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	Kuwait City, Kuwait	194	169.8K followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	162	17.5K followers
3	Jerusalem, Israel	128	97.9K followers
4	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	118	233K followers
5	Delhi, India	108	3.3M followers
6	Medan, Indonesia	106	1.4M followers
7	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	103	35.9K followers
8	Kampala, Uganda	99	39K followers
9	Nairobi, Kenya	94	77.6K followers
10	Lahore, Pakistan	92	1.1M followers
11	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	92	1.1M followers
12	Jakarta, Indonesia	88	2.2M followers
13	Karachi, Pakistan	87	305.6K followers
14	Nice, France	86	594.9K followers
15	Kobe, Japan	86	67.6K followers
16	Johannesburg, South Africa	85	109.7K followers
17	Chengdu, China	84	2.4M followers
18	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	81	1M followers
19	Milan, Italy	81	504.6K followers
20	Kyoto, Japan	79	264K followers
21	Madrid, Spain	79	756.9K followers
22	Osaka, Japan	77	651.8K followers
23	Vancouver, Canada	77	539.8K followers
24	Tokyo, Japan	77	1.7M followers
25	Algiers, Algeria	75	49.8K followers
26	Cairo, Egypt	73	272K followers
27	Tehran, Iran	71	1.6M followers
28	Mumbai, India	71	1.8M followers
29	Mexico City, Mexico	71	613.1K followers
30	Kolkata, India	71	1.6M followers
31	Accra, Ghana	70	26.7K followers
32	Dakar, Senegal	70	49.9K followers
33	Beijing, China	69	18.2M followers
34	Guangzhou, China	69	2M followers
35	Chongqing, China	69	499.7K followers
36	Singapore, Singapore	68	1.3M followers
37	Manama, Bahrain	67	78.8K followers
38	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	66	156.8K followers
39	Shenzhen, China	64	848.2K followers
40	Incheon, South Korea	64	191.2K followers
41	Lima, Peru	63	66.4K followers
42	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	62	387.9K followers
43	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	62	2.8M followers
44	Dhaka, Bangladesh	61	487.4K followers
45	Istanbul, Turkey	61	549K followers
46	Seattle, USA	61	748.1K followers
47	Athens, Greece	60	184K followers
48	London, United Kingdom	60	1.2M followers
49	Seoul, South Korea	59	17.5M followers
50	Almaty, Kazakhstan	59	822.7K followers
51	Kabul, Afghanistan	58	61.8K followers
52	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	58	1.2M followers
53	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	58	131.3K followers
54	Washington D.C., USA	58	174.7K followers
55	Taipei, Taiwan	57	1.5M followers
56	Hangzhou, China	57	779.4K followers
57	Portland, USA	57	407K followers
58	Baghdad, Iraq	56	286.4K followers
59	Birmingham, United Kingdom	56	363.5K followers
60	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	56	1M followers
61	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	56	1.5M followers
62	Yangon, Myanmar	55	226.7K followers
63	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	55	1.1M followers
64	Kuching, Malaysia	54	77.6K followers
65	Bern, Switzerland	53	215.1K followers
66	Hanoi, Vietnam	53	3.6M followers
67	Shanghai, China	53	3.4M followers
68	Wuhan, China	50	634.5K followers
69	Munich, Germany	50	690K followers
70	Doha, Qatar	50	325.8K followers
71	New York, USA	49	2.5M followers
72	Lyon, France	48	695.8K followers
73	Barcelona, Spain	48	612.9K followers
74	Ljubljana, Slovenia	47	203.3K followers
75	Sao Paulo, Brazil	47	179.4K followers
76	Denver, USA	47	2M followers
77	Rome, Italy	46	417.9K followers
78	Salt Lake City, USA	46	255.9K followers
79	Vienna, Austria	45	477.4K followers
80	Busan, South Korea	44	1.1M followers
81	Bratislava, Slovakia	43	86.5K followers
82	Budapest, Hungary	43	158.4K followers
83	Paris, France	42	15.1M followers
84	Bucharest, Romania	42	207.2K followers
85	Lisbon, Portugal	41	200.9K followers
86	Zagreb, Croatia	41	266.9K followers
87	Santiago, Chile	41	175.9K followers
88	Prague, Czech Republic	41	284K followers
89	Houston, USA	41	131.8K followers
90	Dublin, Ireland	39	121.5K followers
91	Wrocław, Poland	38	441.3K followers
92	Bangkok, Thailand	38	17M followers
93	Copenhagen, Denmark	37	203K followers
94	Auckland, New Zealand	36	248.7K followers
95	Belgrade, Serbia	36	1.3M followers
96	Los Angeles, USA	35	16M followers
97	Oslo, Norway	34	189.2K followers
98	Kathmandu, Nepal	33	443.1K followers
99	Brussels, Belgium	32	347K followers
100	Chicago, USA	32	218.2K followers
101	Brussels, Belgium	31	347K followers
102	Rotterdam, Netherlands	31	187K followers
103	Amsterdam, Netherlands	28	556.8K followers
104	Moscow, Russia	28	1.2M followers
105	Berlin, Germany	28	840K followers
106	Auckland, New Zealand	27	248.7K followers
107	Toronto, Canada	25	1.1M followers
108	Bogota, Colombia	23	143.1K followers
109	Helsinki, Finland	23	219.9K followers
110	Minneapolis, USA	23	91.9K followers
111	Skopje, North Macedonia	22	247.3K followers
112	Canberra, Australia	22	486.2K followers
113	Detroit, USA	22	75.3K followers
114	Sydney, Australia	22	1.8M followers
115	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22	15.9M followers
116	Melbourne, Australia	19	844K followers
117	San Francisco, USA	19	1M followers
118	Stockholm, Sweden	18	246.5K followers
119	Pristina, Kosovo	17	111.4K followers
120	Kathmandu, Nepal	17	443.1K followers
121	Sofia, Bulgaria	17	271.5K followers
122	Kyiv, Ukraine	14	654.9K followers
123	Montreal, Canada	13	341.8K followers
124	Warsaw, Poland	11	806.8K followers
125	Kraków, Poland	11	599.8K followers