Most Polluted Cities

Real-time air quality data from cities around the world

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Real-time air pollution rankings for 100 cities worldwide. See which cities have the highest pollution levels and worst air quality.

1

Kano

Nigeria

204

AQI

2

Dhaka

Bangladesh

176

AQI

3

Surabaya

Indonesia

170

AQI

4

Surabaya

Indonesia

170

AQI

5

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

170

AQI

6

Mumbai

India

170

AQI

7

Faisalabad

Pakistan

163

AQI

8

Tehran

Iran

163

AQI

9

Tehran

Iran

163

AQI

10

Delhi

India

163

AQI

11

Lahore

Pakistan

159

AQI

12

Chengdu

China

153

AQI

13

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

144

AQI

14

Johannesburg

South Africa

143

AQI

15

Moscow

Russia

139

AQI

16

Moscow

Russia

139

AQI

17

Chattogram

Bangladesh

137

AQI

18

Jakarta

Indonesia

131

AQI

19

Baghdad

Iraq

128

AQI

20

Maroua

Cameroon

126

AQI

21

Karachi

Pakistan

123

AQI

22

Almaty

Kazakhstan

114

AQI

23

Mashhad

Iran

112

AQI

24

Tashkent

Uzbekistan

106

AQI

25

Omdurman

Sudan

105

AQI

26

Khartoum

Sudan

105

AQI

27

Bangkok

Thailand

95

AQI

28

Singapore

Singapore

95

AQI

29

Hanoi

Vietnam

92

AQI

30

Taichung

Taiwan

89

AQI

31

Yokohama

Japan

88

AQI

32

Tokyo

Japan

88

AQI

33

Santiago

Chile

85

AQI

34

Ibadan

Nigeria

80

AQI

35

Cairo

Egypt

72

AQI

36

Lagos

Nigeria

72

AQI

37

Dakar

Senegal

71

AQI

38

Kyiv

Ukraine

70

AQI

39

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

68

AQI

40

Casablanca

Morocco

66

AQI

41

Casablanca

Morocco

66

AQI

42

Bengaluru

India

65

AQI

43

Giza

Egypt

64

AQI

44

Osaka

Japan

64

AQI

45

Sydney

Australia

63

AQI

46

Sydney

Australia

63

AQI

47

Athens

Greece

62

AQI

48

İzmir

Turkey

62

AQI

49

Luanda

Angola

58

AQI

50

Luanda

Angola

58

AQI

51

Yangon

Myanmar

57

AQI

52

Kabul

Afghanistan

56

AQI

53

Durban

South Africa

56

AQI

54

Saint Petersburg

Russia

56

AQI

55

Lima

Peru

54

AQI

56

Melbourne

Australia

52

AQI

57

São Paulo

Brazil

48

AQI

58

Los Angeles

United States

47

AQI

59

Dong Nai

Vietnam

47

AQI

60

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

47

AQI

61

Pyongyang

North Korea

46

AQI

62

Cape Town

South Africa

45

AQI

63

Incheon

South Korea

44

AQI

64

Seoul

South Korea

44

AQI

65

Shanghai

China

43

AQI

66

Ankara

Turkey

42

AQI

67

Medellín

Colombia

41

AQI

68

Medellín

Colombia

41

AQI

69

Nairobi

Kenya

41

AQI

70

Accra

Ghana

40

AQI

71

Dar es Salaam

Tanzania

40

AQI

72

Busan

South Korea

39

AQI

73

Rome

Italy

38

AQI

74

Brasília

Brazil

38

AQI

75

Alexandria

Egypt

36

AQI

76

Quezon City

Philippines

35

AQI

77

Caracas

Venezuela

35

AQI

78

Caracas

Venezuela

35

AQI

79

Amman

Jordan

35

AQI

80

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

35

AQI

81

Istanbul

Turkey

35

AQI

82

Guayaquil

Ecuador

34

AQI

83

Guayaquil

Ecuador

34

AQI

84

Bogota

Colombia

33

AQI

85

Algiers

Algeria

30

AQI

86

Quito

Ecuador

27

AQI

87

Toronto

Canada

27

AQI

88

Toronto

Canada

27

AQI

89

London

United Kingdom

27

AQI

90

Mexico City

Mexico

27

AQI

91

Mexico City

Mexico

27

AQI

92

New York

United States

26

AQI

93

Beijing

China

26

AQI

94

Chicago

United States

25

AQI

95

Madrid

Spain

25

AQI

96

New Taipei

Taiwan

25

AQI

97

Berlin

Germany

24

AQI

98

Abidjan

Ivory Coast

23

AQI

99

Guatemala City

Guatemala

21

AQI

100

Buenos Aires

Argentina

16

AQI

Understanding Air Quality Index

0-50

Good

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

51-100

Moderate

Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people.

101-150

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects.

151-200

Unhealthy

Everyone may begin to experience health effects.

201-300

Very Unhealthy

Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects.

301+

Hazardous

Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is likely to be affected.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a scale from 0 to 500 that measures air pollution levels. Poor air quality can cause respiratory issues, cardiovascular problems, and other health concerns.

Source: US EPA Air Quality Index

Last updated: Oct 17, 2026 6:54 PM