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	179	5.5K followers
2	Jakarta, Indonesia	172	1.5M followers
3	Kathmandu, Nepal	140	139.6K followers
4	Wuhan, China	137	199.4K followers
5	Kampala, Uganda	128	12.3K followers
6	Chengdu, China	123	1.7M followers
7	Kolkata, India	115	902.2K followers
8	Dhaka, Bangladesh	112	153.7K followers
9	Santiago, Chile	98	55K followers
10	Lahore, Pakistan	94	447.4K followers
11	Shanghai, China	92	2.7M followers
12	Chongqing, China	92	157.6K followers
13	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	91	832.1K followers
14	Delhi, India	90	2.6M followers
15	Hangzhou, China	85	244.3K followers
16	Karachi, Pakistan	81	96.4K followers
17	Istanbul, Turkey	77	173K followers
18	Algiers, Algeria	75	15.8K followers
19	Manama, Bahrain	74	24.7K followers
20	Busan, South Korea	73	430K followers
21	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	71	122K followers
22	Helsinki, Finland	70	69.4K followers
23	Dakar, Senegal	70	15.7K followers
24	Tehran, Iran	69	905.5K followers
25	Baku, Azerbaijan	69	26.6K followers
26	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	69	49.5K followers
27	Lima, Peru	69	20.8K followers
28	Kuwait City, Kuwait	68	53.5K followers
29	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	68	2.2M followers
30	Jerusalem, Israel	66	30.9K followers
31	Singapore, Singapore	66	619.7K followers
32	Los Angeles, USA	66	15.2M followers
33	Mexico City, Mexico	65	192.6K followers
34	Kraków, Poland	65	189.8K followers
35	Baghdad, Iraq	64	89.9K followers
36	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	64	360.1K followers
37	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	64	457.7K followers
38	Mumbai, India	62	1.1M followers
39	Cairo, Egypt	60	85.3K followers
40	Warsaw, Poland	60	254.3K followers
41	Chicago, USA	60	64.7K followers
42	Doha, Qatar	56	102.6K followers
43	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	56	73.2K followers
44	Guangzhou, China	56	1.3M followers
45	Kabul, Afghanistan	55	19.4K followers
46	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	53	364.3K followers
47	Hanoi, Vietnam	53	2.9M followers
48	New York, USA	53	1.8M followers
49	Accra, Ghana	52	8.4K followers
50	Bucharest, Romania	52	65.1K followers
51	Bogota, Colombia	51	45K followers
52	Montreal, Canada	51	104.2K followers
53	Moscow, Russia	50	553.6K followers
54	Nairobi, Kenya	48	24.4K followers
55	Washington D.C., USA	48	53.4K followers
56	Denver, USA	47	1.3M followers
57	Athens, Greece	46	57.2K followers
58	Salt Lake City, USA	45	76.4K followers
59	Shenzhen, China	44	264.4K followers
60	Seoul, South Korea	44	16.6M followers
61	Kuching, Malaysia	43	24.6K followers
62	Auckland, New Zealand	43	77.8K followers
63	Stockholm, Sweden	43	77.3K followers
64	Toronto, Canada	43	353.5K followers
65	Oslo, Norway	42	59.3K followers
66	Medan, Indonesia	41	715.9K followers
67	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	41	41.3K followers
68	Minneapolis, USA	40	27.4K followers
69	Detroit, USA	39	22.7K followers
70	Belgrade, Serbia	39	638.1K followers
71	Tokyo, Japan	39	1M followers
72	Rotterdam, Netherlands	38	59.1K followers
73	Kyiv, Ukraine	38	203.4K followers
74	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	38	244.6K followers
75	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	37	11.3K followers
76	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	36	548K followers
77	Nice, France	35	188.3K followers
78	Madrid, Spain	35	238K followers
79	San Francisco, USA	35	359.2K followers
80	Amsterdam, Netherlands	34	175K followers
81	Johannesburg, South Africa	33	34.7K followers
82	Pristina, Kosovo	33	35K followers
83	Taipei, Taiwan	33	775.6K followers
84	Sao Paulo, Brazil	33	56.4K followers
85	Beijing, China	33	17.3M followers
86	Wrocław, Poland	32	140K followers
87	Incheon, South Korea	32	60.4K followers
88	Rome, Italy	31	130.4K followers
89	Portland, USA	30	122.2K followers
90	Seattle, USA	30	229.9K followers
91	Bern, Switzerland	29	67.4K followers
92	Bratislava, Slovakia	29	27.3K followers
93	Munich, Germany	29	218K followers
94	Vienna, Austria	29	150.2K followers
95	Yangon, Myanmar	28	71.1K followers
96	Birmingham, United Kingdom	28	115.3K followers
97	Lisbon, Portugal	28	62.9K followers
98	Milan, Italy	28	158.5K followers
99	Paris, France	28	14.3M followers
100	Prague, Czech Republic	28	89.4K followers
101	Sofia, Bulgaria	28	85.2K followers
102	Ljubljana, Slovenia	27	64.1K followers
103	Bangkok, Thailand	27	16.2M followers
104	Vancouver, Canada	26	166.3K followers
105	Berlin, Germany	24	263.3K followers
106	Brussels, Belgium	23	109.3K followers
107	Barcelona, Spain	23	193.3K followers
108	Manila, Philippines	22	113.1K followers
109	Skopje, North Macedonia	22	78.1K followers
110	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	22	376.6K followers
111	Kyoto, Japan	22	83.2K followers
112	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22	15.2M followers
113	Houston, USA	21	41K followers
114	London, United Kingdom	21	497.5K followers
115	Lyon, France	20	220.1K followers
116	Dublin, Ireland	19	38K followers
117	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	17	190.5K followers
118	Zagreb, Croatia	17	84.1K followers
119	Budapest, Hungary	17	49.6K followers
120	Osaka, Japan	17	204.8K followers
121	Kobe, Japan	17	21.4K followers
122	Canberra, Australia	11	152.4K followers
123	Melbourne, Australia	11	265K followers
124	Sydney, Australia	10	1.2M followers