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	172	2.6M followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	154	5.5K followers
3	Dhaka, Bangladesh	138	153.7K followers
4	Santiago, Chile	138	55K followers
5	Hanoi, Vietnam	122	2.9M followers
6	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	112	190.5K followers
7	Kathmandu, Nepal	110	139.6K followers
8	Kolkata, India	105	902.3K followers
9	Lahore, Pakistan	105	447.5K followers
10	Wuhan, China	99	199.5K followers
11	Jakarta, Indonesia	97	1.5M followers
12	Chongqing, China	97	157.6K followers
13	Mexico City, Mexico	96	192.6K followers
14	Chengdu, China	88	1.7M followers
15	Karachi, Pakistan	88	96.4K followers
16	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	84	360.2K followers
17	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	83	832.2K followers
18	Baku, Azerbaijan	82	26.7K followers
19	Kampala, Uganda	82	12.3K followers
20	Istanbul, Turkey	80	173K followers
21	Los Angeles, USA	80	15.2M followers
22	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	79	457.7K followers
23	Dakar, Senegal	76	15.7K followers
24	Manila, Philippines	73	113.1K followers
25	Johannesburg, South Africa	72	34.7K followers
26	Guangzhou, China	69	1.3M followers
27	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	68	73.2K followers
28	Mumbai, India	67	1.1M followers
29	Cairo, Egypt	66	85.4K followers
30	Hangzhou, China	66	244.5K followers
31	Manama, Bahrain	65	24.7K followers
32	Jerusalem, Israel	64	30.9K followers
33	Kuwait City, Kuwait	63	53.5K followers
34	Shenzhen, China	62	264.4K followers
35	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	60	364.4K followers
36	Lima, Peru	59	20.8K followers
37	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	59	2.2M followers
38	Yangon, Myanmar	58	71.1K followers
39	Singapore, Singapore	58	619.8K followers
40	Kabul, Afghanistan	56	19.4K followers
41	Beijing, China	56	17.3M followers
42	Seoul, South Korea	56	16.6M followers
43	Kuching, Malaysia	55	24.6K followers
44	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	55	122K followers
45	Doha, Qatar	55	102.6K followers
46	Warsaw, Poland	55	254.3K followers
47	Toronto, Canada	55	353.6K followers
48	Chicago, USA	55	64.7K followers
49	New York, USA	55	1.8M followers
50	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	53	49.5K followers
51	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	53	11.3K followers
52	Montreal, Canada	53	104.3K followers
53	Detroit, USA	53	22.7K followers
54	Incheon, South Korea	53	60.4K followers
55	Shanghai, China	53	2.7M followers
56	Nairobi, Kenya	52	24.4K followers
57	Kyoto, Japan	50	83.3K followers
58	Bucharest, Romania	50	65.1K followers
59	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	47	376.7K followers
60	Washington D.C., USA	47	53.5K followers
61	Accra, Ghana	46	8.4K followers
62	Taipei, Taiwan	44	775.7K followers
63	Sofia, Bulgaria	44	85.2K followers
64	Madrid, Spain	44	238K followers
65	Helsinki, Finland	43	69.4K followers
66	Athens, Greece	43	57.2K followers
67	Milan, Italy	41	158.6K followers
68	Oslo, Norway	41	59.3K followers
69	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	40	244.6K followers
70	Baghdad, Iraq	39	89.9K followers
71	Osaka, Japan	39	204.9K followers
72	Sao Paulo, Brazil	39	56.4K followers
73	Lisbon, Portugal	38	62.9K followers
74	Denver, USA	38	1.3M followers
75	Chiang Mai, Thailand	38	15.2M followers
76	Salt Lake City, USA	37	76.4K followers
77	Birmingham, United Kingdom	36	115.3K followers
78	San Francisco, USA	36	359.3K followers
79	Munich, Germany	35	218K followers
80	Paris, France	35	14.3M followers
81	Belgrade, Serbia	35	638.2K followers
82	Busan, South Korea	35	430K followers
83	Budapest, Hungary	34	49.6K followers
84	Tehran, Iran	33	905.6K followers
85	Medan, Indonesia	33	715.9K followers
86	Nice, France	33	188.3K followers
87	Moscow, Russia	33	553.6K followers
88	Kobe, Japan	33	21.4K followers
89	Tokyo, Japan	33	1M followers
90	London, United Kingdom	33	497.6K followers
91	Lyon, France	32	220.1K followers
92	Vienna, Austria	32	150.2K followers
93	Bern, Switzerland	31	67.5K followers
94	Berlin, Germany	31	263.3K followers
95	Wrocław, Poland	30	140K followers
96	Skopje, North Macedonia	30	78.1K followers
97	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	30	548.1K followers
98	Prague, Czech Republic	29	89.4K followers
99	Minneapolis, USA	29	27.4K followers
100	Algiers, Algeria	28	15.8K followers
101	Bratislava, Slovakia	28	27.3K followers
102	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	28	41.3K followers
103	Amsterdam, Netherlands	27	175K followers
104	Stockholm, Sweden	27	77.3K followers
105	Kyiv, Ukraine	27	203.4K followers
106	Dublin, Ireland	25	38K followers
107	Barcelona, Spain	25	193.3K followers
108	Seattle, USA	25	230K followers
109	Rotterdam, Netherlands	24	59.1K followers
110	Canberra, Australia	24	152.4K followers
111	Bangkok, Thailand	24	16.2M followers
112	Brussels, Belgium	22	109.3K followers
113	Pristina, Kosovo	22	35K followers
114	Rome, Italy	22	130.4K followers
115	Ljubljana, Slovenia	20	64.1K followers
116	Vancouver, Canada	20	166.3K followers
117	Houston, USA	20	41K followers
118	Bogota, Colombia	19	45K followers
119	Kraków, Poland	19	189.8K followers
120	Portland, USA	18	122.3K followers
121	Sydney, Australia	17	1.2M followers
122	Almaty, Kazakhstan	16	259.5K followers
123	Zagreb, Croatia	15	84.1K followers
124	Auckland, New Zealand	14	77.8K followers
125	Melbourne, Australia	13	265.1K followers