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	Dhaka, Bangladesh	164	153.7K followers
2	Jakarta, Indonesia	163	1.5M followers
3	Kolkata, India	159	902.2K followers
4	Wuhan, China	137	199.4K followers
5	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	132	5.5K followers
6	Chengdu, China	117	1.7M followers
7	Delhi, India	114	2.6M followers
8	Kathmandu, Nepal	111	139.6K followers
9	Shanghai, China	108	2.7M followers
10	Lahore, Pakistan	107	447.4K followers
11	Santiago, Chile	97	55K followers
12	Chongqing, China	96	157.6K followers
13	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	90	832K followers
14	Lima, Peru	88	20.8K followers
15	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	82	360.1K followers
16	Karachi, Pakistan	81	96.4K followers
17	Dakar, Senegal	78	15.7K followers
18	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	77	73.2K followers
19	Kampala, Uganda	76	12.3K followers
20	Istanbul, Turkey	76	173K followers
21	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	75	457.6K followers
22	Jerusalem, Israel	74	30.9K followers
23	Los Angeles, USA	74	15.2M followers
24	Yangon, Myanmar	71	71.1K followers
25	Singapore, Singapore	71	619.7K followers
26	Hangzhou, China	71	244.3K followers
27	Cairo, Egypt	69	85.3K followers
28	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	68	49.5K followers
29	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	68	190.5K followers
30	Hanoi, Vietnam	66	2.9M followers
31	Johannesburg, South Africa	65	34.7K followers
32	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	64	122K followers
33	Mumbai, India	64	1.1M followers
34	Detroit, USA	64	22.7K followers
35	Kuwait City, Kuwait	62	53.5K followers
36	Guangzhou, China	62	1.3M followers
37	Mexico City, Mexico	60	192.6K followers
38	Helsinki, Finland	58	69.3K followers
39	Busan, South Korea	57	429.9K followers
40	Algiers, Algeria	56	15.8K followers
41	Doha, Qatar	56	102.6K followers
42	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	56	364.3K followers
43	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	56	2.2M followers
44	Tehran, Iran	55	905.4K followers
45	Baghdad, Iraq	55	89.9K followers
46	Nairobi, Kenya	55	24.4K followers
47	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	55	41.3K followers
48	Stockholm, Sweden	54	77.3K followers
49	Baku, Azerbaijan	53	26.6K followers
50	Manama, Bahrain	53	24.7K followers
51	Barcelona, Spain	53	193.2K followers
52	Sao Paulo, Brazil	50	56.4K followers
53	Seoul, South Korea	50	16.6M followers
54	Montreal, Canada	48	104.2K followers
55	Athens, Greece	48	57.2K followers
56	Toronto, Canada	48	353.4K followers
57	Milan, Italy	47	158.5K followers
58	Kuching, Malaysia	46	24.6K followers
59	Bucharest, Romania	45	65.1K followers
60	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	45	548K followers
61	Washington D.C., USA	45	53.4K followers
62	Nice, France	44	188.3K followers
63	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	44	11.3K followers
64	Rotterdam, Netherlands	44	59.1K followers
65	Bratislava, Slovakia	44	27.3K followers
66	Oslo, Norway	44	59.3K followers
67	Shenzhen, China	44	264.4K followers
68	New York, USA	44	1.8M followers
69	Kraków, Poland	42	189.8K followers
70	Vienna, Austria	42	150.2K followers
71	Chicago, USA	42	64.7K followers
72	Kabul, Afghanistan	39	19.4K followers
73	Accra, Ghana	39	8.4K followers
74	Wrocław, Poland	38	140K followers
75	Budapest, Hungary	38	49.6K followers
76	Ljubljana, Slovenia	38	64.1K followers
77	Madrid, Spain	35	238K followers
78	Munich, Germany	34	218K followers
79	Incheon, South Korea	34	60.4K followers
80	Skopje, North Macedonia	33	78.1K followers
81	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	33	244.6K followers
82	Beijing, China	33	17.3M followers
83	Tokyo, Japan	33	1M followers
84	Almaty, Kazakhstan	33	259.5K followers
85	Lisbon, Portugal	32	62.9K followers
86	Minneapolis, USA	32	27.3K followers
87	Bern, Switzerland	31	67.4K followers
88	Prague, Czech Republic	31	89.4K followers
89	Salt Lake City, USA	31	76.4K followers
90	Houston, USA	30	41K followers
91	Kyiv, Ukraine	29	203.3K followers
92	Seattle, USA	29	229.9K followers
93	San Francisco, USA	29	359.2K followers
94	Manila, Philippines	28	113.1K followers
95	Amsterdam, Netherlands	28	175K followers
96	Chiang Mai, Thailand	28	15.2M followers
97	Paris, France	27	14.3M followers
98	Denver, USA	27	1.3M followers
99	Berlin, Germany	25	263.3K followers
100	Belgrade, Serbia	25	638.1K followers
101	Bangkok, Thailand	25	16.2M followers
102	London, United Kingdom	24	497.5K followers
103	Brussels, Belgium	23	109.3K followers
104	Auckland, New Zealand	23	77.8K followers
105	Zagreb, Croatia	23	84.1K followers
106	Bogota, Colombia	22	45K followers
107	Taipei, Taiwan	22	775.6K followers
108	Rome, Italy	22	130.4K followers
109	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	22	376.6K followers
110	Osaka, Japan	22	204.8K followers
111	Kyoto, Japan	22	83.2K followers
112	Kobe, Japan	22	21.4K followers
113	Portland, USA	22	122.2K followers
114	Birmingham, United Kingdom	20	115.3K followers
115	Lyon, France	20	220.1K followers
116	Moscow, Russia	19	553.5K followers
117	Vancouver, Canada	18	166.3K followers
118	Medan, Indonesia	17	715.9K followers
119	Pristina, Kosovo	17	35K followers
120	Warsaw, Poland	17	254.3K followers
121	Canberra, Australia	15	152.4K followers
122	Dublin, Ireland	13	38K followers
123	Melbourne, Australia	11	265K followers
124	Sofia, Bulgaria	11	85.2K followers
125	Sydney, Australia	11	1.2M followers