SmogRank / World / Asia

Most polluted cities in Asia

374 of 1,027 measured cities in 23 countries were above the WHO 24-hour guideline over the last 30 days. The worst was Miryang, South Korea, at 307.9 µg/m³.

ZambiaYemenVietnamUzbekistanNorthern Mariana IslandsGuamUnited States: 689 measured citiesBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates: 1 measured cityUkraineUganda: 1 measured cityTurkmenistanTurkey: 1 measured cityTimor LesteThailand: 71 measured citiesTanzaniaTajikistan: 1 measured cityTaiwan: 41 measured citiesSyriaSweden: 1 measured citySouth SudanSudanSri LankaSouth Korea: 132 measured citiesSomaliaSlovakia: 30 measured citiesSingapore: 2 measured citiesSeychellesSerbia: 8 measured citiesSaudi ArabiaRwandaRussiaRomania: 20 measured citiesQatarPoland: 56 measured citiesPhilippines: 2 measured citiesPapua New GuineaPalauPakistan: 15 measured citiesOmanNorwayNorth KoreaNepal: 2 measured citiesMozambique: 1 measured cityMontenegro: 5 measured citiesMongoliaMoldovaMaldivesMalaysiaMalawi: 5 measured citiesMadagascarNorth Macedonia: 13 measured citiesLithuaniaLibyaLebanon: 3 measured citiesLatvia: 2 measured citiesLaos: 2 measured citiesKyrgyzstanKuwaitKosovoKenyaKazakhstan: 5 measured citiesJordanJapan: 522 measured citiesIsraelPalestinian TerritoryIraqIranIndonesia: 4 measured citiesIndia: 205 measured citiesHungary: 11 measured citiesGreece: 3 measured citiesGeorgiaFrance: 102 measured citiesEthiopiaEstonia: 4 measured citiesEritreaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1 measured cityRepublic of the CongoComorosChina: 1 measured cityHong Kong: 12 measured citiesChadCentral African RepublicCambodia: 1 measured cityMyanmarBurundiBulgaria: 10 measured citiesBruneiBhutan: 1 measured cityBelarusBangladesh: 1 measured cityBahrainAzerbaijan: 1 measured cityAustralia: 3 measured citiesArmenia: 1 measured cityAngolaAlbania: 1 measured cityAfghanistan
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5 over the last 30 days; tap a country to open it.
← Miryang 307.9 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every measured city in Asia, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.

Countries

CountryCitiesMedianCities by bandWorst city
South Korea13271.3 Miryang 307.9
Bangladesh150.5 Dhaka 50.5
Singapore247.3 Singapore 49.0
United Arab Emirates145.7 Dubai 45.7
Pakistan1541.6 Gujranwala 70.3
Tajikistan140.1 Dushanbe 40.1
Indonesia435.5 Tabanan 40.4
Philippines229.1 Iloilo 34.8
India20524.9 Panipat 78.0
Nepal224.0 Butwāl 27.0
Turkey123.7 Istanbul 23.7
Azerbaijan118.4 Baku 18.4
Bhutan116.8 Phuntsholing 16.8
China115.4 Changchun 15.4
Lebanon314.5 Jounieh 15.7
Hong Kong1213.9 Wan Chai 21.9
Kazakhstan513.6 Burunday 22.5
Armenia113.1 Yerevan 13.1
Laos212.7 Vientiane 18.2
Taiwan4111.8 Jincheng 15.4
Thailand7111.0 Ban Chang 26.3
Cambodia110.9 Chrang Chamreh Muoy 10.9
Japan5226.0 Honmachi 9.7

Worst cities

  1. 1MiryangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 358
  2. 2HwasunJeollanam-do, South Korea 338
  3. 3NangenJeollabuk-do, South Korea 299
  4. 4SeosanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 275
  5. 5GaigeturiJeju-do, South Korea 246
  6. 6Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea 233
  7. 7Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 227
  8. 8KosongGangwon-do, South Korea 222
  9. 9SeogwipoJeju-do, South Korea 219
  10. 10AnseongGyeonggi-do, South Korea 216
  11. 11SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 191
  12. 12NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 180
  13. 13ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea 170
  14. 14MokpoJeollanam-do, South Korea 168
  15. 15KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea 167
  16. 16JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea 166
  17. 17HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 165
  18. 18Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do, South Korea 164
  19. 19CheorwonGangwon-do, South Korea 163
  20. 20KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 162
  21. 21GeojeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 150
  22. 22ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 147
  23. 23YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 146
  24. 24PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea 145
  25. 25BuanJeollabuk-do, South Korea 145
All cities in the world
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 06:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the China AQI PM2.5 sub-index.