Air quality in India
Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in India • 17:54, Nov 07
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Central Pollution Control BoardDelhi Pollution Control CommitteeU.S. Embassy in New DelhiWest Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB)American Embassy School in New DelhiSumit AgarwalIBLucaEmbassy of Belgium in New DelhiU.S. Consulate General in MumbaiBhaaneOLD GHAZIABADDaniel ITLShadRaoul BajajTAQI IndiGoAnand NiketanORTHOCAREfrantyckGreen PlanetSKPlane Software, Inc.ZipThruImmigration Pvt Ltd AQITom ArantSBAnonymous IQ Air outdoor- Norway EmbassyMoreTasksKarnataka and Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board AAQMSniranjan08Rakesh RaiAnonymous contributor
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Live most polluted city ranking
Real-time India most polluted city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Delhi | 260 | |
| 2 | Kolkata | 243 | |
| 3 | Gurugram | 241 | |
| 4 | Sodpur | 238 | |
| 5 | Titagarh | 218 | |
| 6 | Kultali | 217 | |
| 7 | Madhyamgram | 216 | |
| 8 | Masila | 211 | |
| 9 | Ula | 207 | |
| 10 | Konnagar | 203 |
2025 India most polluted city
| Loni, Uttar Pradesh | 191 |
Live cleanest city ranking
Real-time India cleanest city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengaluru | 34 | |
| 2 | Mumbai | 119 | |
| 3 | Jammu | 159 | |
| 4 | Islampur | 167 | |
| 5 | Shrirampur | 173 | |
| 6 | Dam Dam | 179 | |
| 7 | Durgapur | 184 | |
| 8 | Srinagar | 184 | |
| 9 | Haldia | 185 | |
| 10 | Kandi | 186 |
2025 India cleanest city
| Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | 62 |
2025 India air quality
2025 country air quality average
How polluted is India?
In 2025 in India, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 9.8 times the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.
2025 AQI⁺ country ranking
Which country had the worst air quality in 2025?
Worldwide PM2.5 ranking
2025 India global rank in air pollution
6/143
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Which is the most polluted state in India?
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- Andhra Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
