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	Kuching, Malaysia	177	84.8K followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	166	17.9K followers
3	Jakarta, Indonesia	157	2.2M followers
4	Delhi, India	156	3.3M followers
5	Baghdad, Iraq	155	289.2K followers
6	Kampala, Uganda	145	39.2K followers
7	Lahore, Pakistan	142	1.1M followers
8	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	137	1.1M followers
9	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	134	1.1M followers
10	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	117	235.1K followers
11	Jerusalem, Israel	105	98.3K followers
12	Singapore, Singapore	105	1.3M followers
13	Santiago, Chile	97	177.4K followers
14	Manila, Philippines	95	363K followers
15	Mexico City, Mexico	94	617.2K followers
16	Cairo, Egypt	92	274.6K followers
17	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	88	1.5M followers
18	Los Angeles, USA	88	16.1M followers
19	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	86	36.2K followers
20	Accra, Ghana	86	27.1K followers
21	Salt Lake City, USA	85	262.8K followers
22	Chengdu, China	84	2.4M followers
23	Chicago, USA	84	221.7K followers
24	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	83	391.7K followers
25	Lima, Peru	83	67.1K followers
26	Kathmandu, Nepal	83	445.6K followers
27	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	82	2.9M followers
28	Karachi, Pakistan	81	307.2K followers
29	Manama, Bahrain	80	79.5K followers
30	Doha, Qatar	78	328.1K followers
31	Dhaka, Bangladesh	75	489.8K followers
32	Busan, South Korea	68	1.1M followers
33	Kuwait City, Kuwait	67	171.1K followers
34	Milan, Italy	67	508.7K followers
35	Tehran, Iran	66	1.6M followers
36	Johannesburg, South Africa	66	110.4K followers
37	Detroit, USA	64	75.8K followers
38	Istanbul, Turkey	63	552.3K followers
39	Chongqing, China	61	502.2K followers
40	Minneapolis, USA	61	93K followers
41	Wuhan, China	60	639K followers
42	Sao Paulo, Brazil	58	180.6K followers
43	Bucharest, Romania	56	209.5K followers
44	Guangzhou, China	56	2M followers
45	Tokyo, Japan	56	1.7M followers
46	Athens, Greece	55	186.6K followers
47	Mumbai, India	55	1.8M followers
48	Nairobi, Kenya	53	78.2K followers
49	Kyoto, Japan	53	265.4K followers
50	Yangon, Myanmar	52	228.9K followers
51	Rotterdam, Netherlands	52	188K followers
52	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	52	605.8K followers
53	Bern, Switzerland	51	218.1K followers
54	Kolkata, India	50	1.6M followers
55	Incheon, South Korea	50	192.5K followers
56	Beijing, China	50	18.3M followers
57	Brussels, Belgium	49	350K followers
58	Birmingham, United Kingdom	49	364.4K followers
59	Budapest, Hungary	48	160.3K followers
60	Denver, USA	48	2M followers
61	New York, USA	48	2.5M followers
62	Washington D.C., USA	47	176.6K followers
63	Madrid, Spain	46	771K followers
64	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	45	132.5K followers
65	London, United Kingdom	45	1.2M followers
66	Dakar, Senegal	44	50.3K followers
67	Lyon, France	44	699.4K followers
68	Bratislava, Slovakia	44	87.1K followers
69	Paris, France	44	15.2M followers
70	Hanoi, Vietnam	44	3.6M followers
71	Chiang Mai, Thailand	44	16M followers
72	Munich, Germany	42	693.6K followers
73	Shenzhen, China	42	857.9K followers
74	Barcelona, Spain	42	616.7K followers
75	Houston, USA	42	133.2K followers
76	Ljubljana, Slovenia	40	204.8K followers
77	Algiers, Algeria	39	50K followers
78	Amsterdam, Netherlands	39	561.5K followers
79	Shanghai, China	39	3.4M followers
80	Seoul, South Korea	39	17.5M followers
81	Nice, France	38	597.4K followers
82	Wrocław, Poland	38	442.3K followers
83	Skopje, North Macedonia	38	248.5K followers
84	Stockholm, Sweden	37	248.8K followers
85	Prague, Czech Republic	36	286.3K followers
86	Hangzhou, China	36	785.7K followers
87	Vienna, Austria	35	481K followers
88	Zagreb, Croatia	34	268.9K followers
89	Kabul, Afghanistan	33	62.3K followers
90	Baku, Azerbaijan	33	85.4K followers
91	Sofia, Bulgaria	33	273.9K followers
92	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	32	1.2M followers
93	Lisbon, Portugal	30	203.4K followers
94	Oslo, Norway	29	191.2K followers
95	Almaty, Kazakhstan	29	827.3K followers
96	Copenhagen, Denmark	28	204.9K followers
97	Moscow, Russia	28	1.2M followers
98	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	28	776.7K followers
99	Dublin, Ireland	28	122.8K followers
100	Osaka, Japan	28	656.5K followers
101	Almaty, Kazakhstan	26	827.3K followers
102	Helsinki, Finland	25	221.1K followers
103	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	24	1.1M followers
104	Taipei, Taiwan	23	1.5M followers
105	Pristina, Kosovo	22	112.4K followers
106	Kraków, Poland	22	602.1K followers
107	Rome, Italy	22	423K followers
108	Moscow, Russia	22	1.2M followers
109	Osaka, Japan	22	656.5K followers
110	Toronto, Canada	22	1.1M followers
111	Kobe, Japan	22	68K followers
112	Bangkok, Thailand	22	17.1M followers
113	Melbourne, Australia	18	851.1K followers
114	San Francisco, USA	18	1.1M followers
115	Bogota, Colombia	17	144.1K followers
116	Warsaw, Poland	17	811.8K followers
117	Kyiv, Ukraine	17	663.1K followers
118	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	17	1.1M followers
119	Sydney, Australia	16	1.8M followers
120	Portland, USA	16	435.4K followers
121	Seattle, USA	15	780.2K followers
122	Montreal, Canada	12	346.4K followers
123	Auckland, New Zealand	11	251.1K followers
124	Berlin, Germany	11	850.2K followers
125	Vancouver, Canada	10	557.4K followers