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	Kuwait City, Kuwait	256	171K followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	217	17.9K followers
3	Delhi, India	192	3.3M followers
4	Kuching, Malaysia	187	83.8K followers
5	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	145	36.2K followers
6	Beijing, China	140	18.3M followers
7	Incheon, South Korea	128	192.4K followers
8	Jakarta, Indonesia	112	2.2M followers
9	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	109	234.9K followers
10	Kolkata, India	105	1.6M followers
11	Manama, Bahrain	103	79.4K followers
12	Santiago, Chile	97	177.3K followers
13	Seoul, South Korea	90	17.5M followers
14	Medan, Indonesia	88	1.4M followers
15	Chengdu, China	88	2.4M followers
16	Budapest, Hungary	88	160.1K followers
17	Mexico City, Mexico	86	616.8K followers
18	Nairobi, Kenya	86	78.2K followers
19	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	86	1.1M followers
20	Jerusalem, Israel	83	98.2K followers
21	Kampala, Uganda	83	39.2K followers
22	Manila, Philippines	79	362.7K followers
23	Cairo, Egypt	79	274.4K followers
24	Lahore, Pakistan	79	1.1M followers
25	Chongqing, China	79	501.8K followers
26	Johannesburg, South Africa	77	110.4K followers
27	Karachi, Pakistan	75	307.1K followers
28	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	72	391.3K followers
29	Pristina, Kosovo	71	112.3K followers
30	Wuhan, China	71	638.5K followers
31	Bern, Switzerland	70	217.9K followers
32	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	69	1.5M followers
33	Skopje, North Macedonia	68	248.4K followers
34	Dhaka, Bangladesh	68	489.6K followers
35	Singapore, Singapore	68	1.3M followers
36	Tehran, Iran	66	1.6M followers
37	Baghdad, Iraq	66	289K followers
38	Doha, Qatar	66	327.9K followers
39	Accra, Ghana	66	27K followers
40	Lima, Peru	64	67K followers
41	Kathmandu, Nepal	64	445.4K followers
42	Istanbul, Turkey	63	551.9K followers
43	Athens, Greece	63	186.4K followers
44	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	63	605.6K followers
45	Dakar, Senegal	62	50.3K followers
46	Washington D.C., USA	62	176.4K followers
47	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	62	2.9M followers
48	Milan, Italy	61	508.3K followers
49	Algiers, Algeria	60	50K followers
50	Bucharest, Romania	60	209.1K followers
51	Madrid, Spain	60	770.6K followers
52	Bratislava, Slovakia	59	87.1K followers
53	Busan, South Korea	59	1.1M followers
54	Los Angeles, USA	59	16.1M followers
55	Kabul, Afghanistan	58	62.2K followers
56	Baku, Azerbaijan	58	85.4K followers
57	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	58	1.1M followers
58	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	58	776.4K followers
59	Belgrade, Serbia	58	1.3M followers
60	Hanoi, Vietnam	58	3.6M followers
61	Munich, Germany	56	693.3K followers
62	Sao Paulo, Brazil	56	180.5K followers
63	Barcelona, Spain	56	616.4K followers
64	Mumbai, India	56	1.8M followers
65	Toronto, Canada	54	1.1M followers
66	Salt Lake City, USA	54	262.5K followers
67	Detroit, USA	53	75.7K followers
68	Chicago, USA	53	221.4K followers
69	Portland, USA	53	434.5K followers
70	Ljubljana, Slovenia	52	204.7K followers
71	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	50	1.1M followers
72	Kyoto, Japan	50	265.3K followers
73	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	50	132.4K followers
74	Guangzhou, China	50	2M followers
75	New York, USA	50	2.5M followers
76	Zagreb, Croatia	49	268.8K followers
77	Bogota, Colombia	47	143.9K followers
78	Minneapolis, USA	47	92.9K followers
79	Kraków, Poland	44	602K followers
80	Hangzhou, China	44	785.1K followers
81	Sofia, Bulgaria	44	273.8K followers
82	Rome, Italy	41	422.7K followers
83	Vienna, Austria	40	480.7K followers
84	Nice, France	39	597.2K followers
85	Moscow, Russia	39	1.2M followers
86	Montreal, Canada	39	346.3K followers
87	Shanghai, China	39	3.4M followers
88	Amsterdam, Netherlands	38	561.2K followers
89	Vancouver, Canada	38	556.7K followers
90	Copenhagen, Denmark	37	204.8K followers
91	Lyon, France	34	699.2K followers
92	Stockholm, Sweden	34	248.7K followers
93	Kyiv, Ukraine	34	662.5K followers
94	Paris, France	34	15.2M followers
95	Houston, USA	34	133.1K followers
96	Almaty, Kazakhstan	34	826.8K followers
97	Berlin, Germany	33	849.6K followers
98	Taipei, Taiwan	33	1.5M followers
99	Prague, Czech Republic	33	286K followers
100	Denver, USA	33	2M followers
101	Brussels, Belgium	28	349.9K followers
102	Rotterdam, Netherlands	28	187.9K followers
103	Wrocław, Poland	28	442.3K followers
104	Birmingham, United Kingdom	28	364.4K followers
105	Osaka, Japan	28	656K followers
106	Tokyo, Japan	28	1.7M followers
107	Seattle, USA	28	779.3K followers
108	Chiang Mai, Thailand	27	16M followers
109	Oslo, Norway	26	191K followers
110	Lisbon, Portugal	24	203.3K followers
111	Helsinki, Finland	24	221K followers
112	Warsaw, Poland	22	811.4K followers
113	Kobe, Japan	22	68K followers
114	Bangkok, Thailand	22	17.1M followers
115	Canberra, Australia	20	490.4K followers
116	London, United Kingdom	20	1.2M followers
117	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	19	1.2M followers
118	Yangon, Myanmar	17	228.8K followers
119	Shenzhen, China	17	857.1K followers
120	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	15	1.1M followers
121	Dublin, Ireland	15	122.7K followers
122	San Francisco, USA	15	1.1M followers
123	Auckland, New Zealand	12	250.9K followers
124	Sydney, Australia	12	1.8M followers
125	Melbourne, Australia	11	850.6K followers