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Air quality in China

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in China • 18:56, Nov 14

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time China most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of China

Xianyang

254

2
The national flag of China

Weinan

252

3
The national flag of China

Xian

248

4
The national flag of China

Dalian

244

5
The national flag of China

Xingtai

221

6
The national flag of China

Shijiazhuang

214

7
The national flag of China

Zibo

208

8
The national flag of China

Fushun

204

9
The national flag of China

Anshan

202

10
The national flag of China

Baoding

202

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

Chaozhou

17

2
The national flag of China

Shenzhen

17

3
The national flag of China

Shihezi

17

4
The national flag of China

Karamay

19

5
The national flag of China

Putian

20

6
The national flag of China

Chuxiong

22

7
The national flag of China

Dali

22

8
The national flag of China

Diqingzhou

22

9
The national flag of China

Fuzhou

22

10
The national flag of China

Huangshan

22

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

Real-time information

Active fires

4