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	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	170	18.1K followers
2	Kuching, Malaysia	167	104.1K followers
3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	166	1.1M followers
4	Kolkata, India	165	1.6M followers
5	Lahore, Pakistan	153	1.1M followers
6	Medan, Indonesia	152	1.4M followers
7	Jakarta, Indonesia	151	2.2M followers
8	Kampala, Uganda	142	39.5K followers
9	Manila, Philippines	131	373.6K followers
10	Hanoi, Vietnam	131	3.6M followers
11	Delhi, India	127	3.3M followers
12	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	120	236.5K followers
13	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	119	1.2M followers
14	Jerusalem, Israel	109	98.6K followers
15	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	106	1.5M followers
16	Santiago, Chile	105	178.4K followers
17	Dhaka, Bangladesh	103	492K followers
18	Doha, Qatar	98	330K followers
19	Singapore, Singapore	97	1.3M followers
20	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	92	36.5K followers
21	Kabul, Afghanistan	90	62.6K followers
22	Manama, Bahrain	90	80K followers
23	Wuhan, China	90	643.5K followers
24	Hangzhou, China	88	790.5K followers
25	Kathmandu, Nepal	87	447.6K followers
26	Dakar, Senegal	86	50.7K followers
27	Guangzhou, China	81	2M followers
28	Baghdad, Iraq	80	292K followers
29	Cairo, Egypt	79	276.8K followers
30	Chengdu, China	79	2.4M followers
31	Johannesburg, South Africa	77	110.9K followers
32	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	75	394.4K followers
33	Kuwait City, Kuwait	73	172K followers
34	Karachi, Pakistan	71	308.6K followers
35	Sao Paulo, Brazil	71	181.6K followers
36	Beijing, China	71	18.3M followers
37	Munich, Germany	69	696K followers
38	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	69	2.9M followers
39	Tehran, Iran	68	1.6M followers
40	Accra, Ghana	67	27.3K followers
41	Shanghai, China	66	3.4M followers
42	Houston, USA	65	134.1K followers
43	Nairobi, Kenya	64	78.7K followers
44	Skopje, North Macedonia	62	250.1K followers
45	Shenzhen, China	60	862.6K followers
46	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	60	1.1M followers
47	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	60	608.2K followers
48	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	59	1.1M followers
49	London, United Kingdom	58	1.2M followers
50	Istanbul, Turkey	57	554.7K followers
51	Sofia, Bulgaria	57	275K followers
52	Pristina, Kosovo	56	113.1K followers
53	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	56	1.2M followers
54	Moscow, Russia	56	1.2M followers
55	Almaty, Kazakhstan	55	832K followers
56	Bucharest, Romania	54	211.1K followers
57	Mumbai, India	54	1.8M followers
58	Mexico City, Mexico	53	620.1K followers
59	Lima, Peru	53	67.6K followers
60	Kyoto, Japan	53	266.9K followers
61	Belgrade, Serbia	53	1.3M followers
62	Rotterdam, Netherlands	52	188.4K followers
63	Athens, Greece	52	188.2K followers
64	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	51	780.7K followers
65	Baku, Azerbaijan	50	86K followers
66	Birmingham, United Kingdom	50	365.2K followers
67	Milan, Italy	50	512.1K followers
68	Osaka, Japan	50	661K followers
69	Madrid, Spain	50	775K followers
70	Los Angeles, USA	48	16.2M followers
71	Kyiv, Ukraine	47	668.9K followers
72	Paris, France	45	15.2M followers
73	Nice, France	44	598.8K followers
74	Kobe, Japan	44	68.4K followers
75	Busan, South Korea	44	1.1M followers
76	Brussels, Belgium	43	351.4K followers
77	Kraków, Poland	42	603.9K followers
78	Ljubljana, Slovenia	42	206K followers
79	Vancouver, Canada	42	561K followers
80	Bratislava, Slovakia	41	87.6K followers
81	Vienna, Austria	41	483.5K followers
82	Amsterdam, Netherlands	40	564.5K followers
83	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	40	133.4K followers
84	Lisbon, Portugal	39	205.2K followers
85	Taipei, Taiwan	39	1.5M followers
86	Zagreb, Croatia	39	271.1K followers
87	Rome, Italy	39	427.3K followers
88	Budapest, Hungary	39	161.6K followers
89	Chongqing, China	39	504.9K followers
90	Bangkok, Thailand	39	17.2M followers
91	New York, USA	38	2.5M followers
92	Washington D.C., USA	37	178K followers
93	Bern, Switzerland	36	220.1K followers
94	Berlin, Germany	36	855.7K followers
95	Portland, USA	36	439.8K followers
96	Wrocław, Poland	35	443.1K followers
97	Incheon, South Korea	35	193.3K followers
98	Barcelona, Spain	34	619K followers
99	Seoul, South Korea	34	17.6M followers
100	Warsaw, Poland	33	815.7K followers
101	Seattle, USA	33	784K followers
102	Chicago, USA	32	223.8K followers
103	Oslo, Norway	31	192.7K followers
104	Helsinki, Finland	30	222.1K followers
105	Lyon, France	30	701.2K followers
106	Denver, USA	30	2M followers
107	Salt Lake City, USA	30	264.5K followers
108	Algiers, Algeria	28	50.3K followers
109	Copenhagen, Denmark	28	206.3K followers
110	Bogota, Colombia	28	144.7K followers
111	Prague, Czech Republic	25	287.8K followers
112	Stockholm, Sweden	24	250.7K followers
113	Toronto, Canada	24	1.1M followers
114	Detroit, USA	23	76.1K followers
115	Canberra, Australia	21	496.3K followers
116	Sydney, Australia	19	1.9M followers
117	Yangon, Myanmar	17	230.8K followers
118	Melbourne, Australia	17	857.1K followers
119	Chiang Mai, Thailand	17	16M followers
120	Tokyo, Japan	17	1.7M followers
121	San Francisco, USA	17	1.1M followers
122	Auckland, New Zealand	15	254.1K followers
123	Montreal, Canada	14	348.8K followers
124	Minneapolis, USA	11	93.6K followers
125	Dublin, Ireland	10	123.7K followers