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 307.9
  2. 2HwasunJeollanam-do, South Korea 287.9
  3. 3NangenJeollabuk-do, South Korea 248.9
  4. 4SeosanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 224.6
  5. 5GaigeturiJeju-do, South Korea 195.2
  6. 6Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea 182.7
  7. 7Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 176.6
  8. 8KosongGangwon-do, South Korea 171.4
  9. 9SeogwipoJeju-do, South Korea 168.9
  10. 10AnseongGyeonggi-do, South Korea 165.3
  11. 11SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 143.3
  12. 12NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 135.7
  13. 13ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea 128.5
  14. 14MokpoJeollanam-do, South Korea 127.0
  15. 15KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea 126.8
  16. 16JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea 125.8
  17. 17HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 125.3
  18. 18Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do, South Korea 124.8
  19. 19CheorwonGangwon-do, South Korea 124.1
  20. 20KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 123.1
  21. 21GeojeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 114.3
  22. 22ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 112.5
  23. 23YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 111.3
  24. 24PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea 110.8
  25. 25BuanJeollabuk-do, South Korea 110.5
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 06:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors in µg/m³.