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	275	5.5K followers
2	Lahore, Pakistan	149	447K followers
3	Kolkata, India	147	902K followers
4	Shanghai, China	133	2.7M followers
5	Manila, Philippines	132	112.9K followers
6	Delhi, India	119	2.6M followers
7	Seoul, South Korea	117	16.6M followers
8	Baghdad, Iraq	112	89.7K followers
9	Dhaka, Bangladesh	110	153.5K followers
10	Incheon, South Korea	110	60.3K followers
11	Jakarta, Indonesia	106	1.5M followers
12	Johannesburg, South Africa	97	34.6K followers
13	Kampala, Uganda	92	12.3K followers
14	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	91	456.9K followers
15	Dakar, Senegal	90	15.6K followers
16	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	88	121.7K followers
17	Kuwait City, Kuwait	86	53.4K followers
18	Santiago, Chile	84	54.7K followers
19	Baku, Azerbaijan	82	26.6K followers
20	Kabul, Afghanistan	79	19.4K followers
21	Doha, Qatar	79	102.4K followers
22	Chengdu, China	79	1.7M followers
23	Karachi, Pakistan	79	96.3K followers
24	Nairobi, Kenya	79	24.4K followers
25	Manama, Bahrain	76	24.7K followers
26	Hangzhou, China	75	243.7K followers
27	Cairo, Egypt	74	85.1K followers
28	Tehran, Iran	73	903.6K followers
29	Taipei, Taiwan	72	774.4K followers
30	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	72	73.1K followers
31	Wuhan, China	71	198.9K followers
32	Milan, Italy	71	158.2K followers
33	Kathmandu, Nepal	69	139.4K followers
34	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	66	11.2K followers
35	Istanbul, Turkey	66	172.7K followers
36	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	65	190.3K followers
37	Houston, USA	65	40.9K followers
38	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	64	49.5K followers
39	Busan, South Korea	64	429K followers
40	Hanoi, Vietnam	64	2.8M followers
41	Accra, Ghana	62	8.4K followers
42	Mexico City, Mexico	62	192.3K followers
43	Singapore, Singapore	61	618.9K followers
44	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	61	363.7K followers
45	Madrid, Spain	61	237.6K followers
46	Jerusalem, Israel	60	30.9K followers
47	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	60	359.3K followers
48	Paris, France	60	14.3M followers
49	Guangzhou, China	60	1.3M followers
50	London, United Kingdom	60	496.4K followers
51	Bern, Switzerland	58	67.3K followers
52	Yangon, Myanmar	58	70.9K followers
53	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	58	41.2K followers
54	Skopje, North Macedonia	57	78K followers
55	Algiers, Algeria	56	15.7K followers
56	Athens, Greece	56	57.1K followers
57	Mumbai, India	56	1.1M followers
58	Lima, Peru	55	20.8K followers
59	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	55	830.5K followers
60	Lyon, France	54	219.9K followers
61	Sao Paulo, Brazil	53	56.4K followers
62	Barcelona, Spain	53	193K followers
63	Wrocław, Poland	52	139.9K followers
64	Birmingham, United Kingdom	52	115.2K followers
65	Osaka, Japan	52	204.4K followers
66	Salt Lake City, USA	51	76.2K followers
67	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	50	376.1K followers
68	Shenzhen, China	50	263.3K followers
69	Beijing, China	50	17.3M followers
70	Bangkok, Thailand	50	16.2M followers
71	Medan, Indonesia	49	715.6K followers
72	Lisbon, Portugal	49	62.7K followers
73	Rome, Italy	49	130K followers
74	Denver, USA	49	1.3M followers
75	Brussels, Belgium	48	109.1K followers
76	Minneapolis, USA	45	27.2K followers
77	Nice, France	44	188.2K followers
78	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	44	2.2M followers
79	Kuching, Malaysia	43	24.6K followers
80	Munich, Germany	43	217.7K followers
81	Bratislava, Slovakia	42	27.2K followers
82	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	42	547.2K followers
83	Amsterdam, Netherlands	41	174.7K followers
84	Belgrade, Serbia	40	637.2K followers
85	Ljubljana, Slovenia	39	64K followers
86	Berlin, Germany	39	262.7K followers
87	Chongqing, China	39	157.2K followers
88	Tokyo, Japan	39	1M followers
89	Vienna, Austria	38	150K followers
90	Washington D.C., USA	38	53.3K followers
91	Budapest, Hungary	37	49.6K followers
92	Prague, Czech Republic	37	89.3K followers
93	Zagreb, Croatia	36	84K followers
94	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	34	244.3K followers
95	Portland, USA	34	121.8K followers
96	Copenhagen, Denmark	33	63.6K followers
97	Kobe, Japan	33	21.4K followers
98	Bucharest, Romania	31	64.9K followers
99	Chicago, USA	31	64.5K followers
100	Oslo, Norway	30	59.2K followers
101	New York, USA	29	1.8M followers
102	Rotterdam, Netherlands	28	59K followers
103	Helsinki, Finland	28	69.3K followers
104	Kyoto, Japan	28	83.1K followers
105	Detroit, USA	28	22.7K followers
106	Seattle, USA	28	229.5K followers
107	Dublin, Ireland	27	37.9K followers
108	Los Angeles, USA	27	15.1M followers
109	Toronto, Canada	25	352.6K followers
110	Moscow, Russia	24	552.5K followers
111	Bogota, Colombia	22	44.9K followers
112	Pristina, Kosovo	22	35K followers
113	Stockholm, Sweden	22	77.1K followers
114	Kraków, Poland	22	189.7K followers
115	Vancouver, Canada	22	165.9K followers
116	Almaty, Kazakhstan	18	259.2K followers
117	San Francisco, USA	18	358.7K followers
118	Canberra, Australia	17	152K followers
119	Montreal, Canada	17	103.9K followers
120	Sofia, Bulgaria	17	85.1K followers
121	Melbourne, Australia	14	264.6K followers
122	Auckland, New Zealand	12	77.5K followers
123	Sydney, Australia	12	1.2M followers
124	Kyiv, Ukraine	11	202.9K followers
125	Warsaw, Poland	6	253.9K followers
126	Chiang Mai, Thailand	6	15.2M followers