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	257	1.1M followers
2	Delhi, India	242	3.3M followers
3	Kolkata, India	217	1.6M followers
4	Dhaka, Bangladesh	182	496.3K followers
5	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	156	1.6M followers
6	Medan, Indonesia	148	1.4M followers
7	Mumbai, India	148	1.8M followers
8	Chengdu, China	137	2.4M followers
9	Almaty, Kazakhstan	132	844.7K followers
10	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	123	136.2K followers
11	Jakarta, Indonesia	123	2.3M followers
12	Kabul, Afghanistan	120	63.3K followers
13	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	115	616.4K followers
14	Bogota, Colombia	115	145.9K followers
15	Kathmandu, Nepal	111	451.7K followers
16	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	105	1.1M followers
17	Yangon, Myanmar	94	234.8K followers
18	Karachi, Pakistan	90	312.4K followers
19	Baghdad, Iraq	88	298.2K followers
20	Wuhan, China	86	655.7K followers
21	Shanghai, China	86	3.5M followers
22	Kuwait City, Kuwait	85	173.9K followers
23	Rotterdam, Netherlands	85	189.7K followers
24	Zagreb, Croatia	82	274K followers
25	Kampala, Uganda	82	39.8K followers
26	Chongqing, China	81	512.4K followers
27	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	80	159.2K followers
28	Lyon, France	80	704.8K followers
29	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	79	1.2M followers
30	Manila, Philippines	76	382K followers
31	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	76	399.4K followers
32	Paris, France	73	15.4M followers
33	Cairo, Egypt	73	280.8K followers
34	Ljubljana, Slovenia	72	208.1K followers
35	Wrocław, Poland	71	445K followers
36	Bratislava, Slovakia	71	88.5K followers
37	Guangzhou, China	71	2M followers
38	Manama, Bahrain	69	81.1K followers
39	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	68	18.5K followers
40	Mexico City, Mexico	68	625.7K followers
41	Dakar, Senegal	66	52K followers
42	Bangkok, Thailand	66	17.3M followers
43	Houston, USA	65	136.6K followers
44	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	64	37K followers
45	Bern, Switzerland	64	223K followers
46	Milan, Italy	64	519.1K followers
47	Oslo, Norway	64	195.5K followers
48	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	64	1.1M followers
49	Belgrade, Serbia	64	1.3M followers
50	Hanoi, Vietnam	64	3.6M followers
51	Baku, Azerbaijan	63	87.3K followers
52	Taipei, Taiwan	63	1.5M followers
53	Shenzhen, China	63	873.5K followers
54	Jerusalem, Israel	62	99.3K followers
55	Doha, Qatar	62	333.7K followers
56	Kraków, Poland	62	608.2K followers
57	Vienna, Austria	62	488.5K followers
58	Tehran, Iran	60	1.6M followers
59	Johannesburg, South Africa	60	111.7K followers
60	Budapest, Hungary	60	164.2K followers
61	Prague, Czech Republic	59	290.7K followers
62	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	59	1.2M followers
63	Madrid, Spain	58	782.3K followers
64	Hangzhou, China	58	807K followers
65	Chiang Mai, Thailand	58	16M followers
66	Nairobi, Kenya	57	79.6K followers
67	Brussels, Belgium	56	354.4K followers
68	Osaka, Japan	56	671.6K followers
69	Santiago, Chile	56	180.2K followers
70	Vancouver, Canada	56	569K followers
71	Seoul, South Korea	56	17.7M followers
72	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	55	1.2M followers
73	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	55	2.9M followers
74	London, United Kingdom	55	1.2M followers
75	Munich, Germany	54	702.3K followers
76	Warsaw, Poland	54	825.1K followers
77	Bucharest, Romania	54	213.9K followers
78	Birmingham, United Kingdom	52	367.3K followers
79	Amsterdam, Netherlands	52	570.5K followers
80	Sao Paulo, Brazil	52	183.4K followers
81	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	50	239.8K followers
82	Incheon, South Korea	50	195.1K followers
83	Accra, Ghana	50	27.8K followers
84	Tokyo, Japan	50	1.7M followers
85	Nice, France	47	601.5K followers
86	Skopje, North Macedonia	46	252.7K followers
87	Lima, Peru	44	68.5K followers
88	Kuching, Malaysia	42	110.7K followers
89	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	42	786.7K followers
90	Salt Lake City, USA	40	268.4K followers
91	Algiers, Algeria	39	50.6K followers
92	Kyoto, Japan	39	269.8K followers
93	Singapore, Singapore	39	1.4M followers
94	Seattle, USA	38	794.1K followers
95	Portland, USA	36	448.8K followers
96	Pristina, Kosovo	35	114.6K followers
97	Montreal, Canada	35	353.2K followers
98	Berlin, Germany	33	867.6K followers
99	Barcelona, Spain	33	623.9K followers
100	Busan, South Korea	33	1.1M followers
101	Lisbon, Portugal	32	208.1K followers
102	Helsinki, Finland	30	224.2K followers
103	Athens, Greece	30	191.3K followers
104	Rome, Italy	28	435K followers
105	Sofia, Bulgaria	28	277.8K followers
106	Kobe, Japan	28	69.1K followers
107	Moscow, Russia	28	1.3M followers
108	Kyiv, Ukraine	27	676.9K followers
109	Dublin, Ireland	26	125.6K followers
110	Stockholm, Sweden	24	254.6K followers
111	Beijing, China	24	18.5M followers
112	Denver, USA	24	2M followers
113	Los Angeles, USA	23	16.3M followers
114	Toronto, Canada	22	1.1M followers
115	Washington D.C., USA	22	180.7K followers
116	Melbourne, Australia	21	868.8K followers
117	Copenhagen, Denmark	20	209.1K followers
118	Detroit, USA	19	77.1K followers
119	Istanbul, Turkey	17	562.2K followers
120	New York, USA	17	2.6M followers
121	Sydney, Australia	15	1.9M followers
122	San Francisco, USA	14	1.1M followers
123	Canberra, Australia	11	505.9K followers
124	Chicago, USA	11	228.3K followers
125	Minneapolis, USA	8	95.2K followers
126	Auckland, New Zealand	5	259.2K followers