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	272	171K followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	239	17.9K followers
3	Delhi, India	203	3.3M followers
4	Kuching, Malaysia	187	83.8K followers
5	Beijing, China	151	18.3M followers
6	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	144	36.2K followers
7	Kolkata, India	144	1.6M followers
8	Incheon, South Korea	122	192.4K followers
9	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	114	234.9K followers
10	Jakarta, Indonesia	111	2.2M followers
11	Santiago, Chile	102	177.3K followers
12	Mexico City, Mexico	96	616.8K followers
13	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	93	391.3K followers
14	Nairobi, Kenya	93	78.2K followers
15	Manama, Bahrain	90	79.4K followers
16	Chengdu, China	90	2.4M followers
17	Seoul, South Korea	86	17.5M followers
18	Pristina, Kosovo	84	112.3K followers
19	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	84	1.1M followers
20	Kampala, Uganda	81	39.2K followers
21	Cairo, Egypt	81	274.4K followers
22	Lahore, Pakistan	81	1.1M followers
23	Medan, Indonesia	79	1.4M followers
24	Johannesburg, South Africa	79	110.4K followers
25	Chongqing, China	79	501.8K followers
26	Manila, Philippines	78	362.7K followers
27	Karachi, Pakistan	76	307.1K followers
28	Jerusalem, Israel	74	98.2K followers
29	Dhaka, Bangladesh	73	489.6K followers
30	Wuhan, China	72	638.5K followers
31	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	72	1.5M followers
32	Doha, Qatar	69	327.9K followers
33	Budapest, Hungary	69	160.1K followers
34	Denver, USA	68	2M followers
35	Accra, Ghana	67	27K followers
36	Kabul, Afghanistan	66	62.2K followers
37	Tehran, Iran	66	1.6M followers
38	Baghdad, Iraq	65	289K followers
39	Singapore, Singapore	65	1.3M followers
40	Kathmandu, Nepal	65	445.4K followers
41	New York, USA	65	2.5M followers
42	Skopje, North Macedonia	64	248.4K followers
43	Istanbul, Turkey	64	551.9K followers
44	Athens, Greece	64	186.4K followers
45	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	64	2.9M followers
46	Lima, Peru	63	67K followers
47	Dakar, Senegal	61	50.3K followers
48	Washington D.C., USA	61	176.4K followers
49	Algiers, Algeria	60	50K followers
50	Bern, Switzerland	60	217.9K followers
51	Baku, Azerbaijan	60	85.4K followers
52	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	60	1.1M followers
53	Bucharest, Romania	60	209.1K followers
54	Barcelona, Spain	60	616.4K followers
55	Belgrade, Serbia	60	1.3M followers
56	Los Angeles, USA	59	16.1M followers
57	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	58	776.4K followers
58	Madrid, Spain	58	770.6K followers
59	Busan, South Korea	58	1.1M followers
60	Mumbai, India	57	1.8M followers
61	Munich, Germany	55	693.3K followers
62	Sao Paulo, Brazil	55	180.5K followers
63	Detroit, USA	54	75.7K followers
64	Ljubljana, Slovenia	53	204.7K followers
65	Toronto, Canada	53	1.1M followers
66	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	53	605.6K followers
67	Guangzhou, China	53	2M followers
68	Chicago, USA	53	221.4K followers
69	Portland, USA	53	434.5K followers
70	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	52	132.4K followers
71	Sofia, Bulgaria	51	273.8K followers
72	Bratislava, Slovakia	50	87.1K followers
73	Zagreb, Croatia	50	268.8K followers
74	Kyoto, Japan	50	265.3K followers
75	Hangzhou, China	50	785.1K followers
76	Nice, France	48	597.3K followers
77	Bogota, Colombia	45	143.9K followers
78	Prague, Czech Republic	45	286K followers
79	Salt Lake City, USA	45	262.5K followers
80	Kraków, Poland	44	602K followers
81	Shanghai, China	44	3.4M followers
82	Minneapolis, USA	42	92.9K followers
83	Milan, Italy	41	508.3K followers
84	Rome, Italy	41	422.7K followers
85	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	39	1.1M followers
86	Vienna, Austria	39	480.7K followers
87	Hanoi, Vietnam	39	3.6M followers
88	Copenhagen, Denmark	37	204.8K followers
89	Amsterdam, Netherlands	36	561.2K followers
90	Berlin, Germany	36	849.6K followers
91	Stockholm, Sweden	34	248.7K followers
92	Vancouver, Canada	34	556.7K followers
93	Houston, USA	34	133.1K followers
94	Taipei, Taiwan	33	1.5M followers
95	Montreal, Canada	33	346.3K followers
96	Almaty, Kazakhstan	33	826.8K followers
97	Lyon, France	32	699.2K followers
98	Wrocław, Poland	31	442.3K followers
99	Warsaw, Poland	31	811.4K followers
100	Moscow, Russia	31	1.2M followers
101	Paris, France	31	15.2M followers
102	Lisbon, Portugal	29	203.3K followers
103	Rotterdam, Netherlands	29	187.9K followers
104	Birmingham, United Kingdom	28	364.4K followers
105	Kyiv, Ukraine	28	662.5K followers
106	Osaka, Japan	28	656K followers
107	Tokyo, Japan	28	1.7M followers
108	Seattle, USA	28	779.3K followers
109	Brussels, Belgium	26	349.9K followers
110	Oslo, Norway	26	191K followers
111	Helsinki, Finland	24	221K followers
112	Kobe, Japan	22	68K followers
113	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22	16M followers
114	Bangkok, Thailand	22	17.1M followers
115	Canberra, Australia	21	490.4K followers
116	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	21	1.2M followers
117	London, United Kingdom	21	1.2M followers
118	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	17	1.1M followers
119	Shenzhen, China	17	857.1K followers
120	Dublin, Ireland	17	122.7K followers
121	San Francisco, USA	17	1.1M followers
122	Yangon, Myanmar	14	228.8K followers
123	Sydney, Australia	13	1.8M followers
124	Auckland, New Zealand	12	250.9K followers
125	Melbourne, Australia	9	850.6K followers