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	165	2.6M followers
2	Dhaka, Bangladesh	160	153.7K followers
3	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	137	5.5K followers
4	Wuhan, China	124	199.5K followers
5	Santiago, Chile	123	55K followers
6	Hanoi, Vietnam	122	2.9M followers
7	Kolkata, India	112	902.3K followers
8	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	111	190.5K followers
9	Kathmandu, Nepal	110	139.6K followers
10	Jakarta, Indonesia	105	1.5M followers
11	Chongqing, China	96	157.6K followers
12	Mexico City, Mexico	94	192.6K followers
13	Lahore, Pakistan	94	447.5K followers
14	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	90	360.2K followers
15	Karachi, Pakistan	86	96.4K followers
16	Jerusalem, Israel	84	30.9K followers
17	Chengdu, China	82	1.7M followers
18	Dakar, Senegal	81	15.7K followers
19	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	81	832.2K followers
20	Istanbul, Turkey	79	173K followers
21	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	79	457.7K followers
22	Los Angeles, USA	78	15.2M followers
23	Kampala, Uganda	75	12.3K followers
24	Johannesburg, South Africa	71	34.7K followers
25	Guangzhou, China	71	1.3M followers
26	Mumbai, India	68	1.1M followers
27	Manama, Bahrain	65	24.7K followers
28	Manila, Philippines	64	113.1K followers
29	Doha, Qatar	64	102.6K followers
30	Shenzhen, China	63	264.4K followers
31	Cairo, Egypt	62	85.3K followers
32	Hangzhou, China	62	244.5K followers
33	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	61	73.2K followers
34	Kuwait City, Kuwait	60	53.5K followers
35	Singapore, Singapore	59	619.8K followers
36	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	58	364.4K followers
37	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	58	2.2M followers
38	Kabul, Afghanistan	56	19.4K followers
39	Yangon, Myanmar	56	71.1K followers
40	Lima, Peru	56	20.8K followers
41	Seoul, South Korea	56	16.6M followers
42	Incheon, South Korea	55	60.4K followers
43	Beijing, China	55	17.3M followers
44	Shanghai, China	55	2.7M followers
45	Kuching, Malaysia	54	24.6K followers
46	Montreal, Canada	54	104.3K followers
47	Chicago, USA	54	64.7K followers
48	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	53	49.5K followers
49	Warsaw, Poland	53	254.3K followers
50	Bucharest, Romania	53	65.1K followers
51	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	52	548.1K followers
52	Detroit, USA	52	22.7K followers
53	Toronto, Canada	51	353.6K followers
54	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	50	11.3K followers
55	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	50	122K followers
56	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	50	376.7K followers
57	Kyoto, Japan	50	83.3K followers
58	Busan, South Korea	50	430K followers
59	New York, USA	50	1.8M followers
60	Nairobi, Kenya	47	24.4K followers
61	Madrid, Spain	47	238K followers
62	Washington D.C., USA	46	53.5K followers
63	Athens, Greece	45	57.2K followers
64	Chiang Mai, Thailand	41	15.2M followers
65	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	40	244.6K followers
66	Helsinki, Finland	39	69.4K followers
67	Sofia, Bulgaria	39	85.2K followers
68	Belgrade, Serbia	39	638.2K followers
69	Birmingham, United Kingdom	38	115.3K followers
70	Accra, Ghana	38	8.4K followers
71	Minneapolis, USA	37	27.4K followers
72	Osaka, Japan	36	204.9K followers
73	Lisbon, Portugal	35	62.9K followers
74	Munich, Germany	35	218K followers
75	Oslo, Norway	35	59.3K followers
76	San Francisco, USA	34	359.3K followers
77	Algiers, Algeria	33	15.8K followers
78	Baku, Azerbaijan	33	26.7K followers
79	Nice, France	33	188.3K followers
80	Baghdad, Iraq	33	89.9K followers
81	Budapest, Hungary	33	49.6K followers
82	Paris, France	33	14.3M followers
83	Vienna, Austria	33	150.2K followers
84	Sao Paulo, Brazil	33	56.4K followers
85	Kobe, Japan	33	21.4K followers
86	Lyon, France	32	220.1K followers
87	Denver, USA	32	1.3M followers
88	London, United Kingdom	32	497.6K followers
89	Tehran, Iran	31	905.6K followers
90	Skopje, North Macedonia	31	78.1K followers
91	Tokyo, Japan	31	1M followers
92	Bern, Switzerland	30	67.5K followers
93	Milan, Italy	29	158.6K followers
94	Prague, Czech Republic	29	89.4K followers
95	Berlin, Germany	29	263.3K followers
96	Kraków, Poland	28	189.8K followers
97	Moscow, Russia	28	553.6K followers
98	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	28	41.3K followers
99	Salt Lake City, USA	28	76.4K followers
100	Amsterdam, Netherlands	27	175K followers
101	Bratislava, Slovakia	27	27.3K followers
102	Dublin, Ireland	27	38K followers
103	Wrocław, Poland	26	140K followers
104	Kyiv, Ukraine	25	203.4K followers
105	Rotterdam, Netherlands	24	59.1K followers
106	Barcelona, Spain	24	193.3K followers
107	Brussels, Belgium	23	109.3K followers
108	Almaty, Kazakhstan	23	259.5K followers
109	Seattle, USA	23	230K followers
110	Medan, Indonesia	22	715.9K followers
111	Pristina, Kosovo	22	35K followers
112	Stockholm, Sweden	22	77.3K followers
113	Rome, Italy	22	130.4K followers
114	Canberra, Australia	22	152.4K followers
115	Bangkok, Thailand	21	16.2M followers
116	Zagreb, Croatia	20	84.1K followers
117	Ljubljana, Slovenia	20	64.1K followers
118	Portland, USA	20	122.2K followers
119	Taipei, Taiwan	19	775.7K followers
120	Bogota, Colombia	18	45K followers
121	Vancouver, Canada	18	166.3K followers
122	Melbourne, Australia	17	265.1K followers
123	Houston, USA	16	41K followers
124	Sydney, Australia	16	1.2M followers
125	Auckland, New Zealand	13	77.8K followers