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Air quality in Australia

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Australia • 20:33, Nov 01

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Australia most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Australia

Darwin

58

2
The national flag of Australia

Singleton

57

3
The national flag of Australia

Wollongong

55

4
The national flag of Australia

Brooklyn

46

5
The national flag of Australia

Rocklea

44

6
The national flag of Australia

Footscray

39

7
The national flag of Australia

Newcastle

39

8
The national flag of Australia

Kingsville

38

9
The national flag of Australia

Merriwa

38

10
The national flag of Australia

Brisbane

37

2025 Australia most polluted city

Collie, Western Australia

55

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Australia cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Australia

Alkimos

2

2
The national flag of Australia

Port Melbourne

3

3
The national flag of Australia

Bunbury

8

4
The national flag of Australia

Orange

16

5
The national flag of Australia

Melbourne

17

6
The national flag of Australia

Adelaide

18

7
The national flag of Australia

Katoomba

18

8
The national flag of Australia

Newcastle

19

9
The national flag of Australia

Sydney

19

10
The national flag of Australia

Armidale

20

2025 Australia cleanest city

Broken Hill, New South Wales

10

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is Australia?

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In 2025 in Australia, the annual PM2.5 concentration met 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 Australia

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of Australia

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of Australia

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of Australia

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of Australia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of Australia

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of Australia

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of Australia

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of Australia

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of Australia

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

134
The national flag of Australia

Australia

25,688,079

24

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 Australia global rank in air pollution

134/143

Wildfires in Australia

Real-time information

Active fires

4