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	Delhi, India	592	3.3M followers
2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	166	1.1M followers
3	Kuching, Malaysia	163	85.9K followers
4	Doha, Qatar	134	328.5K followers
5	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	132	1.2M followers
6	Dhaka, Bangladesh	126	490.2K followers
7	Jerusalem, Israel	120	98.3K followers
8	Lahore, Pakistan	119	1.1M followers
9	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	118	235.3K followers
10	Kolkata, India	117	1.6M followers
11	Manila, Philippines	114	363.5K followers
12	Nice, France	111	597.7K followers
13	Munich, Germany	107	694K followers
14	Manama, Bahrain	103	79.6K followers
15	Kuwait City, Kuwait	101	171.2K followers
16	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	90	18K followers
17	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	88	36.2K followers
18	Jakarta, Indonesia	84	2.2M followers
19	Singapore, Singapore	83	1.3M followers
20	Rotterdam, Netherlands	82	188.1K followers
21	Medan, Indonesia	81	1.4M followers
22	Cairo, Egypt	81	275K followers
23	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	81	777.2K followers
24	Dakar, Senegal	79	50.4K followers
25	Karachi, Pakistan	79	307.5K followers
26	Wuhan, China	78	639.5K followers
27	Johannesburg, South Africa	75	110.5K followers
28	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	73	392.1K followers
29	Vienna, Austria	72	481.5K followers
30	Dublin, Ireland	72	123K followers
31	Shenzhen, China	70	858.9K followers
32	Chengdu, China	69	2.4M followers
33	Sao Paulo, Brazil	68	180.8K followers
34	Amsterdam, Netherlands	64	562.1K followers
35	Baghdad, Iraq	64	289.6K followers
36	Milan, Italy	62	509.2K followers
37	Prague, Czech Republic	62	286.5K followers
38	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	62	1.2M followers
39	Chongqing, China	62	502.7K followers
40	Accra, Ghana	62	27.1K followers
41	Shanghai, China	60	3.4M followers
42	Rome, Italy	59	423.7K followers
43	Athens, Greece	59	186.8K followers
44	Mexico City, Mexico	58	617.7K followers
45	Skopje, North Macedonia	58	249.1K followers
46	Istanbul, Turkey	58	552.7K followers
47	Lima, Peru	57	67.1K followers
48	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	57	2.9M followers
49	Bratislava, Slovakia	56	87.2K followers
50	Berlin, Germany	56	851.1K followers
51	Guangzhou, China	56	2M followers
52	Nairobi, Kenya	55	78.3K followers
53	Mumbai, India	55	1.8M followers
54	Hanoi, Vietnam	55	3.6M followers
55	Tokyo, Japan	55	1.7M followers
56	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	54	1.1M followers
57	Kampala, Uganda	53	39.3K followers
58	Wrocław, Poland	53	442.5K followers
59	Beijing, China	53	18.3M followers
60	Incheon, South Korea	53	192.7K followers
61	New York, USA	53	2.5M followers
62	Taipei, Taiwan	52	1.5M followers
63	Stockholm, Sweden	52	249.2K followers
64	Kathmandu, Nepal	52	445.9K followers
65	Chicago, USA	52	222K followers
66	Minneapolis, USA	52	93.1K followers
67	Los Angeles, USA	52	16.1M followers
68	Ljubljana, Slovenia	51	205.1K followers
69	Yangon, Myanmar	50	229.2K followers
70	Osaka, Japan	50	657.1K followers
71	Bucharest, Romania	50	209.8K followers
72	Seoul, South Korea	50	17.5M followers
73	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	49	606.1K followers
74	Brussels, Belgium	48	350.3K followers
75	Belgrade, Serbia	47	1.3M followers
76	Oslo, Norway	46	191.5K followers
77	Budapest, Hungary	46	160.5K followers
78	Tehran, Iran	44	1.6M followers
79	Baku, Azerbaijan	44	85.5K followers
80	Zagreb, Croatia	44	269.2K followers
81	Santiago, Chile	44	177.6K followers
82	Kyoto, Japan	44	265.6K followers
83	Montreal, Canada	43	346.9K followers
84	Melbourne, Australia	43	852K followers
85	Almaty, Kazakhstan	42	828K followers
86	Washington D.C., USA	41	176.9K followers
87	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	41	1.5M followers
88	Copenhagen, Denmark	39	205.2K followers
89	Helsinki, Finland	39	221.3K followers
90	Hangzhou, China	39	786.5K followers
91	Kraków, Poland	39	602.4K followers
92	Sofia, Bulgaria	39	274.1K followers
93	Madrid, Spain	39	771.7K followers
94	Chiang Mai, Thailand	39	16M followers
95	Salt Lake City, USA	38	263K followers
96	Birmingham, United Kingdom	35	364.6K followers
97	Barcelona, Spain	34	617.1K followers
98	Pristina, Kosovo	33	112.5K followers
99	Warsaw, Poland	33	812.4K followers
100	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	33	1.1M followers
101	Kobe, Japan	33	68K followers
102	Bangkok, Thailand	33	17.1M followers
103	Paris, France	32	15.2M followers
104	Denver, USA	32	2M followers
105	Bern, Switzerland	31	218.3K followers
106	Bogota, Colombia	31	144.2K followers
107	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	30	132.6K followers
108	London, United Kingdom	30	1.2M followers
109	Kabul, Afghanistan	28	62.3K followers
110	Lyon, France	27	699.8K followers
111	Lisbon, Portugal	27	203.7K followers
112	Houston, USA	24	133.4K followers
113	Sydney, Australia	23	1.8M followers
114	Kyiv, Ukraine	22	664K followers
115	Busan, South Korea	21	1.1M followers
116	Canberra, Australia	19	491.7K followers
117	Detroit, USA	18	75.8K followers
118	Algiers, Algeria	17	50.1K followers
119	San Francisco, USA	17	1.1M followers
120	Portland, USA	16	436.5K followers
121	Toronto, Canada	14	1.1M followers
122	Seattle, USA	14	781.1K followers
123	Moscow, Russia	11	1.2M followers
124	Vancouver, Canada	11	558.2K followers
125	Auckland, New Zealand	10	251.4K followers