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	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	152	36.1K followers
2	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	151	1.1M followers
3	Doha, Qatar	137	327.7K followers
4	Kampala, Uganda	132	39.2K followers
5	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	122	17.8K followers
6	Jakarta, Indonesia	118	2.2M followers
7	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	112	234.7K followers
8	Jerusalem, Israel	111	98.2K followers
9	Nairobi, Kenya	97	78.1K followers
10	Munich, Germany	96	692.9K followers
11	Lahore, Pakistan	92	1.1M followers
12	Hangzhou, China	86	784.6K followers
13	Delhi, India	86	3.3M followers
14	Belgrade, Serbia	84	1.3M followers
15	Pristina, Kosovo	82	112.2K followers
16	Karachi, Pakistan	79	306.9K followers
17	Lyon, France	76	699K followers
18	Singapore, Singapore	76	1.3M followers
19	Kuwait City, Kuwait	75	170.8K followers
20	Dhaka, Bangladesh	75	489.3K followers
21	Kolkata, India	74	1.6M followers
22	Dakar, Senegal	73	50.2K followers
23	Kuching, Malaysia	71	82.2K followers
24	Johannesburg, South Africa	71	110.3K followers
25	Wuhan, China	71	638.1K followers
26	Shenzhen, China	70	856.3K followers
27	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	69	1.1M followers
28	Melbourne, Australia	69	850K followers
29	Accra, Ghana	69	27K followers
30	Skopje, North Macedonia	68	248.2K followers
31	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	68	776.1K followers
32	Vienna, Austria	68	480.4K followers
33	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	68	1.2M followers
34	Guangzhou, China	68	2M followers
35	Manama, Bahrain	67	79.4K followers
36	Kraków, Poland	66	601.8K followers
37	Hanoi, Vietnam	66	3.6M followers
38	Wrocław, Poland	65	442.2K followers
39	Lisbon, Portugal	65	203.1K followers
40	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	64	391K followers
41	Bratislava, Slovakia	64	87.1K followers
42	Chongqing, China	64	501.5K followers
43	Cairo, Egypt	62	274.1K followers
44	Sao Paulo, Brazil	62	180.4K followers
45	Incheon, South Korea	62	192.3K followers
46	Manila, Philippines	60	362.5K followers
47	Algiers, Algeria	60	50K followers
48	Santiago, Chile	60	177.1K followers
49	Bucharest, Romania	60	208.9K followers
50	Nice, France	58	597.1K followers
51	Baghdad, Iraq	58	288.8K followers
52	Lima, Peru	58	67K followers
53	Prague, Czech Republic	58	285.8K followers
54	Mumbai, India	58	1.8M followers
55	Budapest, Hungary	57	159.9K followers
56	Istanbul, Turkey	57	551.6K followers
57	Chengdu, China	56	2.4M followers
58	Shanghai, China	56	3.4M followers
59	Athens, Greece	55	186.2K followers
60	Tehran, Iran	54	1.6M followers
61	Beijing, China	53	18.2M followers
62	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	53	2.9M followers
63	Seoul, South Korea	53	17.5M followers
64	Madrid, Spain	52	770.1K followers
65	Mexico City, Mexico	51	616.5K followers
66	Yangon, Myanmar	50	228.5K followers
67	Milan, Italy	50	508K followers
68	Los Angeles, USA	48	16.1M followers
69	Ljubljana, Slovenia	47	204.6K followers
70	Kyiv, Ukraine	47	661.8K followers
71	Paris, France	47	15.2M followers
72	Barcelona, Spain	46	616.2K followers
73	Medan, Indonesia	44	1.4M followers
74	Bern, Switzerland	44	217.7K followers
75	Zagreb, Croatia	44	268.6K followers
76	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	44	1.1M followers
77	Kathmandu, Nepal	44	445.1K followers
78	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	44	132.2K followers
79	Chiang Mai, Thailand	44	16M followers
80	Baku, Azerbaijan	39	85.3K followers
81	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	39	1.1M followers
82	Brussels, Belgium	38	349.5K followers
83	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	34	1.5M followers
84	Moscow, Russia	33	1.2M followers
85	Vancouver, Canada	33	555.8K followers
86	Kyoto, Japan	33	265.1K followers
87	Bangkok, Thailand	33	17.1M followers
88	Copenhagen, Denmark	32	204.6K followers
89	Birmingham, United Kingdom	32	364.3K followers
90	Salt Lake City, USA	32	262.2K followers
91	London, United Kingdom	32	1.2M followers
92	Rome, Italy	31	422.2K followers
93	Almaty, Kazakhstan	31	826.3K followers
94	Amsterdam, Netherlands	30	560.8K followers
95	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	30	605.3K followers
96	Kabul, Afghanistan	28	62.2K followers
97	Rotterdam, Netherlands	28	187.8K followers
98	Taipei, Taiwan	28	1.5M followers
99	Stockholm, Sweden	28	248.5K followers
100	Osaka, Japan	28	655.6K followers
101	Sofia, Bulgaria	28	272.8K followers
102	Tokyo, Japan	28	1.7M followers
103	Oslo, Norway	24	190.8K followers
104	Detroit, USA	24	75.7K followers
105	Minneapolis, USA	24	92.8K followers
106	Montreal, Canada	23	345.9K followers
107	Denver, USA	22	2M followers
108	Kobe, Japan	22	67.9K followers
109	Busan, South Korea	22	1.1M followers
110	New York, USA	22	2.5M followers
111	Houston, USA	22	133K followers
112	Helsinki, Finland	21	220.9K followers
113	Portland, USA	21	433.4K followers
114	Warsaw, Poland	19	810.9K followers
115	Washington D.C., USA	19	176.3K followers
116	Chicago, USA	19	221.2K followers
117	San Francisco, USA	19	1.1M followers
118	Seattle, USA	19	778.2K followers
119	Toronto, Canada	17	1.1M followers
120	Sydney, Australia	16	1.8M followers
121	Canberra, Australia	14	490K followers
122	Auckland, New Zealand	12	250.7K followers
123	Dublin, Ireland	12	122.6K followers
124	Berlin, Germany	11	848.1K followers
125	Bogota, Colombia	6	143.7K followers