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	169	5.5K followers
2	Santiago, Chile	159	55K followers
3	Dhaka, Bangladesh	153	153.7K followers
4	Jakarta, Indonesia	145	1.5M followers
5	Kolkata, India	124	902.3K followers
6	Delhi, India	113	2.6M followers
7	Dakar, Senegal	103	15.7K followers
8	Cairo, Egypt	95	85.4K followers
9	Wuhan, China	90	199.6K followers
10	Lahore, Pakistan	90	447.6K followers
11	Karachi, Pakistan	86	96.5K followers
12	Sao Paulo, Brazil	85	56.5K followers
13	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	84	122.1K followers
14	Kathmandu, Nepal	83	139.7K followers
15	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	79	11.3K followers
16	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	75	457.9K followers
17	Manama, Bahrain	74	24.8K followers
18	Kuwait City, Kuwait	74	53.5K followers
19	Baghdad, Iraq	72	90K followers
20	Hangzhou, China	72	244.6K followers
21	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	69	364.5K followers
22	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	68	244.6K followers
23	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	68	2.2M followers
24	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	68	832.5K followers
25	Athens, Greece	66	57.3K followers
26	Guangzhou, China	64	1.3M followers
27	Mumbai, India	63	1.1M followers
28	Kampala, Uganda	62	12.3K followers
29	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	62	73.2K followers
30	Sofia, Bulgaria	62	85.3K followers
31	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	61	360.3K followers
32	Hanoi, Vietnam	61	2.9M followers
33	Shanghai, China	61	2.7M followers
34	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	60	49.5K followers
35	Johannesburg, South Africa	60	34.7K followers
36	Chongqing, China	60	157.7K followers
37	Skopje, North Macedonia	59	78.1K followers
38	Istanbul, Turkey	58	173.1K followers
39	Belgrade, Serbia	58	638.4K followers
40	Salt Lake City, USA	58	76.5K followers
41	Pristina, Kosovo	56	35K followers
42	Taipei, Taiwan	56	775.9K followers
43	Moscow, Russia	56	553.8K followers
44	Jerusalem, Israel	55	30.9K followers
45	Doha, Qatar	55	102.6K followers
46	Kyiv, Ukraine	54	203.5K followers
47	Madrid, Spain	54	238.1K followers
48	Yangon, Myanmar	53	71.2K followers
49	Warsaw, Poland	53	254.4K followers
50	Kraków, Poland	53	189.9K followers
51	Dublin, Ireland	53	38.1K followers
52	Barcelona, Spain	53	193.3K followers
53	Incheon, South Korea	53	60.4K followers
54	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	53	41.3K followers
55	Busan, South Korea	53	430.2K followers
56	Seoul, South Korea	53	16.6M followers
57	Mexico City, Mexico	52	192.7K followers
58	Bucharest, Romania	52	65.1K followers
59	Almaty, Kazakhstan	52	259.6K followers
60	Baku, Azerbaijan	50	26.7K followers
61	Lima, Peru	46	20.9K followers
62	Denver, USA	46	1.3M followers
63	Chicago, USA	46	64.8K followers
64	Los Angeles, USA	45	15.2M followers
65	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	44	190.6K followers
66	Shenzhen, China	44	264.7K followers
67	Nairobi, Kenya	44	24.4K followers
68	Houston, USA	44	41.1K followers
69	Minneapolis, USA	44	27.4K followers
70	Tokyo, Japan	44	1M followers
71	Kuching, Malaysia	42	24.6K followers
72	Wrocław, Poland	42	140K followers
73	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	42	548.2K followers
74	Helsinki, Finland	41	69.4K followers
75	Chengdu, China	40	1.7M followers
76	Kabul, Afghanistan	39	19.4K followers
77	Algiers, Algeria	39	15.8K followers
78	Accra, Ghana	39	8.4K followers
79	Milan, Italy	39	158.6K followers
80	Ljubljana, Slovenia	39	64.1K followers
81	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	39	376.8K followers
82	Canberra, Australia	39	152.5K followers
83	New York, USA	37	1.8M followers
84	Detroit, USA	36	22.7K followers
85	Amsterdam, Netherlands	35	175.1K followers
86	Paris, France	35	14.3M followers
87	Oslo, Norway	33	59.3K followers
88	Kyoto, Japan	33	83.3K followers
89	Beijing, China	33	17.3M followers
90	Chiang Mai, Thailand	33	15.2M followers
91	Bogota, Colombia	32	45K followers
92	Toronto, Canada	32	353.8K followers
93	Washington D.C., USA	32	53.5K followers
94	Brussels, Belgium	31	109.3K followers
95	Nice, France	31	188.4K followers
96	Bern, Switzerland	30	67.5K followers
97	Vienna, Austria	30	150.3K followers
98	Lisbon, Portugal	29	62.9K followers
99	Rome, Italy	29	130.5K followers
100	Singapore, Singapore	29	620K followers
101	Manila, Philippines	28	113.1K followers
102	Medan, Indonesia	28	716K followers
103	Tehran, Iran	28	905.9K followers
104	Birmingham, United Kingdom	28	115.3K followers
105	Munich, Germany	28	218.1K followers
106	Berlin, Germany	28	263.4K followers
107	London, United Kingdom	28	497.9K followers
108	Bangkok, Thailand	28	16.2M followers
109	Lyon, France	27	220.2K followers
110	San Francisco, USA	26	359.4K followers
111	Seattle, USA	25	230.1K followers
112	Bratislava, Slovakia	23	27.3K followers
113	Vancouver, Canada	23	166.4K followers
114	Portland, USA	23	122.3K followers
115	Rotterdam, Netherlands	22	59.1K followers
116	Zagreb, Croatia	22	84.1K followers
117	Budapest, Hungary	22	49.7K followers
118	Osaka, Japan	22	204.9K followers
119	Prague, Czech Republic	22	89.5K followers
120	Kobe, Japan	22	21.4K followers
121	Sydney, Australia	22	1.2M followers
122	Auckland, New Zealand	21	77.8K followers
123	Montreal, Canada	17	104.4K followers
124	Melbourne, Australia	14	265.2K followers
125	Stockholm, Sweden	12	77.3K followers