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Air quality in China

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in China • 03:17, Nov 13

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time China most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of China

Harbin

264

2
The national flag of China

Fuxin

221

3
The national flag of China

Weinan

214

4
The national flag of China

Qitaihe

201

5
The national flag of China

Yingkou

201

6
The national flag of China

Xian

197

7
The national flag of China

Langfang

196

8
The national flag of China

Qinhuangdao

192

9
The national flag of China

Tangshan

191

10
The national flag of China

Jinzhou

190

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

Karamay

17

2
The national flag of China

Nujiang

20

3
The national flag of China

Danzhou

22

4
The national flag of China

Lincang

22

5
The national flag of China

Puer

26

6
The national flag of China

Wenshan

26

7
The national flag of China

Qinzhou

28

8
The national flag of China

Qionghai

28

9
The national flag of China

Wanning

28

10
The national flag of China

Chuxiong

29

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

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