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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3215 |  Des Plaines USA | 9.8 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 10 | 8.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3216 | Lansing USA | 9.8 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 10.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3217 | Lyons USA | 9.8 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3218 | Crown Point USA | 9.8 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3219 | Harper Woods USA | 9.8 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3220 | North Las Vegas USA | 9.8 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3221 | Lancaster USA | 9.8 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 11.4 |
| 3222 | Plano USA | 9.8 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 8 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.4 | -- | -- |
| 3223 |  Genk Belgium | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 11.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3224 | Halen Belgium | 9.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3225 | Houthalen Belgium | 9.7 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | -- | -- |
| 3226 |  Kehewin Canada | 9.7 | 6.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3227 | Steinbach Canada | 9.7 | 7.3 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3228 |  Tome Chile | 9.7 | 12.6 | 15 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 20.9 | 14.8 |
| 3229 |  Xilin Gol China | 9.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 16.1 | 15.1 |
| 3230 |  Reims France | 9.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| 3231 | Gap France | 9.7 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 3232 |  Babstadt Germany | 9.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3233 | Spremberg Germany | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 16.8 | 15.6 |
| 3234 | Locknitz Germany | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.7 | -- | -- |
| 3235 | Bonn Germany | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 11.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3236 |  Merano Italy | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 11.9 | -- | -- |
| 3237 |  Hisage Japan | 9.7 | 8.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3238 | Satsumasendai Japan | 9.7 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 16.1 |
| 3239 | Hisai-motomachi Japan | 9.7 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3240 | Ise Japan | 9.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 13.4 |
| 3241 | Shimabara Japan | 9.7 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | -- | -- |
| 3242 | Tsushima Japan | 9.7 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 11 | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| 3243 | Shibata Japan | 9.7 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9 |
| 3244 | Kaizuka Japan | 9.7 | 8.1 | 10 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 17.3 | 14.3 |
| 3245 | Shodokorocho Japan | 9.7 | 8.5 | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3246 | Takatsuki Japan | 9.7 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.7 |
| 3247 | Tosu Japan | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 14.1 |
| 3248 | Kasukabe Japan | 9.7 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 13 | 14.6 | -- |
| 3249 | Miyashiro Japan | 9.7 | 9 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 14.1 | -- |
| 3250 | Moroyama Japan | 9.7 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 12.1 | -- |
| 3251 | Fukuroi Japan | 9.7 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3252 | Yamanota Higashimachi Japan | 9.7 | 8.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3253 |  Kosovo Polje Kosovo | 9.7 | 11.6 | 10.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3254 | Obiliq Kosovo | 9.7 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 10.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3255 |  Badhoevedorp Netherlands | 9.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.2 | -- | -- |
| 3256 | Spoorwijk Netherlands | 9.7 | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3257 |  Paranaque Philippines | 9.7 | 13.7 | 17.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3258 |  Bogatynia Poland | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3259 |  Tavira Portugal | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3260 |  Serravalle San Marino | 9.7 | 12.8 | 12.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3261 |  Amorebieta Spain | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3262 |  Biberist Switzerland | 9.7 | 7.7 | 6.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3263 | Weinfelden Switzerland | 9.7 | 7.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3264 |  Chornobyl Ukraine | 9.7 | 10.7 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
