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	178	5.5K followers
2	Jakarta, Indonesia	163	1.5M followers
3	Kampala, Uganda	155	12.4K followers
4	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	154	460.1K followers
5	Santiago, Chile	143	55.5K followers
6	Salt Lake City, USA	133	79.4K followers
7	Jerusalem, Israel	116	31K followers
8	Delhi, India	113	2.6M followers
9	Amsterdam, Netherlands	106	175.7K followers
10	Lahore, Pakistan	105	448.5K followers
11	Rotterdam, Netherlands	101	59.3K followers
12	Kolkata, India	96	902.9K followers
13	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	94	122.5K followers
14	Denver, USA	90	1.3M followers
15	Dhaka, Bangladesh	88	154.2K followers
16	Doha, Qatar	85	103.1K followers
17	Kathmandu, Nepal	85	140.1K followers
18	Tehran, Iran	82	908.2K followers
19	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	79	73.6K followers
20	Karachi, Pakistan	79	96.8K followers
21	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	77	11.3K followers
22	Cairo, Egypt	77	85.8K followers
23	Baghdad, Iraq	77	90.5K followers
24	Johannesburg, South Africa	76	34.8K followers
25	Kabul, Afghanistan	73	19.5K followers
26	Kuwait City, Kuwait	73	53.7K followers
27	Barcelona, Spain	71	193.9K followers
28	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	69	836.1K followers
29	Hanoi, Vietnam	66	2.9M followers
30	Manama, Bahrain	64	24.9K followers
31	Belgrade, Serbia	64	640.8K followers
32	Brussels, Belgium	63	109.7K followers
33	Algiers, Algeria	62	15.8K followers
34	Medan, Indonesia	62	716.7K followers
35	Hangzhou, China	62	246.1K followers
36	Melbourne, Australia	62	266.5K followers
37	London, United Kingdom	62	500.7K followers
38	Kuching, Malaysia	61	24.6K followers
39	Munich, Germany	61	218.6K followers
40	Milan, Italy	61	159.4K followers
41	Istanbul, Turkey	61	173.7K followers
42	Paris, France	60	14.3M followers
43	Shenzhen, China	60	267K followers
44	Guangzhou, China	60	1.3M followers
45	Dakar, Senegal	59	15.8K followers
46	Bucharest, Romania	59	65.5K followers
47	Houston, USA	59	41.3K followers
48	Mumbai, India	58	1.1M followers
49	Pristina, Kosovo	58	35.2K followers
50	Kraków, Poland	58	190.3K followers
51	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	58	245.3K followers
52	Prague, Czech Republic	58	89.8K followers
53	Madrid, Spain	58	239.1K followers
54	Los Angeles, USA	58	15.2M followers
55	Wuhan, China	56	200.6K followers
56	Rome, Italy	56	131.4K followers
57	Taipei, Taiwan	56	778.5K followers
58	Ljubljana, Slovenia	56	64.4K followers
59	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	56	41.5K followers
60	Nice, France	55	188.7K followers
61	Accra, Ghana	55	8.4K followers
62	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	55	550.2K followers
63	Singapore, Singapore	55	622K followers
64	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	55	377.9K followers
65	Athens, Greece	55	57.6K followers
66	Lima, Peru	55	21K followers
67	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	54	365.9K followers
68	Yangon, Myanmar	53	71.5K followers
69	Berlin, Germany	53	264.8K followers
70	Birmingham, United Kingdom	52	115.5K followers
71	Lyon, France	51	220.6K followers
72	Nairobi, Kenya	51	24.5K followers
73	Baku, Azerbaijan	50	26.8K followers
74	Chicago, USA	49	65.3K followers
75	Bratislava, Slovakia	47	27.3K followers
76	Warsaw, Poland	47	255.3K followers
77	Skopje, North Macedonia	47	78.3K followers
78	Washington D.C., USA	46	53.9K followers
79	Seattle, USA	45	231.8K followers
80	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	44	191.1K followers
81	Sofia, Bulgaria	44	85.6K followers
82	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	44	2.2M followers
83	Shanghai, China	44	2.7M followers
84	Chiang Mai, Thailand	44	15.2M followers
85	Bangkok, Thailand	44	16.3M followers
86	Copenhagen, Denmark	43	64.1K followers
87	Sao Paulo, Brazil	42	56.7K followers
88	Almaty, Kazakhstan	41	260.4K followers
89	Kyiv, Ukraine	40	204.3K followers
90	Bern, Switzerland	39	67.8K followers
91	Wrocław, Poland	39	140.2K followers
92	Chengdu, China	39	1.7M followers
93	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	38	361.7K followers
94	Vienna, Austria	37	150.8K followers
95	Beijing, China	36	17.4M followers
96	Portland, USA	36	123.8K followers
97	Mexico City, Mexico	34	193.5K followers
98	Budapest, Hungary	33	49.9K followers
99	Toronto, Canada	33	355.7K followers
100	Seoul, South Korea	33	16.7M followers
101	Vancouver, Canada	32	167.4K followers
102	New York, USA	32	1.8M followers
103	Incheon, South Korea	30	60.6K followers
104	Manila, Philippines	28	113.6K followers
105	Stockholm, Sweden	28	77.7K followers
106	Moscow, Russia	28	556.9K followers
107	Chongqing, China	28	158.4K followers
108	Tokyo, Japan	28	1M followers
109	Minneapolis, USA	27	27.6K followers
110	Lisbon, Portugal	26	63.3K followers
111	Busan, South Korea	25	432.1K followers
112	San Francisco, USA	25	361.5K followers
113	Detroit, USA	24	22.8K followers
114	Zagreb, Croatia	23	84.5K followers
115	Bogota, Colombia	22	45.2K followers
116	Montreal, Canada	22	105K followers
117	Kyoto, Japan	22	83.6K followers
118	Canberra, Australia	21	153.3K followers
119	Helsinki, Finland	19	69.6K followers
120	Oslo, Norway	19	59.6K followers
121	Auckland, New Zealand	17	78.3K followers
122	Dublin, Ireland	17	38.3K followers
123	Osaka, Japan	15	206K followers
124	Sydney, Australia	14	1.2M followers
125	Kobe, Japan	13	21.5K followers