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	173	1.5M followers
2	Lahore, Pakistan	166	448.6K followers
3	Delhi, India	155	2.6M followers
4	Johannesburg, South Africa	149	34.8K followers
5	Kampala, Uganda	129	12.4K followers
6	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	129	5.5K followers
7	Wuhan, China	107	200.6K followers
8	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	106	73.6K followers
9	Santiago, Chile	105	55.5K followers
10	Baghdad, Iraq	94	90.6K followers
11	Kathmandu, Nepal	94	140.2K followers
12	Hanoi, Vietnam	94	2.9M followers
13	Hangzhou, China	93	246.2K followers
14	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	90	460.4K followers
15	Shanghai, China	84	2.7M followers
16	Algiers, Algeria	81	15.8K followers
17	Salt Lake City, USA	81	79.9K followers
18	Karachi, Pakistan	78	96.8K followers
19	Beijing, China	77	17.4M followers
20	Sao Paulo, Brazil	76	56.7K followers
21	Cairo, Egypt	75	85.8K followers
22	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	72	11.3K followers
23	Kuwait City, Kuwait	71	53.8K followers
24	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	70	41.5K followers
25	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	69	122.6K followers
26	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	69	361.8K followers
27	Kolkata, India	69	903K followers
28	Dublin, Ireland	69	38.3K followers
29	Incheon, South Korea	69	60.6K followers
30	Seoul, South Korea	69	16.7M followers
31	Doha, Qatar	67	103.1K followers
32	Dhaka, Bangladesh	67	154.3K followers
33	Melbourne, Australia	67	266.7K followers
34	Amsterdam, Netherlands	66	175.9K followers
35	Prague, Czech Republic	66	89.8K followers
36	Rotterdam, Netherlands	65	59.3K followers
37	Bratislava, Slovakia	65	27.4K followers
38	Guangzhou, China	65	1.3M followers
39	Medan, Indonesia	64	716.7K followers
40	Mumbai, India	63	1.1M followers
41	Accra, Ghana	63	8.4K followers
42	Kabul, Afghanistan	62	19.5K followers
43	Munich, Germany	62	218.7K followers
44	Milan, Italy	62	159.4K followers
45	Denver, USA	61	1.3M followers
46	Mexico City, Mexico	60	193.6K followers
47	Barcelona, Spain	60	194K followers
48	Sofia, Bulgaria	60	85.6K followers
49	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	60	836.5K followers
50	Manama, Bahrain	59	24.9K followers
51	Nice, France	59	188.8K followers
52	Istanbul, Turkey	59	173.8K followers
53	Detroit, USA	59	22.8K followers
54	Kraków, Poland	58	190.3K followers
55	Lima, Peru	58	21K followers
56	Bucharest, Romania	58	65.5K followers
57	Belgrade, Serbia	58	641K followers
58	Rome, Italy	57	131.5K followers
59	Ljubljana, Slovenia	56	64.4K followers
60	Toronto, Canada	56	356K followers
61	Dakar, Senegal	55	15.8K followers
62	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	55	245.4K followers
63	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	55	366.1K followers
64	Washington D.C., USA	55	53.9K followers
65	Bern, Switzerland	53	67.9K followers
66	Baku, Azerbaijan	53	26.8K followers
67	Warsaw, Poland	53	255.5K followers
68	Chengdu, China	53	1.7M followers
69	Shenzhen, China	53	267.2K followers
70	Busan, South Korea	53	432.2K followers
71	Chicago, USA	53	65.4K followers
72	Chiang Mai, Thailand	53	15.2M followers
73	New York, USA	53	1.8M followers
74	Lyon, France	52	220.7K followers
75	Nairobi, Kenya	52	24.5K followers
76	Los Angeles, USA	52	15.2M followers
77	Tehran, Iran	50	908.4K followers
78	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	50	191.2K followers
79	Skopje, North Macedonia	50	78.4K followers
80	Brussels, Belgium	49	109.8K followers
81	Athens, Greece	48	57.7K followers
82	Kuching, Malaysia	47	24.6K followers
83	Wrocław, Poland	47	140.2K followers
84	Zagreb, Croatia	47	84.5K followers
85	Paris, France	47	14.3M followers
86	Almaty, Kazakhstan	47	260.5K followers
87	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	45	49.8K followers
88	Yangon, Myanmar	44	71.6K followers
89	Pristina, Kosovo	44	35.2K followers
90	Vienna, Austria	44	150.9K followers
91	Montreal, Canada	44	105.1K followers
92	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	44	2.2M followers
93	London, United Kingdom	44	501.1K followers
94	Bangkok, Thailand	41	16.3M followers
95	Minneapolis, USA	40	27.6K followers
96	Manila, Philippines	39	113.7K followers
97	Budapest, Hungary	39	50K followers
98	Madrid, Spain	39	239.2K followers
99	Chongqing, China	39	158.4K followers
100	Houston, USA	38	41.3K followers
101	Singapore, Singapore	37	622.3K followers
102	Moscow, Russia	35	557.2K followers
103	Bogota, Colombia	33	45.2K followers
104	Taipei, Taiwan	33	778.8K followers
105	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	33	378K followers
106	Berlin, Germany	33	265.1K followers
107	Kyiv, Ukraine	31	204.6K followers
108	Portland, USA	31	124K followers
109	Oslo, Norway	28	59.6K followers
110	Birmingham, United Kingdom	26	115.5K followers
111	Copenhagen, Denmark	25	64.1K followers
112	Seattle, USA	24	231.9K followers
113	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	22	550.4K followers
114	Stockholm, Sweden	22	77.8K followers
115	Tokyo, Japan	22	1M followers
116	Lisbon, Portugal	20	63.3K followers
117	Helsinki, Finland	18	69.6K followers
118	San Francisco, USA	18	361.6K followers
119	Auckland, New Zealand	17	78.4K followers
120	Canberra, Australia	13	153.4K followers
121	Vancouver, Canada	12	167.6K followers
122	Sydney, Australia	12	1.2M followers
123	Osaka, Japan	11	206K followers
124	Kyoto, Japan	11	83.6K followers
125	Kobe, Japan	11	21.5K followers