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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Meiningen Germany | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006 |  Dublin Ireland | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 2007 | Greystones Ireland | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 |  Meppel Netherlands | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009 |  Krasnodar Russia | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2010 | Lupanovo Russia | 6.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 11.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2011 |  Soria Spain | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2012 |  Ibach Switzerland | 6.5 | 22.6 | 8.1 | 14.7 | 22.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2013 |  Sille Turkey | 6.5 | 11 | 16.2 | 24.5 | 35.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 |  Sumy Ukraine | 6.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 |  Gloucester United Kingdom | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Middlesbrough United Kingdom | 6.5 | 6.4 | 8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8 |
| 2017 | Pendlebury United Kingdom | 6.5 | 5.9 | 7 | 8.7 | 10 | 9.2 | 11.1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Carmarthen United Kingdom | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 |  Aulnat France | 6.4 | 5.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Les Mazures France | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | Blandy France | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Schwangau Germany | 6.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Witzenhausen Germany | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Rosengarten Germany | 6.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Carrick-on-Shannon Ireland | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2026 | Buncrana Ireland | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2027 | Loenen Netherlands | 6.4 | 6.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2028 |  Caldas da Rainha Portugal | 6.4 | 7.5 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2029 | São Bartolomeu dos Galegos Portugal | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2030 |  Velike Bloke Slovenia | 6.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2031 |  Lindsdal Sweden | 6.4 | 7.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2032 | Marlborough United Kingdom | 6.4 | 5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 5.4 | -- | -- |
| 2033 | Londonderry United Kingdom | 6.4 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9 | 7.1 | -- | 9.9 | 9.7 | 8.1 |
| 2034 | Penicuik United Kingdom | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2035 |  Kallio Finland | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2036 | Paray-le-Frésil France | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| 2037 | Zingst Germany | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2038 | Montabaur Germany | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 8 | 7 | 6.7 | 7.6 | -- | -- |
| 2039 | Droichead Nua Ireland | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2040 | Kinsealy-Drinan Ireland | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2041 |  Gjøvik Norway | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2042 | Albalat dels Tarongers Spain | 6.3 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 2043 | Kungsbacka Sweden | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 9.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2044 | Crowborough United Kingdom | 6.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2045 | Gorleston-on-Sea United Kingdom | 6.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2046 | Dundee United Kingdom | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 6.5 | -- | -- |
| 2047 | Grangemouth United Kingdom | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | -- | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 2048 | Templeton United Kingdom | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2049 |  Zell am See Austria | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2050 |  Sainte-Ode Belgium | 6.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7 |
| 2051 |  Rijeka Croatia | 6.2 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2052 | Imatra Finland | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2053 | La Sauve France | 6.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2054 | Butzbach Germany | 6.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
