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	175	448.9K followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	158	5.5K followers
3	Delhi, India	122	2.6M followers
4	Kampala, Uganda	117	12.4K followers
5	Jerusalem, Israel	116	31K followers
6	Jakarta, Indonesia	113	1.5M followers
7	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	110	11.3K followers
8	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	110	837.3K followers
9	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	105	122.7K followers
10	Bratislava, Slovakia	103	27.4K followers
11	Mexico City, Mexico	102	193.7K followers
12	Kolkata, India	99	903.1K followers
13	Kuwait City, Kuwait	94	53.8K followers
14	Santiago, Chile	88	55.6K followers
15	New York, USA	88	1.8M followers
16	Kabul, Afghanistan	84	19.6K followers
17	Chengdu, China	83	1.7M followers
18	Dhaka, Bangladesh	83	154.4K followers
19	Johannesburg, South Africa	82	34.8K followers
20	Karachi, Pakistan	82	96.9K followers
21	Cairo, Egypt	79	85.9K followers
22	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	75	460.9K followers
23	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	73	362.2K followers
24	Beijing, China	73	17.4M followers
25	Kyoto, Japan	72	83.7K followers
26	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	70	41.5K followers
27	Manama, Bahrain	69	24.9K followers
28	Osaka, Japan	68	206.2K followers
29	Seoul, South Korea	68	16.7M followers
30	Prague, Czech Republic	67	90K followers
31	Zagreb, Croatia	66	84.6K followers
32	Kobe, Japan	66	21.5K followers
33	Sao Paulo, Brazil	65	56.8K followers
34	Medan, Indonesia	64	716.9K followers
35	Tehran, Iran	62	908.9K followers
36	Athens, Greece	62	57.8K followers
37	Detroit, USA	62	22.8K followers
38	Hanoi, Vietnam	62	2.9M followers
39	Accra, Ghana	61	8.4K followers
40	Bucharest, Romania	61	65.6K followers
41	Incheon, South Korea	61	60.7K followers
42	Wuhan, China	60	200.9K followers
43	Kraków, Poland	60	190.5K followers
44	Budapest, Hungary	60	50.1K followers
45	Istanbul, Turkey	60	173.9K followers
46	Sofia, Bulgaria	60	85.7K followers
47	Salt Lake City, USA	60	80.3K followers
48	Tokyo, Japan	60	1M followers
49	Toronto, Canada	59	357.1K followers
50	Belgrade, Serbia	59	641.6K followers
51	Minneapolis, USA	59	27.7K followers
52	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	58	245.5K followers
53	Kathmandu, Nepal	58	140.3K followers
54	Milan, Italy	57	159.7K followers
55	Moscow, Russia	56	557.7K followers
56	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	56	378.3K followers
57	Shanghai, China	56	2.7M followers
58	Nice, France	55	188.9K followers
59	Pristina, Kosovo	55	35.3K followers
60	Baghdad, Iraq	55	90.7K followers
61	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	55	73.7K followers
62	Dakar, Senegal	55	15.8K followers
63	Ljubljana, Slovenia	55	64.5K followers
64	Montreal, Canada	55	105.4K followers
65	Hangzhou, China	55	246.6K followers
66	Wrocław, Poland	54	140.3K followers
67	Lima, Peru	54	21K followers
68	Madrid, Spain	54	239.5K followers
69	Chongqing, China	54	158.5K followers
70	Algiers, Algeria	53	15.8K followers
71	Lyon, France	53	220.9K followers
72	Rome, Italy	53	131.7K followers
73	Kyiv, Ukraine	53	206K followers
74	Vienna, Austria	53	151.2K followers
75	Nairobi, Kenya	53	24.6K followers
76	Barcelona, Spain	53	194.2K followers
77	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	53	2.2M followers
78	Chicago, USA	53	65.5K followers
79	Guangzhou, China	53	1.3M followers
80	Taipei, Taiwan	52	779.4K followers
81	Baku, Azerbaijan	50	26.8K followers
82	Doha, Qatar	50	103.2K followers
83	Munich, Germany	49	218.9K followers
84	Los Angeles, USA	45	15.2M followers
85	Singapore, Singapore	44	622.7K followers
86	Denver, USA	44	1.3M followers
87	Washington D.C., USA	43	54K followers
88	Skopje, North Macedonia	41	78.4K followers
89	Berlin, Germany	41	265.5K followers
90	Houston, USA	41	41.4K followers
91	Busan, South Korea	39	432.7K followers
92	Kuching, Malaysia	37	24.6K followers
93	Warsaw, Poland	36	255.8K followers
94	Paris, France	36	14.3M followers
95	San Francisco, USA	34	362.2K followers
96	Shenzhen, China	33	267.6K followers
97	Chiang Mai, Thailand	33	15.2M followers
98	Copenhagen, Denmark	31	64.2K followers
99	Rotterdam, Netherlands	31	59.4K followers
100	Lisbon, Portugal	31	63.4K followers
101	Bern, Switzerland	30	68K followers
102	Oslo, Norway	30	59.8K followers
103	Portland, USA	29	124.3K followers
104	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	28	550.9K followers
105	London, United Kingdom	28	501.8K followers
106	Amsterdam, Netherlands	27	176.1K followers
107	Bangkok, Thailand	27	16.3M followers
108	Yangon, Myanmar	26	71.7K followers
109	Almaty, Kazakhstan	26	260.7K followers
110	Seattle, USA	26	232.3K followers
111	Vancouver, Canada	24	168K followers
112	Brussels, Belgium	23	109.9K followers
113	Auckland, New Zealand	23	78.5K followers
114	Mumbai, India	22	1.1M followers
115	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	22	191.3K followers
116	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	22	366.4K followers
117	Bogota, Colombia	20	45.2K followers
118	Helsinki, Finland	20	69.7K followers
119	Dublin, Ireland	20	38.4K followers
120	Birmingham, United Kingdom	13	115.5K followers
121	Stockholm, Sweden	11	77.9K followers
122	Canberra, Australia	10	153.6K followers
123	Melbourne, Australia	9	267K followers
124	Sydney, Australia	9	1.2M followers