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	180	2.6M followers
2	Dhaka, Bangladesh	165	153.7K followers
3	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	164	5.5K followers
4	Lahore, Pakistan	160	447.5K followers
5	Jakarta, Indonesia	156	1.5M followers
6	Santiago, Chile	129	55K followers
7	Kampala, Uganda	127	12.3K followers
8	Chengdu, China	124	1.7M followers
9	Kolkata, India	121	902.3K followers
10	Wuhan, China	102	199.5K followers
11	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	101	122K followers
12	Hanoi, Vietnam	99	2.9M followers
13	Kathmandu, Nepal	97	139.6K followers
14	Mexico City, Mexico	96	192.7K followers
15	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	88	832.3K followers
16	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	86	360.2K followers
17	Karachi, Pakistan	82	96.4K followers
18	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	82	457.8K followers
19	Baghdad, Iraq	79	89.9K followers
20	Hangzhou, China	79	244.5K followers
21	Beijing, China	77	17.3M followers
22	Dakar, Senegal	76	15.7K followers
23	Manila, Philippines	75	113.1K followers
24	Istanbul, Turkey	74	173K followers
25	Johannesburg, South Africa	71	34.7K followers
26	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	70	2.2M followers
27	Chongqing, China	70	157.6K followers
28	Kuwait City, Kuwait	66	53.5K followers
29	Jerusalem, Israel	65	30.9K followers
30	Doha, Qatar	64	102.6K followers
31	New York, USA	64	1.8M followers
32	Manama, Bahrain	62	24.7K followers
33	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	62	11.3K followers
34	Mumbai, India	62	1.1M followers
35	Bucharest, Romania	62	65.1K followers
36	Sofia, Bulgaria	61	85.3K followers
37	Incheon, South Korea	61	60.4K followers
38	Kabul, Afghanistan	60	19.4K followers
39	Yangon, Myanmar	60	71.1K followers
40	Detroit, USA	60	22.7K followers
41	Salt Lake City, USA	60	76.4K followers
42	Seoul, South Korea	60	16.6M followers
43	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	59	376.7K followers
44	Denver, USA	59	1.3M followers
45	Washington D.C., USA	59	53.5K followers
46	Los Angeles, USA	59	15.2M followers
47	Toronto, Canada	56	353.6K followers
48	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	55	364.4K followers
49	Athens, Greece	55	57.2K followers
50	Lima, Peru	55	20.8K followers
51	Guangzhou, China	55	1.3M followers
52	Cairo, Egypt	54	85.4K followers
53	Kuching, Malaysia	53	24.6K followers
54	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	53	73.2K followers
55	Paris, France	53	14.3M followers
56	Sao Paulo, Brazil	53	56.4K followers
57	Busan, South Korea	53	430.1K followers
58	Singapore, Singapore	52	619.8K followers
59	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	52	548.1K followers
60	Chicago, USA	52	64.7K followers
61	Lyon, France	51	220.1K followers
62	Tehran, Iran	50	905.6K followers
63	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	50	49.5K followers
64	Montreal, Canada	50	104.3K followers
65	Kyiv, Ukraine	49	203.4K followers
66	Helsinki, Finland	48	69.4K followers
67	Skopje, North Macedonia	48	78.1K followers
68	Taipei, Taiwan	46	775.7K followers
69	Nice, France	45	188.3K followers
70	Moscow, Russia	45	553.7K followers
71	Accra, Ghana	44	8.4K followers
72	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	44	190.5K followers
73	Shanghai, China	44	2.7M followers
74	Minneapolis, USA	42	27.4K followers
75	Shenzhen, China	39	264.5K followers
76	Osaka, Japan	39	204.9K followers
77	Madrid, Spain	39	238.1K followers
78	Kobe, Japan	39	21.4K followers
79	Milan, Italy	38	158.6K followers
80	Kraków, Poland	38	189.8K followers
81	Stockholm, Sweden	35	77.3K followers
82	Wrocław, Poland	34	140K followers
83	Algiers, Algeria	33	15.8K followers
84	Pristina, Kosovo	33	35K followers
85	Rome, Italy	33	130.4K followers
86	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	33	244.6K followers
87	Kyoto, Japan	33	83.3K followers
88	London, United Kingdom	33	497.7K followers
89	Bangkok, Thailand	33	16.2M followers
90	Prague, Czech Republic	32	89.4K followers
91	San Francisco, USA	32	359.3K followers
92	Nairobi, Kenya	31	24.4K followers
93	Dublin, Ireland	31	38K followers
94	Lisbon, Portugal	30	62.9K followers
95	Oslo, Norway	30	59.3K followers
96	Bratislava, Slovakia	29	27.3K followers
97	Barcelona, Spain	29	193.3K followers
98	Rotterdam, Netherlands	28	59.1K followers
99	Belgrade, Serbia	28	638.2K followers
100	Portland, USA	28	122.3K followers
101	Seattle, USA	28	230K followers
102	Birmingham, United Kingdom	27	115.3K followers
103	Warsaw, Poland	27	254.4K followers
104	Budapest, Hungary	27	49.7K followers
105	Bern, Switzerland	26	67.5K followers
106	Amsterdam, Netherlands	26	175K followers
107	Munich, Germany	26	218K followers
108	Zagreb, Croatia	26	84.1K followers
109	Berlin, Germany	25	263.4K followers
110	Bogota, Colombia	24	45K followers
111	Medan, Indonesia	22	715.9K followers
112	Vancouver, Canada	22	166.3K followers
113	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	22	41.3K followers
114	Ljubljana, Slovenia	21	64.1K followers
115	Houston, USA	20	41K followers
116	Brussels, Belgium	19	109.3K followers
117	Vienna, Austria	18	150.2K followers
118	Canberra, Australia	18	152.4K followers
119	Sydney, Australia	18	1.2M followers
120	Baku, Azerbaijan	17	26.7K followers
121	Chiang Mai, Thailand	17	15.2M followers
122	Auckland, New Zealand	13	77.8K followers
123	Tokyo, Japan	11	1M followers
124	Melbourne, Australia	9	265.1K followers