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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 |  Ahmednagar India | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 254 |  Yen Dinh Vietnam | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 255 |  Lanzhou China | 37.9 | 39.2 | 42.2 | 35.1 | 37.1 | 33 | 35.7 | 45.9 | 48.6 |
| 256 | Zhongwei China | 37.9 | 38.9 | 38.7 | 34.8 | 37.1 | 33.3 | 31.5 | 36.9 | 36.6 |
| 257 | Aurangabad India | 37.9 | 45 | 40.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 258 | Linxia China | 37.8 | 29.5 | 35.1 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 29 | 30.8 | 45.8 | 45.8 |
| 259 | Yiyang China | 37.8 | 40.7 | 39.9 | 37.1 | 34.4 | 40 | 49.8 | 33.3 | 39.1 |
| 260 | Belapur India | 37.8 | 40.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 261 | Bengbu China | 37.7 | 38.4 | 39.2 | 38 | 39.3 | 44.5 | 51.3 | 52.8 | 59.3 |
| 262 | Gandhinagar India | 37.7 | 39.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 263 | Zhuzhou China | 37.6 | 38.7 | 37.6 | 34.2 | 39 | 36.7 | 46.3 | 42.3 | 50.2 |
| 264 | Bayinguoleng Mengguzizhizhou China | 37.6 | 37.4 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 265 | Kalyan India | 37.6 | 27.8 | 42.4 | 48.5 | 55.7 | 47.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 266 | Nashik India | 37.6 | 38.2 | 36.9 | 34.3 | 40.7 | 32.8 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 47.2 |
| 267 | Pune India | 37.6 | 35.3 | 49.4 | 51.1 | 42.2 | 39.7 | 35.7 | 46.3 | 37 |
| 268 |  Kigali Rwanda | 37.5 | 40.8 | 36.8 | 44 | 43.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 269 |  Vereeniging South Africa | 37.4 | 34 | 32.4 | 24.7 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 30 | -- | -- |
| 270 | Huainan China | 37.3 | 37.2 | 38.3 | 40.8 | 42.2 | 47.4 | 52.5 | 54.8 | 61.6 |
| 271 | Shijiazhuang China | 37.3 | 44.1 | 44.6 | 43.8 | 46.5 | 57.6 | 64 | 76.7 | 98.8 |
| 272 | Katni India | 37.3 | 39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 273 | Changde China | 37.2 | 39.6 | 40.4 | 39 | 40 | 40.7 | 47.5 | 42.3 | 51.5 |
| 274 | Sawai Madhopur India | 37.2 | 41.8 | 46.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 275 | Dehradun India | 37.2 | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 276 | Luoyang China | 37.1 | 46 | 46.7 | 47.4 | 44.9 | 50.7 | 62.4 | 59.9 | 72.5 |
| 277 | Nanded India | 37.1 | 41 | 35.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 278 | Jaisalmer India | 37.1 | 40 | 39.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 279 | Agra India | 37.1 | 31.6 | 31.2 | 38.2 | 73.4 | 80.2 | 57.2 | 104.8 | 110.6 |
| 280 |  Coyhaique Chile | 37 | 40.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 281 | Taian China | 37 | 38.3 | 42.6 | 39.2 | 44.1 | 51.2 | 57.6 | 51.7 | 57.5 |
| 282 | Urumqi China | 37 | 36.3 | 41.7 | 43.3 | 45.4 | 51.2 | 54.5 | 59.2 | 76 |
| 283 | Dungarpur India | 37 | 43.3 | 51.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 284 | Huyen Kim Boi Vietnam | 37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 285 | Changsha China | 36.9 | 39.2 | 37.2 | 37.1 | 43 | 41 | 46.8 | 45.8 | 51.4 |
| 286 | Tumidih India | 36.9 | 33.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 287 | Banswara India | 36.9 | 47.2 | 44.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 288 | Bharatpur India | 36.9 | 50.3 | 65.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 289 |  Katunje Nepal | 36.9 | 50.2 | 49.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 290 | Dezhou China | 36.8 | 41.3 | 43.4 | 40.7 | 44.1 | 50.1 | 53.4 | 54.8 | 68.5 |
| 291 | Deyang China | 36.8 | 33.1 | 41.9 | 35 | 37.7 | 37.1 | 39.9 | 41.1 | 51.2 |
| 292 | Latur India | 36.7 | 39.4 | 34.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 293 |  Gornji Milanovac Serbia | 36.7 | 38.4 | 28.5 | 39.5 | 32.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 294 | Eloor India | 36.6 | 29.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 295 | Navi Mumbai India | 36.6 | 37.5 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 56 | 52.6 | 61.6 | -- | -- |
| 296 | Xiangtan China | 36.5 | 41.6 | 37.6 | 36.9 | 42.3 | 38.2 | 46.8 | 46.6 | 50.3 |
| 297 | Linfen China | 36.5 | 41.9 | 51.7 | 49.1 | 55.5 | 52.5 | 61.7 | 68.2 | 80.6 |
| 298 | Hai BaTrung Vietnam | 36.5 | 36.6 | 45.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 299 | Tianjin China | 36.3 | 37.8 | 43.1 | 36.2 | 39.9 | 48.9 | 51.3 | 52.3 | 63.2 |
| 300 | Rajamahendravaram India | 36.3 | 31.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 301 | Jodhpur India | 36.3 | 36.6 | 40.4 | 63 | 67.8 | 67.1 | 77.2 | 113.4 | 81.9 |
| 302 |  Basse Santa Su Gambia | 36.2 | 40.5 | 34.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
