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	322	5.5K followers
2	Kolkata, India	152	902K followers
3	Lahore, Pakistan	151	447K followers
4	Manila, Philippines	127	112.9K followers
5	Shanghai, China	126	2.7M followers
6	Seoul, South Korea	116	16.6M followers
7	Johannesburg, South Africa	110	34.6K followers
8	Baghdad, Iraq	110	89.7K followers
9	Dhaka, Bangladesh	105	153.5K followers
10	Incheon, South Korea	102	60.3K followers
11	Jakarta, Indonesia	95	1.5M followers
12	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	94	456.9K followers
13	Kampala, Uganda	92	12.3K followers
14	Dakar, Senegal	90	15.6K followers
15	Kabul, Afghanistan	88	19.4K followers
16	Chengdu, China	84	1.7M followers
17	Santiago, Chile	84	54.7K followers
18	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	83	121.7K followers
19	Karachi, Pakistan	82	96.3K followers
20	Cairo, Egypt	81	85.1K followers
21	Manama, Bahrain	75	24.7K followers
22	Nairobi, Kenya	75	24.4K followers
23	Tehran, Iran	74	903.6K followers
24	Kuwait City, Kuwait	74	53.4K followers
25	Doha, Qatar	74	102.4K followers
26	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	74	73.1K followers
27	Hangzhou, China	74	243.7K followers
28	Wuhan, China	73	198.9K followers
29	Milan, Italy	73	158.2K followers
30	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	72	190.3K followers
31	Baku, Azerbaijan	69	26.6K followers
32	Taipei, Taiwan	68	774.3K followers
33	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	67	11.2K followers
34	Istanbul, Turkey	66	172.7K followers
35	Jerusalem, Israel	65	30.9K followers
36	Houston, USA	65	40.9K followers
37	Kathmandu, Nepal	64	139.4K followers
38	Athens, Greece	64	57.1K followers
39	Paris, France	62	14.3M followers
40	Hanoi, Vietnam	62	2.8M followers
41	Singapore, Singapore	61	618.9K followers
42	Busan, South Korea	61	429K followers
43	Madrid, Spain	60	237.6K followers
44	Guangzhou, China	60	1.3M followers
45	London, United Kingdom	60	496.3K followers
46	Bern, Switzerland	58	67.3K followers
47	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	58	359.3K followers
48	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	58	363.7K followers
49	Mumbai, India	57	1.1M followers
50	Yangon, Myanmar	56	70.9K followers
51	Mexico City, Mexico	56	192.3K followers
52	Skopje, North Macedonia	56	78K followers
53	Delhi, India	56	2.6M followers
54	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	56	41.2K followers
55	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	56	830.5K followers
56	Lima, Peru	55	20.8K followers
57	Chongqing, China	55	157.2K followers
58	Lyon, France	54	219.9K followers
59	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	53	49.5K followers
60	Kobe, Japan	53	21.4K followers
61	Birmingham, United Kingdom	52	115.2K followers
62	Barcelona, Spain	52	193K followers
63	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	52	2.2M followers
64	Nice, France	51	188.2K followers
65	Salt Lake City, USA	51	76.2K followers
66	Algiers, Algeria	50	15.7K followers
67	Rome, Italy	50	130K followers
68	Shenzhen, China	50	263.3K followers
69	Denver, USA	49	1.3M followers
70	Brussels, Belgium	48	109.1K followers
71	Lisbon, Portugal	48	62.7K followers
72	Accra, Ghana	47	8.4K followers
73	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	47	547.2K followers
74	Beijing, China	47	17.3M followers
75	Ljubljana, Slovenia	45	64K followers
76	Minneapolis, USA	45	27.2K followers
77	Bratislava, Slovakia	44	27.2K followers
78	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	44	376.1K followers
79	Bangkok, Thailand	44	16.2M followers
80	Munich, Germany	43	217.7K followers
81	Zagreb, Croatia	43	84K followers
82	Kuching, Malaysia	42	24.6K followers
83	Vienna, Austria	42	150K followers
84	Amsterdam, Netherlands	41	174.7K followers
85	Rotterdam, Netherlands	40	59K followers
86	Osaka, Japan	39	204.4K followers
87	Kyoto, Japan	39	83.1K followers
88	Bucharest, Romania	39	64.9K followers
89	Tokyo, Japan	39	1M followers
90	Washington D.C., USA	38	53.3K followers
91	Budapest, Hungary	37	49.6K followers
92	Prague, Czech Republic	37	89.3K followers
93	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	36	244.3K followers
94	Sao Paulo, Brazil	36	56.4K followers
95	Belgrade, Serbia	36	637.2K followers
96	Wrocław, Poland	35	139.9K followers
97	Portland, USA	34	121.8K followers
98	Copenhagen, Denmark	33	63.6K followers
99	Chicago, USA	31	64.5K followers
100	Helsinki, Finland	30	69.3K followers
101	Oslo, Norway	30	59.2K followers
102	Dublin, Ireland	29	37.9K followers
103	Berlin, Germany	29	262.7K followers
104	New York, USA	29	1.8M followers
105	Pristina, Kosovo	28	35K followers
106	Detroit, USA	28	22.7K followers
107	Los Angeles, USA	27	15.1M followers
108	Moscow, Russia	26	552.5K followers
109	Toronto, Canada	26	352.6K followers
110	Almaty, Kazakhstan	26	259.2K followers
111	Bogota, Colombia	25	44.9K followers
112	Seattle, USA	23	229.5K followers
113	Vancouver, Canada	22	165.9K followers
114	Sofia, Bulgaria	22	85.1K followers
115	Kraków, Poland	18	189.7K followers
116	San Francisco, USA	18	358.7K followers
117	Medan, Indonesia	17	715.6K followers
118	Stockholm, Sweden	17	77.1K followers
119	Canberra, Australia	16	152K followers
120	Montreal, Canada	16	103.9K followers
121	Melbourne, Australia	15	264.6K followers
122	Kyiv, Ukraine	12	202.9K followers
123	Auckland, New Zealand	11	77.5K followers
124	Sydney, Australia	11	1.2M followers
125	Warsaw, Poland	6	253.9K followers
126	Chiang Mai, Thailand	6	15.2M followers