2017-2025
World's most polluted cities
The most polluted cities according to data aggregated from over 80,000 data points.
2025
World Air Quality Report
2025
World Air Quality Report
| Rank | City | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1558 |  Rishon LeTsiyon Israel | 15.4 | 16.3 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 20.7 |
| 1559 |  Awjilah Libya | 15.4 | 16.9 | 17.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1560 |  Ciudad de Mexico Mexico | 15.4 | 18.8 | 15.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1561 |  Novosibirsk Russia | 15.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1562 |  Košice Slovakia | 15.4 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 17 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 21.2 |
| 1563 |  Thohoyandou South Africa | 15.4 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1564 |  Gongju South Korea | 15.4 | 16.3 | 21.6 | 20.1 | 19.3 | -- | 26.6 | -- | -- |
| 1565 | Hamyang South Korea | 15.4 | 12.5 | 15.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1566 | Jeonju South Korea | 15.4 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 21.7 | 19.6 | -- | 29.9 | 29.6 | 27.4 |
| 1567 |  La Estrella Colombia | 15.3 | 18.6 | 17.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1568 |  Kolín Czech Republic | 15.3 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 12.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1569 |  Jombang Indonesia | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1570 | Sekayu Indonesia | 15.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1571 |  Cornaredo Italy | 15.3 | 19.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1572 | Guadalupe Victoria Mexico | 15.3 | 14.9 | 18.2 | 43 | 19.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1573 |  Olbrachcice Poland | 15.3 | 12.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 20.8 | 24.1 | 21.9 | -- | -- |
| 1574 |  Popesti-Leordeni Romania | 15.3 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 19.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1575 | Jelsava Slovakia | 15.3 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 23.7 | 19 | 21.4 | 24.3 | 26.7 |
| 1576 | Ruzomberok Slovakia | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 20.7 | 24.4 |
| 1577 | Modimolle South Africa | 15.3 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1578 | Yeonil South Korea | 15.3 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 17.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1579 | Nangen South Korea | 15.3 | 11.9 | 14.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1580 | Jangseong South Korea | 15.3 | 15 | 20.2 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 28.3 | -- | -- |
| 1581 |  Chanthaburi Thailand | 15.3 | 14.6 | 15.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1582 | Beroun Czech Republic | 15.2 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 14 | 15.6 | 22.5 | 18.8 |
| 1583 |  Ptolemaida Greece | 15.2 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 13.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1584 | Jesi Italy | 15.2 | 13 | 16.2 | 20.3 | 10.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1585 |  Zubin Potok Kosovo | 15.2 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 22.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1586 | Tijuana Mexico | 15.2 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 18 | 14.5 | 26.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1587 | Morelia Mexico | 15.2 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 21.9 | -- | 16.5 | -- | -- |
| 1588 |  Kostolac Serbia | 15.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1589 |  Murska Sobota Slovenia | 15.2 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1590 | Cheongdo South Korea | 15.2 | 14.1 | 14.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1591 | Heunghae South Korea | 15.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1592 | Miryang South Korea | 15.2 | 18 | 13.9 | 17.7 | 15.2 | -- | 19.6 | -- | -- |
| 1593 |  Changhua Taiwan | 15.2 | 16 | 24.5 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 22.8 |
| 1594 | Bang Lamung Thailand | 15.2 | 16.2 | 20.3 | 17.1 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 23 | -- | -- |
| 1595 | Hin Lek Fai Thailand | 15.2 | 17.6 | 16.2 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1596 | Yang Sai Thailand | 15.2 | 22.5 | 34.8 | 27.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1597 |  Eminoenue Turkey | 15.2 | 15.3 | 17.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1598 |  Donaustadt Austria | 15.1 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1599 | Korinthos Greece | 15.1 | 18.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1600 |  Tirunelveli India | 15.1 | 17.8 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 20.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1601 | Modena Italy | 15.1 | 16.6 | 20.3 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 23.4 | 25.2 | 22.1 |
| 1602 | Noale Italy | 15.1 | 16.5 | 12.8 | 20.6 | 22.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1603 |  Nablus Palestine | 15.1 | 15.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1604 | Zyrardow Poland | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 17 | 20.2 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 26.6 | 23.8 |
| 1605 | Ponik Poland | 15.1 | 14 | 13.4 | 15 | 17.8 | 15.2 | 12.8 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
| 1606 | Jarosław Poland | 15.1 | 15.5 | 13.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1607 | Topola Serbia | 15.1 | 23.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
