2017-2025
World's most polluted cities
The most polluted cities according to data aggregated from over 80,000 data points.
2025
World Air Quality Report
2025
World Air Quality Report
| Rank | City | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5123 |  Geraldine New Zealand | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 10 | 10.4 | 11 | 13 |
| 5124 | Rangiora New Zealand | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 11.2 |
| 5125 | Waimate New Zealand | 7.9 | 8 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 12.3 |
| 5126 | Taupo New Zealand | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9 | 9.1 | 4.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5127 |  Brumunddal Norway | 7.9 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 8.7 | -- | -- |
| 5128 |  Malaga Spain | 7.9 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5129 | Valladolid Spain | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 11.2 |
| 5130 | Gandesa Spain | 7.9 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5131 | Lleida Spain | 7.9 | 8.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5132 | Getafe Spain | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 11 | 11.8 | 11.5 | -- | -- |
| 5133 |  Melano Switzerland | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5134 |  Cambridge United Kingdom | 7.9 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 10 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 12 | 12.6 |
| 5135 | Crewe United Kingdom | 7.9 | 7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5136 | Hastings United Kingdom | 7.9 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5137 | Huntingdon United Kingdom | 7.9 | 7 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | -- | -- |
| 5138 | Northwood United Kingdom | 7.9 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 10.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5139 | Royal Leamington Spa United Kingdom | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 5140 | Staines-upon-Thames United Kingdom | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5141 | Windsor United Kingdom | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 10 | 11.3 | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5142 | Belfast United Kingdom | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7 | 8.7 | 9.3 | -- | 12.9 | 13 | 10.2 |
| 5143 |  Chickasaw USA | 7.9 | 8 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 10.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5144 | Owens Cross Roads USA | 7.9 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 11.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5145 | Jacksonville USA | 7.9 | 8 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5146 | Clovis USA | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 16.9 | 22.8 | 10.1 | -- | -- |
| 5147 | El Rio USA | 7.9 | 7.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5148 | Los Banos USA | 7.9 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 6.3 | -- | -- |
| 5149 | Modesto USA | 7.9 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 16.5 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 13 |
| 5150 | Seacliff USA | 7.9 | 4.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5151 | Weaverville USA | 7.9 | 7 | 9.7 | 15.8 | 34.7 | 13.9 | 8.8 | -- | -- |
| 5152 | Silverton USA | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 16.7 | 12.4 | -- | -- |
| 5153 | Quinnipiac University USA | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5154 | Waynesboro USA | 7.9 | 8.3 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5155 | Palatine USA | 7.9 | 7.1 | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5156 | Tell City USA | 7.9 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5157 | Davenport USA | 7.9 | 7.2 | 13 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| 5158 | Muscatine USA | 7.9 | 6.5 | 12.4 | 9 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 5159 | Sioux City USA | 7.9 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5160 | Harrodsburg USA | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5161 | Kenner USA | 7.9 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 7.9 |
| 5162 | Monroe USA | 7.9 | 7.5 | 12 | 12.6 | 13.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5163 | Forest Heights USA | 7.9 | 8 | 9.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5164 | Silver Spring USA | 7.9 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 12.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5165 | Bloomfield Hills USA | 7.9 | 7 | 12.1 | 10.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5166 | Hancock USA | 7.9 | 6.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5167 | Hudsonville USA | 7.9 | 6.8 | 11 | 9 | 9.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5168 | Kalkaska USA | 7.9 | 6.1 | 10.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5169 | Park Rapids USA | 7.9 | 6.3 | 11 | 6.6 | 14.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5170 | Seeley Lake USA | 7.9 | 8.2 | 10 | 12 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 12 | 27 |
| 5171 | Ainsworth USA | 7.9 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5172 | Gloucester USA | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
