Live most polluted global major city ranking
The hourly major city ranking compares AQI⁺ values for more than 100 global cities. Click to learn more.

2025

World Air Quality Report

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AQI⁺ US legend

0-50Good

51-100Moderate

101-150Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200Unhealthy

201-300Very unhealthy

301+Hazardous

Rank	Major city, country/region	AQI⁺ US	Followers
1	Kuching, Malaysia	189	101.4K followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	187	18K followers
3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	178	1.1M followers
4	Delhi, India	162	3.3M followers
5	Lahore, Pakistan	162	1.1M followers
6	Nairobi, Kenya	144	78.5K followers
7	Kampala, Uganda	143	39.4K followers
8	Cairo, Egypt	142	276K followers
9	Dhaka, Bangladesh	142	491.1K followers
10	Hanoi, Vietnam	131	3.6M followers
11	Kolkata, India	118	1.6M followers
12	Jakarta, Indonesia	117	2.2M followers
13	Jerusalem, Israel	113	98.5K followers
14	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	112	36.4K followers
15	Singapore, Singapore	112	1.3M followers
16	Mexico City, Mexico	110	619K followers
17	Baku, Azerbaijan	98	85.8K followers
18	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	95	1.2M followers
19	Dakar, Senegal	92	50.5K followers
20	Guangzhou, China	90	2M followers
21	Manama, Bahrain	86	79.8K followers
22	Kuwait City, Kuwait	86	171.6K followers
23	Baghdad, Iraq	84	290.7K followers
24	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	84	1.5M followers
25	Chongqing, China	82	503.9K followers
26	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	81	393.4K followers
27	Johannesburg, South Africa	79	110.7K followers
28	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	78	236K followers
29	Skopje, North Macedonia	76	249.9K followers
30	Sao Paulo, Brazil	75	181.2K followers
31	Shanghai, China	75	3.4M followers
32	Hangzhou, China	75	788.6K followers
33	Wuhan, China	73	641.6K followers
34	Doha, Qatar	73	329.4K followers
35	Kabul, Afghanistan	68	62.5K followers
36	Algiers, Algeria	68	50.2K followers
37	Tehran, Iran	68	1.6M followers
38	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	68	1.1M followers
39	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	68	2.9M followers
40	Prague, Czech Republic	66	287.3K followers
41	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	66	133K followers
42	Manila, Philippines	63	372.1K followers
43	Karachi, Pakistan	63	308.1K followers
44	Pristina, Kosovo	60	112.8K followers
45	Chengdu, China	60	2.4M followers
46	Wrocław, Poland	59	442.8K followers
47	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	59	607.1K followers
48	Accra, Ghana	58	27.2K followers
49	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	57	779.4K followers
50	Bratislava, Slovakia	56	87.4K followers
51	Moscow, Russia	56	1.2M followers
52	Berlin, Germany	55	853.5K followers
53	Taipei, Taiwan	54	1.5M followers
54	Mumbai, India	54	1.8M followers
55	Kyiv, Ukraine	53	667K followers
56	Bucharest, Romania	53	210.5K followers
57	Barcelona, Spain	53	618.1K followers
58	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	51	1.2M followers
59	Munich, Germany	50	695K followers
60	Kraków, Poland	50	603.1K followers
61	Warsaw, Poland	50	814K followers
62	Shenzhen, China	50	861K followers
63	Bern, Switzerland	49	219.6K followers
64	Chicago, USA	49	222.9K followers
65	Washington D.C., USA	48	177.5K followers
66	Milan, Italy	47	510.9K followers
67	Santiago, Chile	47	178K followers
68	Salt Lake City, USA	47	263.8K followers
69	Kathmandu, Nepal	46	446.8K followers
70	Denver, USA	44	2M followers
71	Busan, South Korea	44	1.1M followers
72	Bangkok, Thailand	44	17.2M followers
73	Helsinki, Finland	43	221.7K followers
74	Minneapolis, USA	42	93.4K followers
75	Belgrade, Serbia	41	1.3M followers
76	Ljubljana, Slovenia	39	205.6K followers
77	Budapest, Hungary	39	161K followers
78	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	39	1.1M followers
79	Vienna, Austria	39	482.6K followers
80	Tokyo, Japan	39	1.7M followers
81	Yangon, Myanmar	38	230K followers
82	Lima, Peru	38	67.4K followers
83	Istanbul, Turkey	38	553.8K followers
84	New York, USA	38	2.5M followers
85	Toronto, Canada	36	1.1M followers
86	Paris, France	35	15.2M followers
87	Detroit, USA	34	76K followers
88	Rome, Italy	33	425.7K followers
89	Bogota, Colombia	33	144.4K followers
90	Madrid, Spain	33	773.6K followers
91	Sofia, Bulgaria	33	274.6K followers
92	Houston, USA	33	133.8K followers
93	San Francisco, USA	33	1.1M followers
94	Copenhagen, Denmark	32	205.8K followers
95	Lyon, France	30	700.6K followers
96	Almaty, Kazakhstan	30	830.4K followers
97	Rotterdam, Netherlands	29	188.3K followers
98	Zagreb, Croatia	29	270.5K followers
99	Athens, Greece	29	187.6K followers
100	Seattle, USA	29	782.5K followers
101	Nice, France	28	598.2K followers
102	Birmingham, United Kingdom	28	364.9K followers
103	Oslo, Norway	28	192.2K followers
104	Seoul, South Korea	28	17.6M followers
105	Chiang Mai, Thailand	28	16M followers
106	London, United Kingdom	28	1.2M followers
107	Portland, USA	28	438.6K followers
108	Los Angeles, USA	27	16.1M followers
109	Brussels, Belgium	26	350.9K followers
110	Amsterdam, Netherlands	26	563.4K followers
111	Incheon, South Korea	26	193K followers
112	Stockholm, Sweden	23	250K followers
113	Montreal, Canada	22	348K followers
114	Vancouver, Canada	18	559.7K followers
115	Dublin, Ireland	17	123.3K followers
116	Kyoto, Japan	17	266.2K followers
117	Beijing, China	17	18.3M followers
118	Lisbon, Portugal	15	204.5K followers
119	Sydney, Australia	15	1.9M followers
120	Auckland, New Zealand	13	252.5K followers
121	Canberra, Australia	12	494.1K followers
122	Melbourne, Australia	12	854.8K followers
123	Osaka, Japan	11	659.1K followers
124	Kobe, Japan	11	68.2K followers