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Air quality in China

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in China • 03:38, Nov 12

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time China most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of China

Weinan

191

2
The national flag of China

Xianyang

190

3
The national flag of China

Xian

189

4
The national flag of China

Qiqihar

181

5
The national flag of China

Bayan Nur

180

6
The national flag of China

Kashgar

179

7
The national flag of China

Langfang

178

8
The national flag of China

Qinhuangdao

178

9
The national flag of China

Tongchuan

177

10
The national flag of China

Hegang

174

2025 China most polluted city

Hotan, Xinjiang

189

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time China cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of China

Puer

17

2
The national flag of China

Urumqi

17

3
The national flag of China

Shihezi

19

4
The national flag of China

Chuxiong

22

5
The national flag of China

Dali

27

6
The national flag of China

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture

27

7
The national flag of China

Yuxi

27

8
The national flag of China

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture

28

9
The national flag of China

Wenshan

28

10
The national flag of China

Kunming

30

2025 China cleanest city

Ngari, Tibet

29

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is China?

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In 2025 in China, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 5.9 times 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 China

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of China

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of China

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of China

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of China

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of China

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of China

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of China

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of China

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of China

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

20
The national flag of China

China

1,412,360,000

89

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 China global rank in air pollution

20/143

Wildfires in China

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Active fires

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