Most Polluted Cities

City Rankings

#	Location	AQI
#1	Delhi, India	178
#2	Omdurman, Sudan	169
#3	Khartoum, Sudan	169
#4	Guangzhou, China	165
#5	Hanoi, Vietnam	156
#6	Incheon, South Korea	154
#7	Seoul, South Korea	154
#8	Bekasi, Indonesia	153
#9	Abuja, Nigeria	153
#10	Jakarta, Indonesia	153
#11	Santiago, Chile	141
#12	N'Djamena, Chad	140
#13	Kano, Nigeria	137
#14	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	131
#15	Beijing, China	130
#16	Mandalay, Myanmar	128
#17	Khulna, Bangladesh	128
#18	Dhaka, Bangladesh	119
#19	Mashhad, Iran	115
#20	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	114
#21	Shanghai, China	114
#22	Milan, Italy	110
#23	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	109
#24	New Taipei City, Taiwan	107
#25	Taipei, Taiwan	107
#26	Surabaya, Indonesia	105
#27	Pyongyang, North Korea	105
#28	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	105
#29	Baghdad, Iraq	102
#30	Yaoundé, Cameroon	99
#31	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	97
#32	Mumbai, India	97
#33	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	96
#34	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	91
#35	Kathmandu, Nepal	91
#36	Bamako, Mali	87
#37	Busan, South Korea	85
#38	Chattogram, Bangladesh	82
#39	Peshawar, Pakistan	82
#40	Istanbul, Turkey	81
#41	Tehran, Iran	79
#42	Yokohama, Japan	78
#43	Tokyo, Japan	78
#44	Monrovia, Liberia	77
#45	Cape Town, South Africa	77
#46	Bangkok, Thailand	76
#47	London, United Kingdom	76
#48	Budta, Philippines	75
#49	Isfahan, Iran	75
#50	Camayenne, Guinea	75
#51	Conakry, Guinea	75
#52	Medellín, Colombia	74
#53	Niamey, Niger	72
#54	Lahore, Pakistan	72
#55	Kampala, Uganda	70
#56	Almaty, Kazakhstan	70
#57	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	69
#58	São Paulo, Brazil	69
#59	Kakamega, Kenya	68
#60	Belgrade, Serbia	67
#61	Douala, Cameroon	67
#62	Algiers, Algeria	67
#63	Ankara, Turkey	67
#64	Ibadan, Nigeria	67
#65	Bursa, Turkey	66
#66	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	66
#67	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	65
#68	Giza, Egypt	64
#69	Yangon, Myanmar	64
#70	Bengaluru, India	64
#71	Cairo, Egypt	64
#72	Karachi, Pakistan	64
#73	Baku, Azerbaijan	63
#74	Moscow, Russia	63
#75	Sofia, Bulgaria	62
#76	Kabul, Afghanistan	62
#77	Warsaw, Poland	61
#78	Prague, Czechia	60
#79	Callao, Peru	59
#80	Paris, France	59
#81	Rome, Italy	59
#82	Osaka, Japan	59
#83	Bogotá, Colombia	59
#84	Lima, Peru	59
#85	Amman, Jordan	58
#86	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	58
#87	Mexico City, Mexico	58
#88	Bucharest, Romania	57
#89	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	57
#90	Kigali, Rwanda	56
#91	Guayaquil, Ecuador	56
#92	Alexandria, Egypt	56
#93	Sydney, Australia	55
#94	Puebla, Mexico	54
#95	Hamburg, Germany	54
#96	Beirut, Lebanon	54
#97	Kumasi, Ghana	54
#98	Johannesburg, South Africa	54
#99	Vienna, Austria	53
#100	Singapore, Singapore	53
#101	New York City, United States	53
#102	Manila, Philippines	52
#103	Phoenix, United States	51
#104	Erbil, Iraq	51
#105	Mosul, Iraq	51
#106	Iztapalapa, Mexico	51
#107	Dakar, Senegal	51
#108	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	50
#109	Shymkent, Kazakhstan	49
#110	Sanaa, Yemen	47
#111	Asunción, Paraguay	46
#112	Copenhagen, Denmark	45
#113	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	45
#114	Munich, Germany	41
#115	Berlin, Germany	40
#116	Budapest, Hungary	38
#117	Accra, Ghana	38
#118	Davao, Philippines	37
#119	Pretoria, South Africa	37
#120	Cali, Colombia	35
#121	Luanda, Angola	35
#122	Barcelona, Spain	34
#123	Kyiv, Ukraine	34
#124	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	32
#125	Abobo, Ivory Coast	31
#126	Toronto, Canada	31
#127	Nairobi, Kenya	31
#128	Kharkiv, Ukraine	30
#129	Maracay, Venezuela	30
#130	Casablanca, Morocco	29
#131	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	28
#132	Quito, Ecuador	28
#133	Maracaibo, Venezuela	27
#134	Caracas, Venezuela	27
#135	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	27
#136	Fes, Morocco	26
#137	Novosibirsk, Russia	26
#138	Rabat, Morocco	25
#139	Brisbane, Australia	25
#140	Madrid, Spain	24
#141	Minsk, Belarus	23
#142	Melbourne, Australia	23
#143	Saint Petersburg, Russia	23
#144	Montevideo, Uruguay	20
#145	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	19
#146	Auckland, New Zealand	18
#147	Córdoba, Argentina	13
#148	Stockholm, Sweden	13
#149	Buenos Aires, Argentina	12
#150	Mombasa, Kenya	8

Understanding Air Quality Index

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. Rankings are updated hourly to help you stay informed.

Source: US EPA 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.

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