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	181	2.6M followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	160	5.5K followers
3	Santiago, Chile	155	55K followers
4	Dhaka, Bangladesh	152	153.7K followers
5	Lahore, Pakistan	143	447.5K followers
6	Kolkata, India	133	902.3K followers
7	Kathmandu, Nepal	112	139.6K followers
8	Hanoi, Vietnam	112	2.9M followers
9	Wuhan, China	102	199.5K followers
10	Mexico City, Mexico	97	192.6K followers
11	Chengdu, China	96	1.7M followers
12	Chongqing, China	96	157.6K followers
13	Jakarta, Indonesia	93	1.5M followers
14	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	92	360.2K followers
15	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	88	190.5K followers
16	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	87	832.2K followers
17	Kampala, Uganda	86	12.3K followers
18	Karachi, Pakistan	84	96.4K followers
19	Istanbul, Turkey	80	173K followers
20	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	79	457.7K followers
21	Los Angeles, USA	77	15.2M followers
22	Dakar, Senegal	75	15.7K followers
23	Johannesburg, South Africa	74	34.7K followers
24	Manila, Philippines	71	113.1K followers
25	Guangzhou, China	69	1.3M followers
26	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	68	49.5K followers
27	Hangzhou, China	68	244.5K followers
28	Cairo, Egypt	66	85.4K followers
29	Kabul, Afghanistan	64	19.4K followers
30	Mumbai, India	64	1.1M followers
31	Manama, Bahrain	62	24.7K followers
32	Lima, Peru	62	20.8K followers
33	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	62	2.2M followers
34	Jerusalem, Israel	61	30.9K followers
35	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	61	73.2K followers
36	Kuwait City, Kuwait	59	53.5K followers
37	New York, USA	59	1.8M followers
38	Beijing, China	58	17.3M followers
39	Singapore, Singapore	57	619.8K followers
40	Toronto, Canada	57	353.6K followers
41	Chicago, USA	57	64.7K followers
42	Yangon, Myanmar	56	71.1K followers
43	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	56	122K followers
44	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	56	364.4K followers
45	Baghdad, Iraq	55	89.9K followers
46	Nairobi, Kenya	55	24.4K followers
47	Detroit, USA	55	22.7K followers
48	Seoul, South Korea	55	16.6M followers
49	Kuching, Malaysia	54	24.6K followers
50	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	54	11.3K followers
51	Montreal, Canada	54	104.3K followers
52	Doha, Qatar	53	102.6K followers
53	Taipei, Taiwan	53	775.7K followers
54	Shenzhen, China	53	264.4K followers
55	Incheon, South Korea	53	60.4K followers
56	Accra, Ghana	52	8.4K followers
57	Bucharest, Romania	52	65.1K followers
58	Shanghai, China	52	2.7M followers
59	Madrid, Spain	50	238K followers
60	Salt Lake City, USA	50	76.4K followers
61	Helsinki, Finland	49	69.4K followers
62	Washington D.C., USA	49	53.5K followers
63	Kyoto, Japan	44	83.3K followers
64	Sofia, Bulgaria	44	85.2K followers
65	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	42	376.7K followers
66	Denver, USA	42	1.3M followers
67	Milan, Italy	41	158.6K followers
68	Tehran, Iran	39	905.6K followers
69	Medan, Indonesia	39	715.9K followers
70	Osaka, Japan	39	204.9K followers
71	Belgrade, Serbia	39	638.2K followers
72	Busan, South Korea	39	430K followers
73	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	38	244.6K followers
74	Birmingham, United Kingdom	37	115.3K followers
75	Oslo, Norway	37	59.3K followers
76	Athens, Greece	37	57.2K followers
77	Lisbon, Portugal	36	62.9K followers
78	Minneapolis, USA	36	27.4K followers
79	San Francisco, USA	36	359.3K followers
80	Paris, France	35	14.3M followers
81	Kyiv, Ukraine	33	203.4K followers
82	Budapest, Hungary	33	49.6K followers
83	Sao Paulo, Brazil	33	56.4K followers
84	Kobe, Japan	33	21.4K followers
85	Chiang Mai, Thailand	33	15.2M followers
86	Wrocław, Poland	32	140K followers
87	Lyon, France	32	220.1K followers
88	Munich, Germany	32	218K followers
89	Vienna, Austria	32	150.2K followers
90	London, United Kingdom	32	497.7K followers
91	Warsaw, Poland	31	254.4K followers
92	Skopje, North Macedonia	31	78.1K followers
93	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	31	548.1K followers
94	Berlin, Germany	31	263.3K followers
95	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	30	41.3K followers
96	Algiers, Algeria	28	15.8K followers
97	Bratislava, Slovakia	28	27.3K followers
98	Stockholm, Sweden	28	77.3K followers
99	Zagreb, Croatia	28	84.1K followers
100	Moscow, Russia	28	553.6K followers
101	Canberra, Australia	28	152.4K followers
102	Barcelona, Spain	28	193.3K followers
103	Bern, Switzerland	27	67.5K followers
104	Prague, Czech Republic	27	89.4K followers
105	Seattle, USA	27	230K followers
106	Bogota, Colombia	25	45K followers
107	Amsterdam, Netherlands	25	175K followers
108	Dublin, Ireland	25	38K followers
109	Rotterdam, Netherlands	24	59.1K followers
110	Brussels, Belgium	23	109.3K followers
111	Pristina, Kosovo	22	35K followers
112	Rome, Italy	22	130.4K followers
113	Tokyo, Japan	22	1M followers
114	Ljubljana, Slovenia	20	64.1K followers
115	Vancouver, Canada	20	166.3K followers
116	Portland, USA	20	122.3K followers
117	Houston, USA	19	41K followers
118	Bangkok, Thailand	19	16.2M followers
119	Sydney, Australia	15	1.2M followers
120	Melbourne, Australia	12	265.1K followers
121	Baku, Azerbaijan	11	26.7K followers
122	Auckland, New Zealand	9	77.8K followers
123	Kraków, Poland	9	189.8K followers
124	Almaty, Kazakhstan	9	259.5K followers