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	148	5.5K followers
2	Jakarta, Indonesia	140	1.5M followers
3	Cairo, Egypt	139	85.2K followers
4	Johannesburg, South Africa	134	34.6K followers
5	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	116	41.2K followers
6	Dakar, Senegal	106	15.6K followers
7	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	101	121.8K followers
8	Santiago, Chile	95	54.8K followers
9	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	94	457.1K followers
10	Kolkata, India	92	902.1K followers
11	Doha, Qatar	90	102.5K followers
12	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	86	11.2K followers
13	Karachi, Pakistan	84	96.3K followers
14	Wuhan, China	82	199K followers
15	Shenzhen, China	82	263.5K followers
16	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	81	73.1K followers
17	Jerusalem, Israel	79	30.9K followers
18	Beijing, China	78	17.3M followers
19	Guangzhou, China	75	1.3M followers
20	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	74	2.2M followers
21	Paris, France	73	14.3M followers
22	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	71	359.5K followers
23	Dhaka, Bangladesh	71	153.5K followers
24	Delhi, India	71	2.6M followers
25	Seoul, South Korea	71	16.6M followers
26	Incheon, South Korea	70	60.4K followers
27	Bangkok, Thailand	70	16.2M followers
28	Lima, Peru	69	20.8K followers
29	Busan, South Korea	69	429.3K followers
30	Algiers, Algeria	68	15.7K followers
31	Manama, Bahrain	68	24.7K followers
32	Kampala, Uganda	68	12.3K followers
33	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	68	547.4K followers
34	Lahore, Pakistan	67	447.1K followers
35	Chengdu, China	66	1.7M followers
36	Hanoi, Vietnam	66	2.9M followers
37	Kathmandu, Nepal	65	139.5K followers
38	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	64	376.2K followers
39	Mumbai, India	64	1.1M followers
40	Barcelona, Spain	64	193.1K followers
41	Kuwait City, Kuwait	62	53.4K followers
42	Accra, Ghana	62	8.4K followers
43	Nice, France	60	188.2K followers
44	Amsterdam, Netherlands	60	174.8K followers
45	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	60	190.3K followers
46	Istanbul, Turkey	60	172.8K followers
47	Madrid, Spain	60	237.7K followers
48	Hangzhou, China	60	243.9K followers
49	Shanghai, China	59	2.7M followers
50	Medan, Indonesia	58	715.7K followers
51	Mexico City, Mexico	58	192.4K followers
52	Chicago, USA	58	64.5K followers
53	Taipei, Taiwan	57	774.6K followers
54	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	56	49.5K followers
55	Baku, Azerbaijan	56	26.6K followers
56	Baghdad, Iraq	56	89.8K followers
57	Oslo, Norway	56	59.2K followers
58	Prague, Czech Republic	55	89.3K followers
59	Chongqing, China	55	157.3K followers
60	Brussels, Belgium	53	109.2K followers
61	Lyon, France	53	219.9K followers
62	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	53	363.9K followers
63	Osaka, Japan	50	204.5K followers
64	Kyoto, Japan	50	83.1K followers
65	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	50	830.7K followers
66	Munich, Germany	47	217.8K followers
67	Lisbon, Portugal	46	62.8K followers
68	Almaty, Kazakhstan	46	259.2K followers
69	Manila, Philippines	44	112.9K followers
70	Yangon, Myanmar	44	71K followers
71	Bratislava, Slovakia	44	27.2K followers
72	Tokyo, Japan	44	1M followers
73	Sao Paulo, Brazil	43	56.4K followers
74	Athens, Greece	42	57.1K followers
75	Kraków, Poland	41	189.7K followers
76	Rotterdam, Netherlands	40	59K followers
77	Budapest, Hungary	40	49.6K followers
78	Tehran, Iran	39	904.2K followers
79	Milan, Italy	39	158.3K followers
80	Rome, Italy	39	130.1K followers
81	Washington D.C., USA	39	53.3K followers
82	Bogota, Colombia	37	45K followers
83	New York, USA	37	1.8M followers
84	Wrocław, Poland	36	139.9K followers
85	Singapore, Singapore	35	619.1K followers
86	Belgrade, Serbia	35	637.4K followers
87	Ljubljana, Slovenia	34	64.1K followers
88	Minneapolis, USA	34	27.3K followers
89	Bern, Switzerland	33	67.3K followers
90	Auckland, New Zealand	33	77.6K followers
91	Denver, USA	33	1.3M followers
92	Kobe, Japan	33	21.4K followers
93	Houston, USA	33	41K followers
94	London, United Kingdom	33	496.6K followers
95	Stockholm, Sweden	31	77.2K followers
96	Salt Lake City, USA	31	76.3K followers
97	Helsinki, Finland	30	69.3K followers
98	Skopje, North Macedonia	29	78K followers
99	Birmingham, United Kingdom	28	115.3K followers
100	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	28	244.4K followers
101	Nairobi, Kenya	28	24.4K followers
102	Melbourne, Australia	28	264.7K followers
103	Bucharest, Romania	27	65K followers
104	Copenhagen, Denmark	26	63.7K followers
105	Kuching, Malaysia	26	24.6K followers
106	Portland, USA	25	121.9K followers
107	Zagreb, Croatia	23	84K followers
108	Detroit, USA	23	22.7K followers
109	Warsaw, Poland	22	254K followers
110	Vienna, Austria	22	150K followers
111	Dublin, Ireland	22	38K followers
112	Seattle, USA	22	229.6K followers
113	Toronto, Canada	21	352.8K followers
114	Sydney, Australia	21	1.2M followers
115	Vancouver, Canada	20	166K followers
116	Los Angeles, USA	19	15.1M followers
117	Kabul, Afghanistan	17	19.4K followers
118	Pristina, Kosovo	17	35K followers
119	Berlin, Germany	17	262.8K followers
120	Montreal, Canada	17	104K followers
121	Chiang Mai, Thailand	17	15.2M followers
122	San Francisco, USA	16	358.8K followers
123	Canberra, Australia	14	152.1K followers
124	Kyiv, Ukraine	13	203K followers
125	Moscow, Russia	11	552.7K followers
126	Sofia, Bulgaria	11	85.1K followers