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Air quality in Australia

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Australia • 18:28, Nov 03

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Australia most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Australia

Darwin

70

2
The national flag of Australia

Brooklyn

42

3
The national flag of Australia

Rocklea

33

4
The national flag of Australia

Alkimos

32

5
The national flag of Australia

Footscray

32

6
The national flag of Australia

Kingsville

32

7
The national flag of Australia

Sunshine Coast

32

8
The national flag of Australia

Bathurst

31

9
The national flag of Australia

Newcastle

22

10
The national flag of Australia

Orange

21

2025 Australia most polluted city

Collie, Western Australia

55

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Australia cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Australia

Bunbury

11

2
The national flag of Australia

Adelaide

12

3
The national flag of Australia

Canberra

13

4
The national flag of Australia

Katoomba

13

5
The national flag of Australia

Merriwa

13

6
The national flag of Australia

Sydney

13

7
The national flag of Australia

Melbourne

14

8
The national flag of Australia

Alkimos

16

9
The national flag of Australia

Newcastle

16

10
The national flag of Australia

Orange

16

2025 Australia cleanest city

Broken Hill, New South Wales

10

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is Australia?

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In 2025 in Australia, the annual PM2.5 concentration met the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.

2025 AQI⁺ country ranking

Which country had the worst air quality in 2025?

#CountryPopulationAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Australia

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of Australia

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of Australia

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of Australia

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of Australia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of Australia

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of Australia

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of Australia

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of Australia

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of Australia

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

134
The national flag of Australia

Australia

25,688,079

24

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 Australia global rank in air pollution

134/143

Wildfires in Australia

Real-time information

Active fires

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