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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 |  Manguraha India | 39.7 | 36.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 203 |  Zhengzhou China | 39.6 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 45.8 | 43.4 | 50.9 | 58.4 | 64.1 | 70 |
| 204 | Shihezi China | 39.6 | 43.6 | 51.3 | 57.3 | 55.7 | 57.5 | 63.3 | 61.3 | 60.6 |
| 205 | Jhalawar India | 39.6 | 43 | 39.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 206 |  Bhaktapur Nepal | 39.6 | 42.7 | 28.4 | 39.1 | 30.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 207 | Bozhou China | 39.5 | 39.2 | 41 | 41.2 | 39.5 | 48.3 | 54 | 57.5 | 63.3 |
| 208 | Handan China | 39.5 | 46.7 | 47.7 | 46.5 | 45.6 | 58.9 | 64.3 | 74 | 96.7 |
| 209 | Hengshui China | 39.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 210 | Sangli India | 39.5 | 33.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 211 | Coimbatore India | 39.5 | 35.3 | 43 | 28.9 | 36.2 | 27.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 212 |  Pervomayka Kazakhstan | 39.4 | 20.4 | 6.5 | 22.7 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 213 |  Sylhet Bangladesh | 39.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 214 | Jining China | 39.3 | 40.6 | 45.3 | 43.6 | 48.1 | 53.4 | 56.6 | 50.1 | 56.2 |
| 215 |  Tangerang Indonesia | 39.3 | 55.6 | 54.1 | 30.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 216 | Suizhou China | 39.2 | 39.4 | 42.2 | 35 | 36.9 | 37 | 41.9 | 44 | 50.5 |
| 217 | Suqian China | 39.2 | 39.1 | 42 | 37.8 | 39.2 | 45.9 | 47.9 | 53.1 | 56.9 |
| 218 | Mahad India | 39.2 | 44.8 | 39.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 219 | Rupnagar India | 39.2 | 48.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 220 | Pingdingshan China | 39.1 | 44.3 | 43.4 | 49.4 | 47.1 | 51.2 | 60.1 | 65.1 | 67.3 |
| 221 | Kadapa India | 39.1 | 31.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 222 | Moradabad India | 39.1 | 40.9 | 47.5 | 47.1 | 82.5 | -- | 76.5 | 104.9 | -- |
| 223 | Xiaogan China | 39 | 40.3 | 43.1 | 41.1 | 33.9 | 35.9 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 49.4 |
| 224 | Kathmandu Nepal | 39 | 45.1 | 41 | 40.7 | 50.9 | 39.2 | 48 | 54.4 | 45.9 |
| 225 |  Tashkent Uzbekistan | 39 | 31.4 | 28.6 | 33.5 | 42.8 | 29.9 | 41.2 | 34.3 | -- |
| 226 | Anantapur India | 38.9 | 27.8 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 227 | Bhopal India | 38.9 | 44.3 | 45.7 | 40.5 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 44.6 | -- | -- |
| 228 |  Bluff South Africa | 38.9 | 24.6 | 21.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 229 |  Ajman United Arab Emirates | 38.9 | 49.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 230 | Suzhou China | 38.8 | 40.1 | 42.8 | 40.2 | 42 | 47 | 52.6 | 57.6 | 70.5 |
| 231 | Wuhan China | 38.8 | 41.2 | 46.3 | 45.9 | 46.7 | 36.5 | 44.4 | 46.9 | 51 |
| 232 | Baoji China | 38.8 | 39.6 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 38 | 43.8 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 54.8 |
| 233 | Vijayawada India | 38.7 | 32.6 | 33.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 234 | Rairangpur India | 38.7 | 45.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 235 | Qarshi Uzbekistan | 38.7 | 35.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 236 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates | 38.6 | 32 | 38.2 | 48 | 33.8 | 23.9 | 38.4 | 48.8 | -- |
| 237 |  Thanh Pho Nam Dinh Vietnam | 38.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 238 | Linyi China | 38.5 | 38.7 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 44.7 | 48.4 | 57.7 | 50.2 | 56.4 |
| 239 | Nanyang China | 38.4 | 43.6 | 44.6 | 47.2 | 47.1 | 51.4 | 60 | 60.6 | 57.1 |
| 240 | Liaocheng China | 38.4 | 42.3 | 48.2 | 43 | 47.6 | 53.9 | 58.8 | 60.3 | 72 |
| 241 | Morjim India | 38.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 242 | Thiruvananthapuram India | 38.4 | 27.5 | 22.3 | 22 | 21.4 | 25.6 | 27.9 | 28 | -- |
| 243 | Baoding China | 38.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 244 | Cangzhou China | 38.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 245 | Jalore India | 38.3 | 40.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 246 | Temirtau Kazakhstan | 38.3 | 43.5 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 26.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 248 | Harbin China | 38.1 | 39.3 | 34.9 | 33.9 | 33.7 | 43.6 | 39.1 | 36.4 | 54.2 |
| 249 | Lonavla India | 38.1 | 39.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 250 | Suihua China | 38 | 44.1 | 37 | 36.4 | 32.7 | 39.1 | 37.1 | 35.4 | 35.4 |
| 251 | Bettiah India | 38 | 52.3 | 85.7 | 78.4 | 149.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 252 | Ratlam India | 38 | 37.2 | 39 | 38 | 42.9 | 46.4 | -- | -- | -- |
