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	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	159	460K followers
2	Doha, Qatar	153	103K followers
3	Jakarta, Indonesia	151	1.5M followers
4	Kolkata, India	148	902.9K followers
5	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	139	5.5K followers
6	Lahore, Pakistan	134	448.5K followers
7	Dhaka, Bangladesh	129	154.2K followers
8	Jerusalem, Israel	126	31K followers
9	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	122	73.6K followers
10	Paris, France	115	14.3M followers
11	Medan, Indonesia	113	716.6K followers
12	Manama, Bahrain	106	24.9K followers
13	Kampala, Uganda	102	12.4K followers
14	Beijing, China	102	17.4M followers
15	Budapest, Hungary	101	49.9K followers
16	Salt Lake City, USA	101	78.9K followers
17	Nairobi, Kenya	93	24.5K followers
18	Birmingham, United Kingdom	90	115.5K followers
19	Munich, Germany	90	218.6K followers
20	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	87	11.3K followers
21	Brussels, Belgium	86	109.7K followers
22	Delhi, India	83	2.6M followers
23	Prague, Czech Republic	83	89.8K followers
24	Bern, Switzerland	82	67.8K followers
25	Barcelona, Spain	79	193.9K followers
26	Karachi, Pakistan	77	96.8K followers
27	Santiago, Chile	75	55.5K followers
28	London, United Kingdom	74	500.6K followers
29	Kuwait City, Kuwait	73	53.7K followers
30	Nice, France	71	188.7K followers
31	Guangzhou, China	71	1.3M followers
32	Kathmandu, Nepal	70	140.1K followers
33	Berlin, Germany	68	264.8K followers
34	Madrid, Spain	68	239.1K followers
35	Rotterdam, Netherlands	67	59.3K followers
36	Milan, Italy	65	159.3K followers
37	Wrocław, Poland	64	140.2K followers
38	Vienna, Austria	64	150.8K followers
39	Bucharest, Romania	64	65.5K followers
40	Incheon, South Korea	64	60.6K followers
41	Lyon, France	62	220.6K followers
42	Taipei, Taiwan	62	778.4K followers
43	Shenzhen, China	62	266.9K followers
44	Houston, USA	62	41.3K followers
45	Tehran, Iran	60	908.1K followers
46	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	60	245.3K followers
47	Lima, Peru	60	21K followers
48	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	60	836K followers
49	Johannesburg, South Africa	59	34.8K followers
50	Athens, Greece	59	57.6K followers
51	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	59	2.2M followers
52	Cairo, Egypt	58	85.8K followers
53	Bratislava, Slovakia	58	27.3K followers
54	Hanoi, Vietnam	58	2.9M followers
55	Los Angeles, USA	58	15.2M followers
56	Baghdad, Iraq	56	90.4K followers
57	Istanbul, Turkey	56	173.7K followers
58	Belgrade, Serbia	56	640.7K followers
59	Dakar, Senegal	55	15.8K followers
60	Ljubljana, Slovenia	55	64.4K followers
61	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	55	377.9K followers
62	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	55	365.8K followers
63	Melbourne, Australia	55	266.5K followers
64	Singapore, Singapore	54	621.9K followers
65	Dublin, Ireland	54	38.3K followers
66	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	53	550.1K followers
67	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	53	122.5K followers
68	Rome, Italy	53	131.4K followers
69	Kyoto, Japan	53	83.6K followers
70	Denver, USA	53	1.3M followers
71	Shanghai, China	53	2.7M followers
72	Mumbai, India	52	1.1M followers
73	Detroit, USA	51	22.8K followers
74	Wuhan, China	50	200.5K followers
75	Seoul, South Korea	50	16.7M followers
76	Chongqing, China	50	158.4K followers
77	Amsterdam, Netherlands	49	175.7K followers
78	Kyiv, Ukraine	49	204.3K followers
79	Minneapolis, USA	49	27.6K followers
80	Copenhagen, Denmark	48	64K followers
81	Baku, Azerbaijan	47	26.8K followers
82	Yangon, Myanmar	44	71.5K followers
83	Hangzhou, China	44	246K followers
84	Sofia, Bulgaria	44	85.6K followers
85	Kuching, Malaysia	43	24.6K followers
86	Bogota, Colombia	43	45.2K followers
87	Accra, Ghana	42	8.4K followers
88	Seattle, USA	41	231.7K followers
89	Algiers, Algeria	39	15.8K followers
90	Pristina, Kosovo	39	35.2K followers
91	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	39	191.1K followers
92	Zagreb, Croatia	39	84.5K followers
93	Skopje, North Macedonia	39	78.3K followers
94	Tokyo, Japan	39	1M followers
95	Manila, Philippines	33	113.6K followers
96	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	33	361.6K followers
97	Chengdu, China	33	1.7M followers
98	Osaka, Japan	33	205.9K followers
99	Chiang Mai, Thailand	33	15.2M followers
100	Lisbon, Portugal	31	63.3K followers
101	Portland, USA	31	123.8K followers
102	Oslo, Norway	30	59.6K followers
103	Busan, South Korea	30	432K followers
104	Chicago, USA	30	65.3K followers
105	Mexico City, Mexico	29	193.5K followers
106	Almaty, Kazakhstan	29	260.4K followers
107	Sao Paulo, Brazil	28	56.7K followers
108	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	28	41.5K followers
109	Kobe, Japan	28	21.5K followers
110	Bangkok, Thailand	28	16.3M followers
111	Vancouver, Canada	27	167.4K followers
112	New York, USA	27	1.8M followers
113	Montreal, Canada	26	105K followers
114	Helsinki, Finland	24	69.6K followers
115	Toronto, Canada	23	355.6K followers
116	Kraków, Poland	22	190.2K followers
117	Washington D.C., USA	22	53.8K followers
118	San Francisco, USA	22	361.4K followers
119	Canberra, Australia	21	153.3K followers
120	Auckland, New Zealand	20	78.3K followers
121	Sydney, Australia	20	1.2M followers
122	Kabul, Afghanistan	19	19.5K followers
123	Warsaw, Poland	19	255.3K followers
124	Stockholm, Sweden	17	77.7K followers
125	Moscow, Russia	6	556.9K followers