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	Wuhan, China	144	199.5K followers
2	Delhi, India	132	2.6M followers
3	Jakarta, Indonesia	124	1.5M followers
4	Lahore, Pakistan	115	447.5K followers
5	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	107	5.5K followers
6	Kolkata, India	105	902.3K followers
7	Hanoi, Vietnam	99	2.9M followers
8	Santiago, Chile	98	55K followers
9	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	94	360.2K followers
10	Dhaka, Bangladesh	94	153.7K followers
11	Kathmandu, Nepal	94	139.6K followers
12	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	90	190.5K followers
13	Chongqing, China	88	157.6K followers
14	Jerusalem, Israel	87	30.9K followers
15	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	86	457.7K followers
16	Doha, Qatar	82	102.6K followers
17	Karachi, Pakistan	81	96.4K followers
18	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	81	832.2K followers
19	Istanbul, Turkey	79	173K followers
20	Dakar, Senegal	76	15.7K followers
21	Chengdu, China	75	1.7M followers
22	Los Angeles, USA	75	15.2M followers
23	Mexico City, Mexico	73	192.6K followers
24	Manama, Bahrain	69	24.7K followers
25	Yangon, Myanmar	69	71.1K followers
26	Manila, Philippines	68	113.1K followers
27	Guangzhou, China	68	1.3M followers
28	Algiers, Algeria	66	15.8K followers
29	Shenzhen, China	66	264.4K followers
30	Medan, Indonesia	64	715.9K followers
31	Mumbai, India	64	1.1M followers
32	Kuwait City, Kuwait	61	53.5K followers
33	Lima, Peru	61	20.8K followers
34	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	59	73.2K followers
35	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	59	548.1K followers
36	Singapore, Singapore	58	619.8K followers
37	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	58	2.2M followers
38	Kampala, Uganda	57	12.3K followers
39	Bucharest, Romania	57	65.1K followers
40	Detroit, USA	57	22.7K followers
41	Seoul, South Korea	56	16.6M followers
42	New York, USA	56	1.8M followers
43	Chicago, USA	55	64.7K followers
44	Johannesburg, South Africa	53	34.7K followers
45	Cairo, Egypt	53	85.3K followers
46	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	53	122K followers
47	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	53	364.4K followers
48	Shanghai, China	53	2.7M followers
49	Washington D.C., USA	52	53.5K followers
50	Helsinki, Finland	51	69.4K followers
51	Montreal, Canada	51	104.3K followers
52	Nairobi, Kenya	50	24.4K followers
53	Sao Paulo, Brazil	50	56.4K followers
54	Toronto, Canada	50	353.5K followers
55	Kyoto, Japan	50	83.3K followers
56	Incheon, South Korea	50	60.4K followers
57	Beijing, China	50	17.3M followers
58	Hangzhou, China	49	244.4K followers
59	Baghdad, Iraq	44	89.9K followers
60	Prague, Czech Republic	43	89.4K followers
61	Kuching, Malaysia	42	24.6K followers
62	Athens, Greece	41	57.2K followers
63	Tehran, Iran	39	905.6K followers
64	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	39	49.5K followers
65	Osaka, Japan	39	204.9K followers
66	Madrid, Spain	39	238K followers
67	Busan, South Korea	39	430K followers
68	Lisbon, Portugal	38	62.9K followers
69	Minneapolis, USA	38	27.4K followers
70	Birmingham, United Kingdom	37	115.3K followers
71	Budapest, Hungary	37	49.6K followers
72	Accra, Ghana	34	8.4K followers
73	Oslo, Norway	34	59.3K followers
74	San Francisco, USA	34	359.3K followers
75	Bogota, Colombia	33	45K followers
76	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	33	11.3K followers
77	Munich, Germany	33	218K followers
78	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	33	376.7K followers
79	Moscow, Russia	33	553.6K followers
80	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	33	244.6K followers
81	Sofia, Bulgaria	33	85.2K followers
82	Kraków, Poland	32	189.8K followers
83	Vienna, Austria	31	150.2K followers
84	Nice, France	30	188.3K followers
85	Skopje, North Macedonia	29	78.1K followers
86	Kabul, Afghanistan	28	19.4K followers
87	Wrocław, Poland	28	140K followers
88	Bratislava, Slovakia	28	27.3K followers
89	Warsaw, Poland	28	254.3K followers
90	Kyiv, Ukraine	28	203.4K followers
91	Paris, France	28	14.3M followers
92	Barcelona, Spain	28	193.3K followers
93	Belgrade, Serbia	28	638.2K followers
94	Denver, USA	28	1.3M followers
95	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	28	41.3K followers
96	Chiang Mai, Thailand	28	15.2M followers
97	Tokyo, Japan	28	1M followers
98	Bangkok, Thailand	28	16.2M followers
99	Lyon, France	27	220.1K followers
100	Berlin, Germany	27	263.3K followers
101	Salt Lake City, USA	27	76.4K followers
102	London, United Kingdom	27	497.6K followers
103	Bern, Switzerland	26	67.5K followers
104	Canberra, Australia	26	152.4K followers
105	Seattle, USA	25	230K followers
106	Taipei, Taiwan	24	775.7K followers
107	Zagreb, Croatia	24	84.1K followers
108	Milan, Italy	24	158.6K followers
109	Dublin, Ireland	24	38K followers
110	Ljubljana, Slovenia	22	64.1K followers
111	Vancouver, Canada	22	166.3K followers
112	Melbourne, Australia	22	265.1K followers
113	Portland, USA	21	122.2K followers
114	Brussels, Belgium	20	109.3K followers
115	Amsterdam, Netherlands	20	175K followers
116	Rome, Italy	20	130.4K followers
117	Kobe, Japan	19	21.4K followers
118	Houston, USA	19	41K followers
119	Rotterdam, Netherlands	18	59.1K followers
120	Baku, Azerbaijan	17	26.7K followers
121	Pristina, Kosovo	17	35K followers
122	Stockholm, Sweden	17	77.3K followers
123	Sydney, Australia	17	1.2M followers
124	Almaty, Kazakhstan	16	259.5K followers
125	Auckland, New Zealand	9	77.8K followers