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Air quality in China

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

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time China most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of China

Kizilsu

460

2
The national flag of China

Kashgar

416

3
The national flag of China

Harbin

290

4
The national flag of China

Jiamusi

275

5
The national flag of China

Benxi

260

6
The national flag of China

Anshan

239

7
The national flag of China

Fushun

231

8
The national flag of China

Liaoyang

230

9
The national flag of China

Dandong

225

10
The national flag of China

Panjin

196

2025 China most polluted city

Hotan, Xinjiang

189

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time China cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of China

Enshi

14

2
The national flag of China

Laibin

17

3
The national flag of China

Liuzhou

17

4
The national flag of China

Pingxiang

17

5
The national flag of China

Yichang

17

6
The national flag of China

Yichun

17

7
The national flag of China

Yichun

18

8
The national flag of China

Dali

19

9
The national flag of China

Hezhou

22

10
The national flag of China

Xilin Gol

22

2025 China cleanest city

Ngari, Tibet

29

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is China?

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In 2025 in China, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 5.9 times 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 China

Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
The national flag of China

Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
The national flag of China

Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
The national flag of China

Chad

17,179,740

146

5
The national flag of China

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
The national flag of China

India

1,407,563,842

134

7
The national flag of China

Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
The national flag of China

Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
The national flag of China

Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
The national flag of China

Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

20
The national flag of China

China

1,412,360,000

89

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 China global rank in air pollution

20/143

Wildfires in China

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