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	Jakarta, Indonesia	162	1.5M followers
2	Santiago, Chile	135	54.9K followers
3	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	132	5.5K followers
4	Hanoi, Vietnam	124	2.9M followers
5	Wuhan, China	118	199.1K followers
6	Kolkata, India	105	902.1K followers
7	Dhaka, Bangladesh	102	153.6K followers
8	Delhi, India	101	2.6M followers
9	Lahore, Pakistan	100	447.3K followers
10	Hangzhou, China	94	244K followers
11	Kathmandu, Nepal	90	139.5K followers
12	Karachi, Pakistan	88	96.4K followers
13	Chengdu, China	86	1.7M followers
14	Beijing, China	85	17.3M followers
15	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	82	359.7K followers
16	Shanghai, China	80	2.7M followers
17	Jerusalem, Israel	79	30.9K followers
18	Dakar, Senegal	77	15.6K followers
19	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	77	831.3K followers
20	Mexico City, Mexico	73	192.5K followers
21	Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China)	73	376.4K followers
22	Incheon, South Korea	73	60.4K followers
23	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	71	2.2M followers
24	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	70	73.1K followers
25	Shenzhen, China	69	263.7K followers
26	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	68	190.4K followers
27	Guangzhou, China	68	1.3M followers
28	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	68	457.3K followers
29	Nice, France	67	188.2K followers
30	Johannesburg, South Africa	67	34.7K followers
31	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	66	49.5K followers
32	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	64	364.1K followers
33	Sao Paulo, Brazil	64	56.4K followers
34	Busan, South Korea	64	429.6K followers
35	Seoul, South Korea	64	16.6M followers
36	Istanbul, Turkey	63	172.9K followers
37	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	61	547.6K followers
38	Los Angeles, USA	60	15.2M followers
39	Chongqing, China	59	157.3K followers
40	Cairo, Egypt	58	85.2K followers
41	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	58	121.9K followers
42	Lima, Peru	58	20.8K followers
43	Doha, Qatar	56	102.5K followers
44	Mumbai, India	56	1.1M followers
45	Kuwait City, Kuwait	55	53.5K followers
46	Taipei, Taiwan (China)	55	775.1K followers
47	Madrid, Spain	55	237.8K followers
48	Chiang Mai, Thailand	55	15.2M followers
49	Kampala, Uganda	54	12.3K followers
50	Singapore, Singapore	54	619.4K followers
51	Prague, Czech Republic	54	89.4K followers
52	Yangon, Myanmar	53	71K followers
53	Accra, Ghana	53	8.4K followers
54	Nairobi, Kenya	53	24.4K followers
55	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	53	41.2K followers
56	Athens, Greece	51	57.1K followers
57	Medan, Indonesia	50	715.8K followers
58	Barcelona, Spain	50	193.1K followers
59	Minneapolis, USA	50	27.3K followers
60	Kuching, Malaysia	46	24.6K followers
61	Milan, Italy	45	158.4K followers
62	Manama, Bahrain	44	24.7K followers
63	Baku, Azerbaijan	44	26.6K followers
64	Bratislava, Slovakia	44	27.2K followers
65	Warsaw, Poland	44	254.1K followers
66	Osaka, Japan	44	204.6K followers
67	Tokyo, Japan	44	1M followers
68	Kabul, Afghanistan	42	19.4K followers
69	Baghdad, Iraq	42	89.8K followers
70	Kyoto, Japan	42	83.2K followers
71	Houston, USA	42	41K followers
72	Almaty, Kazakhstan	42	259.4K followers
73	Munich, Germany	41	217.9K followers
74	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	41	244.4K followers
75	Manila, Philippines	39	113K followers
76	Auckland, New Zealand	39	77.6K followers
77	Budapest, Hungary	39	49.6K followers
78	Washington D.C., USA	39	53.4K followers
79	Kobe, Japan	39	21.4K followers
80	San Francisco, USA	39	359K followers
81	Oslo, Norway	38	59.2K followers
82	Bucharest, Romania	38	65K followers
83	Salt Lake City, USA	37	76.3K followers
84	Bern, Switzerland	36	67.4K followers
85	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	36	11.2K followers
86	Rome, Italy	36	130.2K followers
87	Paris, France	36	14.3M followers
88	Vienna, Austria	36	150.1K followers
89	Wrocław, Poland	35	140K followers
90	Algiers, Algeria	33	15.7K followers
91	Skopje, North Macedonia	33	78K followers
92	Sofia, Bulgaria	33	85.2K followers
93	London, United Kingdom	33	497K followers
94	Bangkok, Thailand	33	16.2M followers
95	Stockholm, Sweden	32	77.2K followers
96	Brussels, Belgium	31	109.2K followers
97	Lyon, France	31	220K followers
98	Ljubljana, Slovenia	31	64.1K followers
99	Berlin, Germany	31	263K followers
100	Amsterdam, Netherlands	30	174.9K followers
101	Montreal, Canada	30	104.1K followers
102	Belgrade, Serbia	30	637.7K followers
103	Zagreb, Croatia	29	84K followers
104	Toronto, Canada	29	353.1K followers
105	Denver, USA	29	1.3M followers
106	Chicago, USA	29	64.6K followers
107	New York, USA	29	1.8M followers
108	Rotterdam, Netherlands	28	59K followers
109	Pristina, Kosovo	28	35K followers
110	Kraków, Poland	28	189.7K followers
111	Detroit, USA	27	22.7K followers
112	Birmingham, United Kingdom	26	115.3K followers
113	Lisbon, Portugal	26	62.8K followers
114	Helsinki, Finland	25	69.3K followers
115	Bogota, Colombia	22	45K followers
116	Vancouver, Canada	21	166.1K followers
117	Seattle, USA	20	229.7K followers
118	Portland, USA	19	122K followers
119	Tehran, Iran	17	904.8K followers
120	Sydney, Australia	17	1.2M followers
121	Canberra, Australia	15	152.2K followers
122	Dublin, Ireland	13	38K followers
123	Kyiv, Ukraine	11	203.1K followers
124	Moscow, Russia	11	553K followers
125	Melbourne, Australia	4	264.9K followers