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	696	171K followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	212	17.9K followers
3	Delhi, India	196	3.3M followers
4	Kuching, Malaysia	187	83.9K followers
5	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	154	391.3K followers
6	Beijing, China	149	18.3M followers
7	Mexico City, Mexico	118	616.8K followers
8	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	113	36.2K followers
9	Manama, Bahrain	112	79.4K followers
10	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	112	234.9K followers
11	Los Angeles, USA	106	16.1M followers
12	Jakarta, Indonesia	105	2.2M followers
13	Kolkata, India	99	1.6M followers
14	Incheon, South Korea	99	192.4K followers
15	Chengdu, China	94	2.4M followers
16	Kampala, Uganda	92	39.2K followers
17	Jerusalem, Israel	82	98.2K followers
18	Pristina, Kosovo	82	112.3K followers
19	Dakar, Senegal	82	50.3K followers
20	Seoul, South Korea	82	17.5M followers
21	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	81	1.1M followers
22	Chongqing, China	81	501.8K followers
23	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	79	1.5M followers
24	Santiago, Chile	77	177.3K followers
25	Nairobi, Kenya	77	78.2K followers
26	Manila, Philippines	76	362.7K followers
27	Dhaka, Bangladesh	76	489.6K followers
28	Lahore, Pakistan	76	1.1M followers
29	Johannesburg, South Africa	71	110.4K followers
30	Salt Lake City, USA	70	262.5K followers
31	Wuhan, China	69	638.5K followers
32	Athens, Greece	69	186.4K followers
33	Cairo, Egypt	68	274.4K followers
34	Singapore, Singapore	68	1.3M followers
35	Doha, Qatar	67	328K followers
36	Skopje, North Macedonia	66	248.4K followers
37	Karachi, Pakistan	66	307.1K followers
38	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	65	776.4K followers
39	Denver, USA	65	2M followers
40	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	64	1.1M followers
41	Belgrade, Serbia	64	1.3M followers
42	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	64	2.9M followers
43	Istanbul, Turkey	63	551.9K followers
44	Accra, Ghana	63	27K followers
45	Portland, USA	63	434.6K followers
46	Kabul, Afghanistan	62	62.2K followers
47	Busan, South Korea	62	1.1M followers
48	Tehran, Iran	61	1.6M followers
49	Baghdad, Iraq	61	289K followers
50	Kathmandu, Nepal	61	445.4K followers
51	Bucharest, Romania	60	209.1K followers
52	Barcelona, Spain	58	616.4K followers
53	Madrid, Spain	57	770.6K followers
54	Bern, Switzerland	56	217.9K followers
55	Sao Paulo, Brazil	56	180.5K followers
56	Sofia, Bulgaria	56	273.8K followers
57	Toronto, Canada	55	1.1M followers
58	Detroit, USA	55	75.7K followers
59	New York, USA	54	2.5M followers
60	Berlin, Germany	53	849.6K followers
61	Hangzhou, China	53	785.1K followers
62	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	53	132.4K followers
63	Nice, France	52	597.3K followers
64	Lima, Peru	52	67K followers
65	Mumbai, India	52	1.8M followers
66	Chicago, USA	52	221.4K followers
67	Algiers, Algeria	50	50K followers
68	Medan, Indonesia	50	1.4M followers
69	Warsaw, Poland	50	811.4K followers
70	Minneapolis, USA	47	92.9K followers
71	Budapest, Hungary	45	160.1K followers
72	Baku, Azerbaijan	44	85.4K followers
73	Rome, Italy	44	422.7K followers
74	Zagreb, Croatia	44	268.8K followers
75	Moscow, Russia	44	1.2M followers
76	Bogota, Colombia	42	143.9K followers
77	Copenhagen, Denmark	41	204.8K followers
78	Bratislava, Slovakia	39	87.1K followers
79	Vienna, Austria	39	480.8K followers
80	Kyoto, Japan	39	265.3K followers
81	Washington D.C., USA	39	176.4K followers
82	Seattle, USA	39	779.4K followers
83	Milan, Italy	38	508.4K followers
84	Ljubljana, Slovenia	38	204.7K followers
85	Houston, USA	38	133.1K followers
86	Taipei, Taiwan	36	1.5M followers
87	Lisbon, Portugal	34	203.3K followers
88	Stockholm, Sweden	34	248.7K followers
89	Munich, Germany	33	693.3K followers
90	Wrocław, Poland	33	442.3K followers
91	Oslo, Norway	33	191K followers
92	Osaka, Japan	33	656.1K followers
93	Guangzhou, China	33	2M followers
94	Shanghai, China	33	3.4M followers
95	Tokyo, Japan	33	1.7M followers
96	Rotterdam, Netherlands	32	187.9K followers
97	Birmingham, United Kingdom	32	364.4K followers
98	Prague, Czech Republic	32	286K followers
99	Vancouver, Canada	32	556.8K followers
100	Kraków, Poland	31	602K followers
101	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	31	605.6K followers
102	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	30	1.1M followers
103	Hanoi, Vietnam	29	3.6M followers
104	Kyiv, Ukraine	28	662.6K followers
105	Kobe, Japan	28	68K followers
106	Almaty, Kazakhstan	28	826.8K followers
107	Helsinki, Finland	27	221K followers
108	Amsterdam, Netherlands	27	561.2K followers
109	Paris, France	27	15.2M followers
110	Chiang Mai, Thailand	27	16M followers
111	Lyon, France	25	699.2K followers
112	London, United Kingdom	24	1.2M followers
113	Montreal, Canada	22	346.3K followers
114	Brussels, Belgium	19	349.9K followers
115	Canberra, Australia	19	490.4K followers
116	Dublin, Ireland	18	122.7K followers
117	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	17	1.1M followers
118	Shenzhen, China	17	857.1K followers
119	San Francisco, USA	17	1.1M followers
120	Bangkok, Thailand	17	17.1M followers
121	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	16	1.2M followers
122	Yangon, Myanmar	13	228.8K followers
123	Auckland, New Zealand	12	250.9K followers
124	Melbourne, Australia	11	850.6K followers
125	Sydney, Australia	11	1.8M followers