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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5224 |  Gera Germany | 7.8 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5225 | Jena Germany | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5226 |  Monterotondo Italy | 7.8 | 7.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5227 |  Togane Japan | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| 5228 | Naraha Japan | 7.8 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 5229 | Muroran Japan | 7.8 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5230 | Tosa Japan | 7.8 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 11.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5231 | Morigo Japan | 7.8 | 7 | 8.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5232 | Yamamoto Japan | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 10.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5233 | Shinjo Japan | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| 5234 |  Sarria Spain | 7.8 | 6.9 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 8.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5235 |  Brugg Switzerland | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5236 | Teufenthal Switzerland | 7.8 | 6.3 | 5.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5237 | Walenstadt Switzerland | 7.8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5238 | Giubiasco Switzerland | 7.8 | 8 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 8.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5239 | Lugano Switzerland | 7.8 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 10 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 13.5 |
| 5240 | Martigny-Combe Switzerland | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5241 |  Uzhgorod Ukraine | 7.8 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 21.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5242 |  Birkenhead United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7 | 6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| 5243 | Blackburn United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7 | 7.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5244 | Chesterfield United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7 | 7.3 | 9 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| 5245 | Coventry United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
| 5246 | Horsham United Kingdom | 7.8 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 12.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5247 | Ruislip United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5248 | Watchfield United Kingdom | 7.8 | 6.1 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5249 | Dunmurry United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5250 |  Huntsville USA | 7.8 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| 5251 | Beaumont USA | 7.8 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 11.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5252 | Chester USA | 7.8 | 11 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 30.2 | 13.9 | 15.1 | -- | -- |
| 5253 | June Lake USA | 7.8 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 12.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5254 | Lakewood USA | 7.8 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 15.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5255 | Oak Hills USA | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 5.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5256 | Riverbank USA | 7.8 | 9.1 | 11 | 13.7 | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5257 | Westmorland USA | 7.8 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5258 | Platteville USA | 7.8 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5259 | Atlanta USA | 7.8 | 8.3 | 11 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 10 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 11.3 |
| 5260 | Suwanee USA | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5261 | McLeansboro USA | 7.8 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.1 | -- |
| 5262 | Jasper USA | 7.8 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 10.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5263 | La Porte USA | 7.8 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 12.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5264 | Council Bluffs USA | 7.8 | 7.8 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 13.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5265 | Fairfield USA | 7.8 | 7 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5266 | Catonsville USA | 7.8 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 11.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5267 | North Bethesda USA | 7.8 | 5.1 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5268 | Hillman USA | 7.8 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5269 | Detroit Lakes USA | 7.8 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 11.6 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 5270 | Hinckley USA | 7.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5271 | Southaven USA | 7.8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5272 | Waveland USA | 7.8 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | -- |
| 5273 | Wayne USA | 7.8 | 10.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
