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	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	179	5.6K followers
2	Lahore, Pakistan	167	449.3K followers
3	Kampala, Uganda	156	12.4K followers
4	Jakarta, Indonesia	156	1.5M followers
5	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	155	49.8K followers
6	Jerusalem, Israel	117	31.1K followers
7	Santiago, Chile	117	55.8K followers
8	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	117	461.9K followers
9	Chengdu, China	106	1.7M followers
10	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	105	73.8K followers
11	Kolkata, India	97	903.4K followers
12	Beijing, China	96	17.4M followers
13	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	95	11.4K followers
14	Karachi, Pakistan	90	97K followers
15	Singapore, Singapore	83	623.7K followers
16	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	82	362.8K followers
17	Sao Paulo, Brazil	82	56.9K followers
18	Mexico City, Mexico	81	194.1K followers
19	Hanoi, Vietnam	80	2.9M followers
20	Johannesburg, South Africa	78	34.9K followers
21	Mumbai, India	77	1.1M followers
22	Manama, Bahrain	73	25K followers
23	Accra, Ghana	71	8.5K followers
24	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	70	123K followers
25	Baghdad, Iraq	69	90.9K followers
26	Dhaka, Bangladesh	69	154.6K followers
27	Kathmandu, Nepal	69	140.5K followers
28	Yangon, Myanmar	68	71.9K followers
29	Doha, Qatar	68	103.3K followers
30	Kuching, Malaysia	65	24.7K followers
31	Melbourne, Australia	65	267.6K followers
32	Dakar, Senegal	64	15.8K followers
33	Salt Lake City, USA	63	80.6K followers
34	Medan, Indonesia	62	717.2K followers
35	Cairo, Egypt	62	86.1K followers
36	Birmingham, United Kingdom	62	115.6K followers
37	Milan, Italy	62	160K followers
38	Madrid, Spain	62	239.9K followers
39	Hangzhou, China	61	247.1K followers
40	Taipei, Taiwan	60	780.6K followers
41	London, United Kingdom	60	503.1K followers
42	Kuwait City, Kuwait	59	53.9K followers
43	Istanbul, Turkey	59	174.2K followers
44	Munich, Germany	58	219.2K followers
45	Barcelona, Spain	58	194.5K followers
46	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	58	2.2M followers
47	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	58	839K followers
48	Kabul, Afghanistan	56	19.6K followers
49	Osaka, Japan	56	206.8K followers
50	Athens, Greece	56	58.1K followers
51	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	55	367K followers
52	Kyoto, Japan	55	83.8K followers
53	Kobe, Japan	55	21.5K followers
54	Chongqing, China	55	158.7K followers
55	Tokyo, Japan	55	1M followers
56	Bangkok, Thailand	55	16.3M followers
57	Paris, France	54	14.4M followers
58	Detroit, USA	54	22.9K followers
59	Algiers, Algeria	53	15.8K followers
60	Lima, Peru	53	21K followers
61	Guangzhou, China	53	1.3M followers
62	Chicago, USA	52	65.8K followers
63	Shanghai, China	50	2.7M followers
64	Chiang Mai, Thailand	49	15.2M followers
65	Denver, USA	46	1.3M followers
66	Washington D.C., USA	45	54.3K followers
67	Almaty, Kazakhstan	45	261.1K followers
68	Los Angeles, USA	45	15.3M followers
69	Bern, Switzerland	44	68.2K followers
70	Delhi, India	44	2.6M followers
71	Moscow, Russia	44	558.7K followers
72	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	44	378.7K followers
73	Shenzhen, China	44	268.4K followers
74	Nairobi, Kenya	44	24.6K followers
75	Bucharest, Romania	43	65.7K followers
76	Nice, France	42	189K followers
77	Rome, Italy	41	132.1K followers
78	Tehran, Iran	39	910.5K followers
79	Baku, Azerbaijan	39	26.9K followers
80	Berlin, Germany	39	266.1K followers
81	Belgrade, Serbia	39	642.5K followers
82	Busan, South Korea	39	433.5K followers
83	Kraków, Poland	38	190.6K followers
84	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	38	245.7K followers
85	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	38	551.7K followers
86	Wrocław, Poland	37	140.4K followers
87	Lyon, France	37	221.1K followers
88	Toronto, Canada	35	358.4K followers
89	Ljubljana, Slovenia	33	64.6K followers
90	Incheon, South Korea	33	60.7K followers
91	Amsterdam, Netherlands	32	176.4K followers
92	Bratislava, Slovakia	32	27.5K followers
93	Wuhan, China	32	201.3K followers
94	Warsaw, Poland	32	256.1K followers
95	Prague, Czech Republic	32	90.1K followers
96	Seoul, South Korea	32	16.7M followers
97	Lisbon, Portugal	31	63.6K followers
98	New York, USA	31	1.8M followers
99	Bogota, Colombia	29	45.3K followers
100	Zagreb, Croatia	28	84.7K followers
101	Vienna, Austria	28	151.4K followers
102	Seattle, USA	28	233.3K followers
103	Pristina, Kosovo	27	35.3K followers
104	Brussels, Belgium	26	110.1K followers
105	Vancouver, Canada	25	168.8K followers
106	Minneapolis, USA	25	27.8K followers
107	Copenhagen, Denmark	24	64.3K followers
108	Montreal, Canada	24	105.8K followers
109	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	23	191.5K followers
110	Portland, USA	23	125K followers
111	Kyiv, Ukraine	22	207.7K followers
112	Houston, USA	22	41.5K followers
113	Rotterdam, Netherlands	19	59.4K followers
114	Helsinki, Finland	19	69.8K followers
115	Sofia, Bulgaria	19	86.1K followers
116	Budapest, Hungary	18	50.2K followers
117	Dublin, Ireland	18	38.5K followers
118	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	17	41.6K followers
119	Oslo, Norway	14	59.9K followers
120	Stockholm, Sweden	14	78.1K followers
121	Auckland, New Zealand	13	78.7K followers
122	Skopje, North Macedonia	13	78.5K followers
123	Canberra, Australia	13	154K followers
124	San Francisco, USA	13	363.1K followers
125	Sydney, Australia	12	1.2M followers