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	Lahore, Pakistan	184	1.1M followers
2	Kuching, Malaysia	170	104.2K followers
3	Kolkata, India	169	1.6M followers
4	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	158	1.1M followers
5	Jakarta, Indonesia	155	2.2M followers
6	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	154	1.2M followers
7	Kabul, Afghanistan	153	62.6K followers
8	Singapore, Singapore	153	1.3M followers
9	Delhi, India	153	3.3M followers
10	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	149	2.9M followers
11	Doha, Qatar	127	330K followers
12	Hanoi, Vietnam	119	3.6M followers
13	Kathmandu, Nepal	110	447.6K followers
14	Jerusalem, Israel	108	98.6K followers
15	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	108	18.1K followers
16	Kuwait City, Kuwait	102	172K followers
17	Wuhan, China	97	643.6K followers
18	Dhaka, Bangladesh	97	492K followers
19	Hangzhou, China	96	790.6K followers
20	Guangzhou, China	95	2M followers
21	Manama, Bahrain	93	80K followers
22	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	92	394.4K followers
23	Manila, Philippines	91	373.7K followers
24	Kampala, Uganda	82	39.5K followers
25	Karachi, Pakistan	82	308.6K followers
26	Shenzhen, China	80	862.7K followers
27	Chengdu, China	79	2.4M followers
28	Baghdad, Iraq	77	292K followers
29	Santiago, Chile	76	178.4K followers
30	Dakar, Senegal	75	50.7K followers
31	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	75	1.5M followers
32	Beijing, China	69	18.3M followers
33	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	69	133.4K followers
34	Shanghai, China	68	3.4M followers
35	Medan, Indonesia	66	1.4M followers
36	Amsterdam, Netherlands	66	564.5K followers
37	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	66	608.2K followers
38	Accra, Ghana	66	27.3K followers
39	Rotterdam, Netherlands	64	188.4K followers
40	Skopje, North Macedonia	63	250.1K followers
41	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	63	1.2M followers
42	Sao Paulo, Brazil	62	181.6K followers
43	Belgrade, Serbia	62	1.3M followers
44	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	60	36.5K followers
45	Mumbai, India	59	1.8M followers
46	Cairo, Egypt	58	276.8K followers
47	Taipei, Taiwan	56	1.5M followers
48	Athens, Greece	56	188.2K followers
49	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	55	1.1M followers
50	Istanbul, Turkey	55	554.8K followers
51	Johannesburg, South Africa	54	110.9K followers
52	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	54	236.5K followers
53	Bucharest, Romania	54	211.1K followers
54	Tehran, Iran	53	1.6M followers
55	Kyiv, Ukraine	53	668.9K followers
56	Osaka, Japan	53	661.1K followers
57	Kyoto, Japan	53	266.9K followers
58	London, United Kingdom	53	1.2M followers
59	Pristina, Kosovo	52	113.1K followers
60	Almaty, Kazakhstan	51	832.1K followers
61	Busan, South Korea	50	1.1M followers
62	Sofia, Bulgaria	48	275K followers
63	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	47	1.1M followers
64	Incheon, South Korea	45	193.4K followers
65	Mexico City, Mexico	44	620.1K followers
66	Budapest, Hungary	44	161.6K followers
67	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	44	780.7K followers
68	Kobe, Japan	44	68.4K followers
69	Lisbon, Portugal	42	205.2K followers
70	Kraków, Poland	42	603.9K followers
71	Vancouver, Canada	42	561K followers
72	Seoul, South Korea	41	17.6M followers
73	Houston, USA	40	134.2K followers
74	Brussels, Belgium	39	351.4K followers
75	Baku, Azerbaijan	39	86K followers
76	Milan, Italy	39	512.2K followers
77	Ljubljana, Slovenia	39	206K followers
78	Berlin, Germany	39	855.7K followers
79	Chongqing, China	39	505K followers
80	Portland, USA	39	439.9K followers
81	Bangkok, Thailand	39	17.2M followers
82	Bern, Switzerland	38	220.1K followers
83	Lima, Peru	38	67.6K followers
84	Los Angeles, USA	38	16.2M followers
85	Washington D.C., USA	37	178K followers
86	Bogota, Colombia	36	144.7K followers
87	Nice, France	36	598.8K followers
88	Paris, France	36	15.2M followers
89	Wrocław, Poland	35	443.1K followers
90	Nairobi, Kenya	35	78.7K followers
91	Denver, USA	35	2M followers
92	Seattle, USA	35	784.2K followers
93	Warsaw, Poland	34	815.7K followers
94	Prague, Czech Republic	34	287.8K followers
95	Algiers, Algeria	33	50.3K followers
96	Moscow, Russia	33	1.2M followers
97	Bratislava, Slovakia	31	87.6K followers
98	Chicago, USA	31	223.8K followers
99	Munich, Germany	30	696K followers
100	Barcelona, Spain	30	619.1K followers
101	Stockholm, Sweden	29	250.7K followers
102	Zagreb, Croatia	28	271.1K followers
103	Vienna, Austria	28	483.5K followers
104	Madrid, Spain	28	775K followers
105	Tokyo, Japan	28	1.7M followers
106	Helsinki, Finland	27	222.1K followers
107	Oslo, Norway	27	192.7K followers
108	New York, USA	27	2.5M followers
109	Birmingham, United Kingdom	26	365.2K followers
110	Melbourne, Australia	26	857.2K followers
111	Sydney, Australia	26	1.9M followers
112	Minneapolis, USA	26	93.6K followers
113	San Francisco, USA	26	1.1M followers
114	Copenhagen, Denmark	25	206.4K followers
115	Lyon, France	25	701.2K followers
116	Canberra, Australia	24	496.4K followers
117	Yangon, Myanmar	22	230.8K followers
118	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22	16M followers
119	Dublin, Ireland	21	123.7K followers
120	Rome, Italy	20	427.3K followers
121	Toronto, Canada	18	1.1M followers
122	Salt Lake City, USA	18	264.5K followers
123	Detroit, USA	16	76.1K followers
124	Auckland, New Zealand	13	254.2K followers
125	Montreal, Canada	13	348.9K followers