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	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	172	5.5K followers
2	Jakarta, Indonesia	163	1.5M followers
3	Karachi, Pakistan	156	96.4K followers
4	Santiago, Chile	128	54.9K followers
5	Delhi, India	122	2.6M followers
6	Lahore, Pakistan	117	447.4K followers
7	Kathmandu, Nepal	114	139.5K followers
8	Dhaka, Bangladesh	111	153.6K followers
9	Kuwait City, Kuwait	107	53.5K followers
10	Kolkata, India	102	902.2K followers
11	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	96	121.9K followers
12	Shanghai, China	96	2.7M followers
13	Kampala, Uganda	95	12.3K followers
14	Johannesburg, South Africa	91	34.7K followers
15	Hangzhou, China	91	244.2K followers
16	Hanoi, Vietnam	86	2.9M followers
17	Wuhan, China	84	199.3K followers
18	Dakar, Senegal	81	15.7K followers
19	Seoul, South Korea	81	16.6M followers
20	Wrocław, Poland	79	140K followers
21	Incheon, South Korea	79	60.4K followers
22	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	77	457.5K followers
23	Baghdad, Iraq	76	89.9K followers
24	Taipei, Taiwan	73	775.3K followers
25	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	71	359.8K followers
26	Beijing, China	71	17.3M followers
27	Guangzhou, China	71	1.3M followers
28	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	70	11.3K followers
29	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	70	73.1K followers
30	Singapore, Singapore	69	619.5K followers
31	Yangon, Myanmar	68	71.1K followers
32	Lima, Peru	67	20.8K followers
33	Istanbul, Turkey	66	172.9K followers
34	Chongqing, China	66	157.4K followers
35	Cairo, Egypt	65	85.3K followers
36	Mexico City, Mexico	65	192.6K followers
37	Mumbai, India	64	1.1M followers
38	Chiang Mai, Thailand	62	15.2M followers
39	Shenzhen, China	61	264.1K followers
40	Kraków, Poland	59	189.8K followers
41	Manama, Bahrain	58	24.7K followers
42	Doha, Qatar	58	102.5K followers
43	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	58	376.5K followers
44	Jerusalem, Israel	56	30.9K followers
45	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	56	49.5K followers
46	Accra, Ghana	56	8.4K followers
47	Athens, Greece	56	57.2K followers
48	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	56	547.8K followers
49	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	56	831.6K followers
50	Medan, Indonesia	54	715.8K followers
51	Rome, Italy	53	130.3K followers
52	Chengdu, China	53	1.7M followers
53	Kuching, Malaysia	52	24.6K followers
54	Algiers, Algeria	50	15.7K followers
55	Skopje, North Macedonia	50	78K followers
56	Budapest, Hungary	50	49.6K followers
57	Kabul, Afghanistan	49	19.4K followers
58	Portland, USA	48	122.1K followers
59	Belgrade, Serbia	47	637.9K followers
60	Bucharest, Romania	44	65K followers
61	Berlin, Germany	44	263.1K followers
62	Busan, South Korea	44	429.8K followers
63	Bangkok, Thailand	44	16.2M followers
64	Oslo, Norway	43	59.2K followers
65	Seattle, USA	43	229.8K followers
66	Moscow, Russia	42	553.1K followers
67	Salt Lake City, USA	41	76.4K followers
68	Helsinki, Finland	40	69.3K followers
69	Denver, USA	40	1.3M followers
70	Minneapolis, USA	40	27.3K followers
71	Stockholm, Sweden	39	77.3K followers
72	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	39	190.4K followers
73	Nairobi, Kenya	39	24.4K followers
74	Los Angeles, USA	39	15.2M followers
75	Pristina, Kosovo	38	35K followers
76	Montreal, Canada	37	104.1K followers
77	New York, USA	37	1.8M followers
78	Amsterdam, Netherlands	35	174.9K followers
79	Warsaw, Poland	35	254.2K followers
80	Detroit, USA	34	22.7K followers
81	Chicago, USA	34	64.7K followers
82	Tehran, Iran	33	905.1K followers
83	Auckland, New Zealand	33	77.7K followers
84	Vienna, Austria	33	150.2K followers
85	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	33	2.2M followers
86	Almaty, Kazakhstan	33	259.4K followers
87	Washington D.C., USA	32	53.4K followers
88	Sao Paulo, Brazil	31	56.4K followers
89	Sofia, Bulgaria	31	85.2K followers
90	Bratislava, Slovakia	30	27.2K followers
91	Rotterdam, Netherlands	29	59K followers
92	Lisbon, Portugal	29	62.8K followers
93	Milan, Italy	28	158.5K followers
94	Osaka, Japan	28	204.7K followers
95	Prague, Czech Republic	28	89.4K followers
96	Kyoto, Japan	28	83.2K followers
97	Kobe, Japan	28	21.4K followers
98	Bogota, Colombia	27	45K followers
99	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	27	364.2K followers
100	Toronto, Canada	27	353.3K followers
101	San Francisco, USA	27	359.1K followers
102	Paris, France	26	14.3M followers
103	Bern, Switzerland	25	67.4K followers
104	Zagreb, Croatia	25	84K followers
105	Madrid, Spain	25	237.9K followers
106	Houston, USA	25	41K followers
107	Munich, Germany	24	217.9K followers
108	Vancouver, Canada	24	166.2K followers
109	Ljubljana, Slovenia	23	64.1K followers
110	Manila, Philippines	22	113K followers
111	Baku, Azerbaijan	22	26.6K followers
112	Nice, France	22	188.3K followers
113	Dublin, Ireland	22	38K followers
114	Barcelona, Spain	21	193.2K followers
115	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	21	41.3K followers
116	Brussels, Belgium	20	109.3K followers
117	Lyon, France	19	220K followers
118	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	19	244.5K followers
119	London, United Kingdom	19	497.2K followers
120	Birmingham, United Kingdom	18	115.3K followers
121	Canberra, Australia	17	152.3K followers
122	Sydney, Australia	17	1.2M followers
123	Kyiv, Ukraine	11	203.3K followers
124	Melbourne, Australia	11	264.9K followers
125	Tokyo, Japan	7	1M followers