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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856 |  As Sulaymaniyah Iraq | 21.5 | 16.7 | 23.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 857 |  Sabac Serbia | 21.5 | 6.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 858 |  Chiang Khong Thailand | 21.5 | 14.6 | 37.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 859 | Wang Thong Thailand | 21.5 | 23.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 860 |  Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam | 21.5 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 19.4 | 22 | 25.3 | 26.9 | 23.6 |
| 861 |  Chengde China | 21.4 | 22 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 29.4 | 28.6 | 30 | 39.6 | 55 |
| 862 |  Brufut Gambia | 21.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 863 |  Kavadarci North Macedonia | 21.4 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 15.4 | 16.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 864 |  Bielsko-Biala Poland | 21.4 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 21.4 | 26.4 | 24.7 | 27 | -- | -- |
| 865 | Obrenovac Serbia | 21.4 | 23.2 | 19.1 | 22.5 | 22.3 | 8.4 | 9.7 | -- | -- |
| 866 | Khlong Phra Udom Thailand | 21.4 | 23.1 | 28.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 867 | Long Khanh Vietnam | 21.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 868 | Guangzhou China | 21.3 | 20.8 | 23.5 | 21.3 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 28.9 | 33.2 | 33.9 |
| 869 | Yangjiang China | 21.3 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 28.6 | 30.6 | 32.9 |
| 870 | Qianxinan China | 21.3 | 20.3 | 20.7 | 17.1 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 14.9 | 16 |
| 871 | Hegang China | 21.3 | 21.5 | 18.9 | 17.3 | 21.3 | 22 | 21.5 | 23.2 | 30 |
| 872 |  Rovigo Italy | 21.3 | 20.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 873 |  Tulkarm Palestine | 21.3 | 22.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 874 | Chang Klan Thailand | 21.3 | 32.7 | 31.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 875 |  Quilicura Chile | 21.2 | 20.7 | 24 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 22.3 | 25.3 | -- | -- |
| 876 | Honghe China | 21.2 | 24.7 | 28.5 | 23.1 | 27 | 25.7 | 26.2 | 25 | 33.2 |
| 877 | Kartong Gambia | 21.2 | 21.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 878 |  Nsukka Nigeria | 21.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 879 | Lagos Nigeria | 21.2 | 15.1 | 21.8 | 36.1 | 40.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 880 | Kragujevac Serbia | 21.2 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 25.2 | 25 | 29.8 | 24.7 | -- | -- |
| 881 | Krusevac Serbia | 21.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 882 |  Taisen-ri South Korea | 21.2 | 26.1 | 29.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 883 | Mukdahan Thailand | 21.2 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 21 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 884 | Nakhon Phanom Thailand | 21.2 | 28.8 | 28.7 | 20.2 | 28.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 885 |  Sultangazi Turkey | 21.2 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 15.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 886 | Llaillay Chile | 21.1 | 20.5 | 25 | 29 | 20.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 887 | Fuzhou China | 21.1 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 20.3 | 23.8 | 26.9 | 32.8 | 35.8 | 47.2 |
| 888 | Ban Talat Bueng Thailand | 21.1 | 19.3 | 18.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 889 | Zhanjiang China | 21 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 22.9 | 21.2 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 28.4 |
| 890 | Taizhou China | 21 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 24.4 | 26.5 | 28.1 | 32.9 |
| 891 |  Accra Ghana | 21 | 36.3 | 33.2 | 30.1 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 30.3 | -- | -- |
| 892 |  West Jerusalem Israel | 21 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 893 |  Juarez Mexico | 21 | 20.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 894 | Cuidad Benito Juarez Mexico | 21 | 23.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 895 |  Anuradhapura Sri Lanka | 21 | 17.3 | 16.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 896 | Ambalangoda Sri Lanka | 21 | 17.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 897 | Tha Maka Thailand | 21 | 22.6 | 23.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 898 | Ban Mai Thailand | 21 | 23.5 | 25.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 899 | Tak Thailand | 21 | 21.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 900 | Yakuplu Turkey | 21 | 15.3 | 17.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 901 |  Lamia Greece | 20.9 | 15.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 902 |  Madurai India | 20.9 | 15.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 903 |  Latsari Indonesia | 20.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 904 | Sopot Serbia | 20.9 | 22.3 | 17.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 905 | Nugegoda Sri Lanka | 20.9 | 7.5 | 12.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
