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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3315 |  Wiesbaden Germany | 9.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 12.6 | -- |
| 3316 | Midlum Germany | 9.6 | 13.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3317 | Gelsenkirchen Germany | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 13 | 11.9 | 14 | 16.6 | 16.5 |
| 3318 | Hennef Germany | 9.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3319 | Trier Germany | 9.6 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
| 3320 |  Padang Indonesia | 9.6 | 12.2 | 16 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 8.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3321 |  Tahara Japan | 9.6 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
| 3322 | Tsushima Japan | 9.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 11 |
| 3323 | Sakura Japan | 9.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 9 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| 3324 | Buzen Japan | 9.6 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| 3325 | Chikushino Japan | 9.6 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 12 | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3326 | Itoshima Japan | 9.6 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 10.1 | -- | 12.4 | 13.5 | 14.6 |
| 3327 | Nakamachi Japan | 9.6 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3328 | Ashiya Japan | 9.6 | 8 | 9.4 | 9 | 9.2 | 10 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
| 3329 | Itami Japan | 9.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 10 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| 3330 | Kirishima Japan | 9.6 | 8 | 11.5 | 11 | 10.1 | 12 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| 3331 | Atsugi Japan | 9.6 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.6 |
| 3332 | Susaki Japan | 9.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
| 3333 | Iwashita Japan | 9.6 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3334 | Hagurazaki Japan | 9.6 | 8.5 | 9.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3335 | Izumisano Japan | 9.6 | 8 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| 3336 | Kashima Japan | 9.6 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
| 3337 | Taku Japan | 9.6 | 9 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.9 |
| 3338 | Higashi-Matsuyama Japan | 9.6 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3339 | Sakado Japan | 9.6 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 12.9 | -- |
| 3340 | Hikone Japan | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 11.4 |
| 3341 | Umedacho Japan | 9.6 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3342 | Kurayoshi Japan | 9.6 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.9 | -- | -- |
| 3343 | Nagai Japan | 9.6 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| 3344 | Kudamatsu Japan | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 14 |
| 3345 |  Gjilan Kosovo | 9.6 | 16.5 | 21.2 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 18.8 | 16.2 | -- | -- |
| 3346 |  Sidi Bou Othmane Morocco | 9.6 | 10.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3347 |  Dieren Netherlands | 9.6 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3348 | Groenlo Netherlands | 9.6 | 9.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3349 | Heeze Netherlands | 9.6 | 9 | 9.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3350 | Werkendam Netherlands | 9.6 | 10.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3351 | Beverwijk Netherlands | 9.6 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.9 | -- | -- |
| 3352 |  Zarumilla Peru | 9.6 | 11.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3353 |  Pogorze Poland | 9.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 16.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3354 |  Prievidza Slovakia | 9.6 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 18.4 |
| 3355 |  Inje South Korea | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3356 | Jindo South Korea | 9.6 | 9.5 | 11.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3357 |  Usurbil Spain | 9.6 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3358 | Consuegra Spain | 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3359 | Tarragona Spain | 9.6 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3360 |  Aarau Switzerland | 9.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3361 |  Trang Thailand | 9.6 | 12 | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3362 |  Bournemouth United Kingdom | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.2 | -- |
| 3363 | Siston United Kingdom | 9.6 | 11.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3364 |  Duarte USA | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 14 | 18 | 13.2 | -- | -- |
