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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Solkan Slovenia | 12.9 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2011 | Trbovlje Slovenia | 12.9 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 18.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2012 |  Rosebank South Africa | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 16.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2013 |  Donghae South Korea | 12.9 | 10.6 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.7 | -- | 19.9 | 19.2 | 20.1 |
| 2014 | Sancheong South Korea | 12.9 | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Sunchang South Korea | 12.9 | 12.1 | 21.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 |  Mislata Spain | 12.9 | 12.8 | 11.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 |  Ban Khao Lak Thailand | 12.9 | 14.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Sam Nak Thon Thailand | 12.9 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 13.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 |  Inchelium USA | 12.9 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 8.5 | 30.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 |  Cim Bosnia Herzegovina | 12.8 | 14.5 | 18.6 | 43.5 | 20.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 |  Gimli Canada | 12.8 | 6.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 |  Quillota Chile | 12.8 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 18.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Quintero Chile | 12.8 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 16 | 14.8 | -- | -- |
| 2024 |  Lijiang China | 12.8 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 12 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 15.6 | 13.8 |
| 2025 |  Envigado Colombia | 12.8 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 23.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2026 |  Zagreb Croatia | 12.8 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 22.4 | 25.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2027 |  Bělotín Czech Republic | 12.8 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 15.1 | 16.5 | -- | 17.6 | 23.7 | 23.4 |
| 2028 |  Chalandri Greece | 12.8 | 12.3 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2029 | Peristeri Greece | 12.8 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 20.2 | 21.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2030 |  Esztergom Hungary | 12.8 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2031 |  Hod HaSharon Israel | 12.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2032 |  Belvedere Langhe Italy | 12.8 | 11.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2033 |  Shimotakatsu Japan | 12.8 | 10.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2034 | Tamano Japan | 12.8 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
| 2035 | Anan Japan | 12.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 10.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2036 |  Liepaja Latvia | 12.8 | 11.4 | 10.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2037 |  Užliedžiai Lithuania | 12.8 | 12.7 | 21.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2038 |  Torreon Mexico | 12.8 | 19.4 | 14 | 15.9 | 23.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2039 |  Batangas Philippines | 12.8 | 15.7 | 18 | 17.2 | 9.5 | -- | 12.9 | -- | -- |
| 2040 |  Zrenjanin Serbia | 12.8 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 32.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2041 |  Bardejov Slovakia | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 15.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2042 | Polokwane South Africa | 12.8 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 19.2 | 23.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2043 | Gunwi South Korea | 12.8 | 11.2 | 9.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2044 | Jeju South Korea | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 13.6 | -- | 21.4 | 18.7 | 21.8 |
| 2045 | Damyang South Korea | 12.8 | 11.5 | 15.2 | 18.1 | 16.3 | -- | 26.3 | -- | -- |
| 2046 | Alcalá de Guadaíra Spain | 12.8 | 14.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2047 |  Pingtung Taiwan | 12.8 | 14.4 | 19.8 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 23.3 |
| 2048 | Westwood USA | 12.8 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2049 | Sunland Park USA | 12.8 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 10.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2050 |  Traun Austria | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12 | 12 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
| 2051 | Fort McMurray Canada | 12.7 | 12.5 | 22.8 | 7.5 | 7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | -- | -- |
| 2052 | Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic | 12.7 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13 | 15.6 | 19.1 | 15.9 |
| 2053 |  Georgetown Guyana | 12.7 | 17.5 | 17 | 12.7 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2054 |  Marabahan Indonesia | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2055 | Shikokuchuo Japan | 12.7 | 11.8 | 12 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| 2056 |  Givat Zeev Palestine | 12.7 | 12.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2057 |  Olsztyn Poland | 12.7 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 11 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 20.3 | 17.9 |
| 2058 |  Krasnoyarsk Russia | 12.7 | 11.5 | 26 | 51.7 | 49.8 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 23.1 | 16.4 |
| 2059 | Ulleung South Korea | 12.7 | 12.1 | 7.6 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 12.8 | -- | -- | -- |
