Most polluted cities in Asia
47 of 182 measured cities in 22 countries were above the WHO 24-hour guideline over the last 24 hours. The worst was Gujranwala, Pakistan, at 107.5 µg/m³.
← Gujranwala 107.5
WHO 24-hour guideline
Countries
| Country | Cities | Median | Cities by band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | 74.5 | |
| India | 2 | 68.4 | |
| Pakistan | 14 | 43.8 | |
| Nepal | 2 | 41.3 | |
| Singapore | 2 | 38.7 | |
| Bhutan | 1 | 33.7 | |
| Philippines | 2 | 33.0 | |
| Indonesia | 4 | 30.0 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 28.8 | |
| Laos | 1 | 27.1 | |
| Thailand | 7 | 23.2 | |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 22.9 | |
| Cambodia | 1 | 19.5 | |
| Turkey | 1 | 19.0 | |
| Armenia | 1 | 17.1 | |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 14.9 | |
| Taiwan | 18 | 13.5 | |
| China | 1 | 10.2 | |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 10.1 | |
| Japan | 104 | 8.3 | |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 7.5 | |
| Lebanon | 3 | 2.9 |
Worst cities
- 1Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 1417.2×
- 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 1125.6×
- 3MumbaiMaharashtra, India 1105.5×
- 4Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 1035.1×
- 5Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh 1005.0×
- 6Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 814.0×
- 7Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 803.9×
- 8Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 773.8×
- 9Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir, India 753.6×
- 10Butwāllow-cost sensorsLumbini Province, Nepal 673.2×
- 11Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 622.9×
- 12Alipurlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan 612.9×
- 13Singaporelow-cost sensorsSingapore 582.7×
- 14Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan 552.6×
- 15Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 542.5×
- 16Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines 532.4×
- 17Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore 522.4×
- 18Murreelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 522.4×
- 19Tabananlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 502.3×
- 20Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal 502.3×
- 21Phuntsholinglow-cost sensorsChukha, Bhutan 492.2×
- 22Ubudlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 482.2×
- 23Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines 421.9×
- 24Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates 421.9×
- 25Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan, Pakistan 391.8×
Excellent0–50
Good51–100
Lightly polluted101–150
Moderately polluted151–200
Heavily polluted201–300
Severely polluted301+
China's Air Quality Index (HJ 633-2012), PM2.5 individual index. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
Updated 2026-10-02 03:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the China AQI PM2.5 sub-index.