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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3015 |  Hradek nad Nisou Czech Republic | 10 | 10 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3016 |  Droue-sur-Drouette France | 10 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3017 | Haguenau France | 10 | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3018 | Bois-le-Roi France | 10 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3019 | Bouc-Bel-Air France | 10 | 9.3 | 10.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3020 |  Eppelheim Germany | 10 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 26 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3021 | Mannheim Germany | 10 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.8 |
| 3022 | Stuttgart Germany | 10 | 9.1 | 9 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 11 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 13.6 |
| 3023 |  Handa Japan | 10 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| 3024 | Ogori Japan | 10 | 9 | 10.9 | 13 | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3025 | Hashima Japan | 10 | 9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3026 | Mizuho Japan | 10 | 9.4 | 10 | 9.4 | 10.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3027 | Shibukawa Japan | 10 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3028 | Otake Japan | 10 | 9 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.3 |
| 3029 | Takehara Japan | 10 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 12.5 |
| 3030 | Kobe Japan | 10 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.9 |
| 3031 | Kanoya Japan | 10 | 9.4 | 11 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 14 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 15.9 |
| 3032 | Ayabe Japan | 10 | 8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| 3033 | Inabe Japan | 10 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 12.8 |
| 3034 | Ota Japan | 10 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3035 | Ibaraki Japan | 10 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| 3036 | Suehirocho Japan | 10 | 8.6 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3037 | Takaida Japan | 10 | 8.2 | 8.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3038 | Takaishi Japan | 10 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| 3039 | Konosu Japan | 10 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 15 | 13.6 |
| 3040 | Hikari Japan | 10 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.4 | -- | -- |
| 3041 |  Batu Feringgi Malaysia | 10 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3042 |  Manzanillo Mexico | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3043 |  Dronten Netherlands | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3044 | Bennekom Netherlands | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3045 |  Blenheim New Zealand | 10 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 19.1 |
| 3046 |  Leganes Spain | 10 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 10 | 12.9 | 13 | 12 | -- | -- |
| 3047 |  Villmergen Switzerland | 10 | 10.3 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3048 | Kreuzlingen Switzerland | 10 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3049 | Rotkreuz Switzerland | 10 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 16.3 | -- | -- |
| 3050 |  Thalang Thailand | 10 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 14.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3051 | Yala Thailand | 10 | 15 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 14 | 16.2 | 20.9 | 19 | 17 |
| 3052 |  Kirikareli Turkey | 10 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 13.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3053 |  Kyiv Ukraine | 10 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 9.8 |
| 3054 |  Brighton United Kingdom | 10 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3055 | Hammersmith United Kingdom | 10 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 9.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3056 |  Perris USA | 10 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 9.6 | -- | -- |
| 3057 | Taylorsville USA | 10 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3058 | Albany USA | 10 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 13.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3059 | Cicero USA | 10 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| 3060 | Portage Park USA | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3061 | Minot USA | 10 | 8.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3062 | Fountain Inn USA | 10 | 9.7 | 9.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3063 | Mission USA | 10 | 12.4 | 10 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 11 | 10.3 | 9.5 |
| 3064 | Sachse USA | 10 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 10.8 | -- | -- |
