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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4621 |  Manitowoc USA | 8.4 | 7 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 15.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4622 | Mazomanie USA | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4623 | Waukesha USA | 8.4 | 7.1 | 12 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 7.8 |
| 4624 |  Leuven Belgium | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 14.6 | -- | -- |
| 4625 |  Brooks Canada | 8.3 | 6.6 | 10 | 6.2 | 8.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4626 | Grande Prairie Canada | 8.3 | 9.6 | 13 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 7.6 | -- | -- |
| 4627 | St. Albert Canada | 8.3 | 9.7 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -- | -- |
| 4628 | St. Lina Canada | 8.3 | 7.5 | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4629 | Trois-Rivieres Canada | 8.3 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4630 | Harptree Canada | 8.3 | 9.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4631 |  Huasco Chile | 8.3 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 12.3 |
| 4632 |  Altay China | 8.3 | 8.8 | 7 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 12.6 |
| 4633 |  Marčelji Croatia | 8.3 | 9.1 | 10 | 11.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4634 |  Fillinges France | 8.3 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 10.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4635 | Yzeure France | 8.3 | 7.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4636 | Belleville-sur-Meuse France | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 11 | -- | -- |
| 4637 | Schœlcher France | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4638 | La Roche-sur-Yon France | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4639 | La Garde France | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4640 |  Libreville Gabon | 8.3 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4641 |  Wiesloch Germany | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4642 | Munich Germany | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
| 4643 | Neustadt an der Donau Germany | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
| 4644 | Ottobrunn Germany | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4645 | Neuruppin Germany | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 14.2 | -- |
| 4646 | Bremerhaven Germany | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 11.5 |
| 4647 | Borken Germany | 8.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 11.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4648 | Kempen Germany | 8.3 | 8.9 | 10 | 10.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4649 | Niederzier Germany | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 13.8 |
| 4650 | Wuppertal Germany | 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 12.9 |
| 4651 |  Bontang Baru Indonesia | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4652 |  Matsudo Japan | 8.3 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13 |
| 4653 | Tsuruga Japan | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.1 |
| 4654 | Godo Japan | 8.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4655 | Hitachinaka Japan | 8.3 | 7.2 | 8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.9 |
| 4656 | Hakui Japan | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9 | 9 | 8.8 |
| 4657 | Kaga Japan | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 9 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| 4658 | Kawaramachi Japan | 8.3 | 7.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4659 | Kyotango Japan | 8.3 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| 4660 | Yaizu Japan | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7 | 8.4 | -- | 8.7 | 9.5 | -- |
| 4661 | Shingu Japan | 8.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| 4662 |  Ferizaj Kosovo | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4663 |  Male Maldives | 8.3 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 25 | 12.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4664 |  Sarpsborg Norway | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 12.7 | -- | 10.1 | 9.7 | 8.4 |
| 4665 |  Cape Town South Africa | 8.3 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 8 | 11.2 | -- | -- |
| 4666 | Stellenbosch South Africa | 8.3 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4667 | Sunset Beach South Africa | 8.3 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 8 | 7.5 | -- | 8.1 | -- | -- |
| 4668 |  Huelva Spain | 8.3 | 12.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4669 | Basauri Spain | 8.3 | 8.3 | 10 | 8 | 6.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4670 | Laudio Spain | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
