SmogRank / World / Asia

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.

ZambiaYemenVietnamUzbekistanNorthern Mariana IslandsGuamUnited States: 479 measured citiesBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates: 1 measured cityUkraineUganda: 1 measured cityTurkmenistanTurkey: 1 measured cityTimor LesteThailand: 7 measured citiesTanzaniaTajikistan: 1 measured cityTaiwan: 18 measured citiesSyriaSweden: 3 measured citiesSouth SudanSudanSri LankaSouth KoreaSomaliaSlovakia: 22 measured citiesSingapore: 2 measured citiesSeychellesSerbia: 6 measured citiesSaudi ArabiaRwandaRussiaRomania: 19 measured citiesQatarPolandPhilippines: 2 measured citiesPapua New GuineaPalauPakistan: 14 measured citiesOmanNorwayNorth KoreaNepal: 2 measured citiesMozambiqueMontenegro: 4 measured citiesMongoliaMoldovaMaldivesMalaysiaMalawi: 4 measured citiesMadagascarNorth Macedonia: 8 measured citiesLithuaniaLibyaLebanon: 3 measured citiesLatvia: 4 measured citiesLaos: 1 measured cityKyrgyzstanKuwaitKosovoKenyaKazakhstan: 5 measured citiesJordanJapan: 104 measured citiesIsraelPalestinian TerritoryIraqIranIndonesia: 4 measured citiesIndia: 2 measured citiesHungary: 6 measured citiesGreece: 2 measured citiesGeorgiaFrance: 87 measured citiesEthiopiaEstonia: 4 measured citiesEritreaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1 measured cityRepublic of the CongoComorosChina: 1 measured cityHong Kong: 9 measured citiesChadCentral African RepublicCambodia: 1 measured cityMyanmarBurundiBulgaria: 9 measured citiesBruneiBhutan: 1 measured cityBelarusBangladesh: 1 measured cityBahrainAzerbaijan: 1 measured cityAustralia: 3 measured citiesArmenia: 1 measured cityAngolaAlbaniaAfghanistan
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5 over the last 24 hours; tap a country to open it.
← Gujranwala 107.5 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every measured city in Asia, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.

Countries

CountryCitiesMedianCities by bandWorst city
Bangladesh174.5 Dhaka 74.5
India268.4 Mumbai 82.6
Pakistan1443.8 Gujranwala 107.5
Nepal241.3 Butwāl 48.2
Singapore238.7 Singapore 40.9
Bhutan133.7 Phuntsholing 33.7
Philippines233.0 Iloilo 36.7
Indonesia430.0 Tabanan 34.6
United Arab Emirates128.8 Dubai 28.8
Laos127.1 Vientiane 27.1
Thailand723.2 Bangkok 26.1
Tajikistan122.9 Dushanbe 22.9
Cambodia119.5 Chrang Chamreh Muoy 19.5
Turkey119.0 Istanbul 19.0
Armenia117.1 Yerevan 17.1
Azerbaijan114.9 Baku 14.9
Taiwan1813.5 Shulin 21.3
China110.2 Changchun 10.2
Kazakhstan510.1 Karagandy 18.9
Japan1048.3 Togitsu 13.2
Hong Kong97.5 Wan Chai 12.8
Lebanon32.9 Jounieh 3.8

Worst cities

  1. 1Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 107.57.2×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 83.95.6×
  3. 3MumbaiMaharashtra, India 82.65.5×
  4. 4Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 77.25.1×
  5. 5Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh 74.55.0×
  6. 6Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 59.74.0×
  7. 7Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 59.03.9×
  8. 8Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 56.63.8×
  9. 9Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir, India 54.33.6×
  10. 10Butwāllow-cost sensorsLumbini Province, Nepal 48.23.2×
  11. 11Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 44.12.9×
  12. 12Alipurlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan 43.42.9×
  13. 13Singaporelow-cost sensorsSingapore 40.92.7×
  14. 14Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan 38.62.6×
  15. 15Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 38.02.5×
  16. 16Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines 36.72.4×
  17. 17Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore 36.42.4×
  18. 18Murreelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 36.22.4×
  19. 19Tabananlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 34.62.3×
  20. 20Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal 34.42.3×
  21. 21Phuntsholinglow-cost sensorsChukha, Bhutan 33.72.2×
  22. 22Ubudlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 33.62.2×
  23. 23Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines 29.21.9×
  24. 24Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates 28.81.9×
  25. 25Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan, Pakistan 27.11.8×
All cities in the world
Good0–5
Fair6–15
Moderate16–50
Poor51–90
Very poor91–140
Extremely poor141+

The European Environment Agency's air quality index bands for PM2.5 (2024 revision); it has bands, not numbers, so values stay in µg/m³. 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 in µg/m³.