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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3667 |  Darmstadt Germany | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8 | 12.4 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3668 | Krefeld Germany | 9.2 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 14.1 |
| 3669 |  Thrakomakedones Greece | 9.2 | 11.2 | 11.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3670 |  Kasugai Japan | 9.2 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| 3671 | Chiba Japan | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11 | 10.7 |
| 3672 | Funabashi Japan | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12 |
| 3673 | Futtsu Japan | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.2 |
| 3674 | Kimitsu Japan | 9.2 | 8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 10 | 9.9 |
| 3675 | Sakadoichiba Japan | 9.2 | 8.2 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3676 | Sasaguri Japan | 9.2 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 11 | 11.4 | 13 | 13.1 |
| 3677 | Fukushima Japan | 9.2 | 8 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 9.9 |
| 3678 | Hokota Japan | 9.2 | 8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3679 | Izumi Japan | 9.2 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 11.7 |
| 3680 | Kawasaki Japan | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 12 |
| 3681 | Sagamihara Japan | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| 3682 | Owase Japan | 9.2 | 7 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -- | -- |
| 3683 | Miyazaki Japan | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 13 |
| 3684 | Toyonomachi Toyono Japan | 9.2 | 8 | 8.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3685 | Hannan Japan | 9.2 | 7.4 | 9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 3686 | Otsu Japan | 9.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
| 3687 | Kitagata Japan | 9.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3688 | Hagiwara Japan | 9.2 | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3689 | Tokushima Japan | 9.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 11.6 |
| 3690 | Hino Japan | 9.2 | 8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 12 |
| 3691 | Ome Japan | 9.2 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| 3692 | Gobo Japan | 9.2 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3693 | Sagae Japan | 9.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 3694 |  Tanjung Tokong Malaysia | 9.2 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 14.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3695 |  Attard Malta | 9.2 | 11.4 | 11.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3696 |  Oosterbeek Netherlands | 9.2 | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3697 | Vught Netherlands | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3698 | Hoek van Holland Netherlands | 9.2 | 9 | 9.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3699 | Schiedam Netherlands | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| 3700 |  Chimbote Peru | 9.2 | 10.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3701 | Santiago Peru | 9.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3702 |  Krosno Poland | 9.2 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3703 |  Durango Spain | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
| 3704 | Barcelona Spain | 9.2 | 8.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3705 | Sant Celoni Spain | 9.2 | 20.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3706 |  Paramaribo Suriname | 9.2 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 7 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3707 |  Dornach Switzerland | 9.2 | 6.8 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3708 | Härkingen Switzerland | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3709 | Fehraltorf Switzerland | 9.2 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3710 |  Impington United Kingdom | 9.2 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3711 | Lightwater United Kingdom | 9.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3712 | Wembley United Kingdom | 9.2 | 9 | 9.3 | 10.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3713 | West Drayton United Kingdom | 9.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3714 | Worcester United Kingdom | 9.2 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3715 |  Homewood USA | 9.2 | 7.5 | 11.1 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3716 | El Cajon USA | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.5 |
