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	Jakarta, Indonesia	156	1.5M followers
2	Delhi, India	155	2.6M followers
3	Beijing, China	153	17.4M followers
4	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	147	5.5K followers
5	Lahore, Pakistan	145	448.7K followers
6	Wuhan, China	142	200.7K followers
7	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	117	73.6K followers
8	Jerusalem, Israel	115	31K followers
9	Milan, Italy	107	159.5K followers
10	Prague, Czech Republic	106	89.9K followers
11	Berlin, Germany	104	265.3K followers
12	Budapest, Hungary	103	50K followers
13	Santiago, Chile	102	55.5K followers
14	Zagreb, Croatia	101	84.5K followers
15	Kolkata, India	99	903K followers
16	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	99	460.6K followers
17	Lyon, France	97	220.7K followers
18	Ljubljana, Slovenia	93	64.4K followers
19	Copenhagen, Denmark	92	64.1K followers
20	Lima, Peru	89	21K followers
21	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	88	11.3K followers
22	Dhaka, Bangladesh	88	154.3K followers
23	Mexico City, Mexico	87	193.6K followers
24	Hangzhou, China	84	246.4K followers
25	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	82	362K followers
26	Karachi, Pakistan	82	96.8K followers
27	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	82	41.5K followers
28	Kathmandu, Nepal	79	140.3K followers
29	Bratislava, Slovakia	78	27.4K followers
30	Vienna, Austria	77	151.1K followers
31	Doha, Qatar	75	103.1K followers
32	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	75	836.9K followers
33	Manama, Bahrain	73	24.9K followers
34	Kampala, Uganda	73	12.4K followers
35	Cairo, Egypt	73	85.9K followers
36	Munich, Germany	72	218.8K followers
37	New York, USA	71	1.8M followers
38	Accra, Ghana	68	8.4K followers
39	Nairobi, Kenya	68	24.5K followers
40	Dakar, Senegal	67	15.8K followers
41	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	65	191.2K followers
42	Denver, USA	65	1.3M followers
43	Algiers, Algeria	64	15.8K followers
44	Wrocław, Poland	64	140.3K followers
45	Shanghai, China	64	2.7M followers
46	Johannesburg, South Africa	62	34.8K followers
47	Incheon, South Korea	62	60.6K followers
48	Seoul, South Korea	62	16.7M followers
49	Bern, Switzerland	61	67.9K followers
50	Kraków, Poland	60	190.4K followers
51	Guangzhou, China	60	1.3M followers
52	Chengdu, China	59	1.7M followers
53	Chicago, USA	59	65.4K followers
54	Chongqing, China	59	158.5K followers
55	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	58	366.2K followers
56	Melbourne, Australia	57	266.9K followers
57	Baku, Azerbaijan	56	26.8K followers
58	Warsaw, Poland	56	255.6K followers
59	Shenzhen, China	56	267.4K followers
60	Istanbul, Turkey	56	173.8K followers
61	Kuwait City, Kuwait	55	53.8K followers
62	Baghdad, Iraq	55	90.6K followers
63	Bucharest, Romania	55	65.5K followers
64	Washington D.C., USA	55	53.9K followers
65	Hanoi, Vietnam	55	2.9M followers
66	Athens, Greece	54	57.7K followers
67	Barcelona, Spain	54	194.1K followers
68	Almaty, Kazakhstan	54	260.6K followers
69	Montreal, Canada	53	105.2K followers
70	Madrid, Spain	53	239.3K followers
71	Kyiv, Ukraine	51	205.2K followers
72	Houston, USA	51	41.4K followers
73	Mumbai, India	50	1.1M followers
74	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	50	122.7K followers
75	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	50	245.4K followers
76	Belgrade, Serbia	50	641.3K followers
77	Nice, France	48	188.8K followers
78	Detroit, USA	48	22.8K followers
79	Brussels, Belgium	44	109.9K followers
80	Paris, France	44	14.3M followers
81	Sao Paulo, Brazil	44	56.8K followers
82	Kyoto, Japan	44	83.6K followers
83	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	44	2.2M followers
84	Skopje, North Macedonia	43	78.4K followers
85	Singapore, Singapore	43	622.5K followers
86	Amsterdam, Netherlands	41	176K followers
87	Tehran, Iran	39	908.6K followers
88	Osaka, Japan	39	206.1K followers
89	Kobe, Japan	39	21.5K followers
90	Salt Lake City, USA	39	80.1K followers
91	Helsinki, Finland	38	69.7K followers
92	Toronto, Canada	38	356.1K followers
93	Stockholm, Sweden	37	77.8K followers
94	Oslo, Norway	37	59.7K followers
95	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	36	550.6K followers
96	Taipei, Taiwan	36	779.1K followers
97	Rome, Italy	36	131.6K followers
98	Birmingham, United Kingdom	35	115.5K followers
99	Minneapolis, USA	35	27.7K followers
100	Rotterdam, Netherlands	34	59.4K followers
101	Kuching, Malaysia	33	24.6K followers
102	Yangon, Myanmar	33	71.6K followers
103	Pristina, Kosovo	33	35.2K followers
104	Lisbon, Portugal	32	63.3K followers
105	London, United Kingdom	32	501.4K followers
106	Kabul, Afghanistan	31	19.5K followers
107	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	28	378.2K followers
108	Busan, South Korea	28	432.4K followers
109	Tokyo, Japan	28	1M followers
110	Sydney, Australia	26	1.2M followers
111	Los Angeles, USA	26	15.2M followers
112	Dublin, Ireland	23	38.3K followers
113	Bangkok, Thailand	23	16.3M followers
114	Manila, Philippines	22	113.7K followers
115	Medan, Indonesia	22	716.8K followers
116	Sofia, Bulgaria	22	85.6K followers
117	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22	15.2M followers
118	San Francisco, USA	19	361.8K followers
119	Seattle, USA	18	232.1K followers
120	Moscow, Russia	17	557.4K followers
121	Bogota, Colombia	12	45.2K followers
122	Auckland, New Zealand	12	78.4K followers
123	Canberra, Australia	11	153.5K followers
124	Vancouver, Canada	11	167.7K followers
125	Portland, USA	11	124.1K followers