59	19.5K followers
44	Bucharest, Romania	59	65.2K followers
45	Singapore, Singapore	58	620.3K followers
46	Warsaw, Poland	57	254.6K followers
47	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	56	244.7K followers
48	Athens, Greece	55	57.3K followers
49	Istanbul, Turkey	55	173.2K followers
50	Toronto, Canada	54	354.1K followers
51	Algiers, Algeria	53	15.8K followers
52	Kraków, Poland	53	189.9K followers
53	Sofia, Bulgaria	53	85.3K followers
54	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	53	548.6K followers
55	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	53	2.2M followers
56	Guangzhou, China	53	1.3M followers
57	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	52	190.7K followers
58	Chicago, USA	51	64.9K followers
59	Pristina, Kosovo	50	35.1K followers
60	Skopje, North Macedonia	50	78.1K followers
61	Lima, Peru	50	20.9K followers
62	Belgrade, Serbia	50	638.8K followers
63	Montreal, Canada	49	104.5K followers
64	Beijing, China	49	17.3M followers
65	Detroit, USA	45	22.7K followers
66	Washington D.C., USA	45	53.6K followers
67	Tehran, Iran	44	906.4K followers
68	Rotterdam, Netherlands	44	59.1K followers
69	Kyiv, Ukraine	44	203.6K followers
70	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	44	377K followers
71	Barcelona, Spain	44	193.4K followers
72	Taipei, Taiwan	43	776.4K followers
73	Rome, Italy	41	130.7K followers
74	Denver, USA	39	1.3M followers
75	Kobe, Japan	39	21.4K followers
76	Minneapolis, USA	39	27.5K followers
77	Los Angeles, USA	39	15.2M followers
78	Helsinki, Finland	38	69.4K followers
79	Milan, Italy	38	158.7K followers
80	Salt Lake City, USA	37	76.7K followers
81	Kuching, Malaysia	36	24.6K followers
82	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	34	41.3K followers
83	Wrocław, Poland	33	140.1K followers
84	Lisbon, Portugal	33	62.9K followers
85	Oslo, Norway	33	59.3K followers
86	Osaka, Japan	33	205K followers
87	Tokyo, Japan	33	1M followers
88	Bangkok, Thailand	33	16.3M followers
89	Amsterdam, Netherlands	32	175.2K followers
90	Ljubljana, Slovenia	32	64.2K followers
91	New York, USA	31	1.8M followers
92	Portland, USA	31	122.5K followers
93	Zagreb, Croatia	30	84.2K followers
94	Paris, France	28	14.3M followers
95	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	28	364.7K followers
96	Vienna, Austria	28	150.3K followers
97	Prague, Czech Republic	28	89.5K followers
98	Kyoto, Japan	28	83.3K followers
99	London, United Kingdom	28	498.3K followers
100	Munich, Germany	27	218.2K followers
101	Berlin, Germany	27	263.6K followers
102	Almaty, Kazakhstan	27	259.7K followers
103	Madrid, Spain	26	238.3K followers
104	Seattle, USA	26	230.3K followers
105	Bratislava, Slovakia	25	27.3K followers
106	Budapest, Hungary	25	49.7K followers
107	Birmingham, United Kingdom	24	115.3K followers
108	Bern, Switzerland	23	67.5K followers
109	Vancouver, Canada	23	166.6K followers
110	Houston, USA	23	41.1K followers
111	Manila, Philippines	22	113.2K followers
112	Baku, Azerbaijan	22	26.7K followers
113	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22	15.2M followers
114	Auckland, New Zealand	21	77.9K followers
115	Stockholm, Sweden	21	77.4K followers
116	Brussels, Belgium	19	109.4K followers
117	Dublin, Ireland	19	38.1K followers
118	San Francisco, USA	19	359.7K followers
119	Sydney, Australia	16	1.2M followers
120	Yangon, Myanmar	15	71.3K followers
121	Canberra, Australia	13	152.7K followers
122	Melbourne, Australia	11	265.4K followers