SmogRank / World / Asia

Most polluted cities in Asia

46 of 180 measured cities in 22 countries were above the WHO 24-hour guideline over the last 24 hours. The worst was Gujranwala, Pakistan, at 106.6 µg/m³.

ZambiaYemenVietnamUzbekistanNorthern Mariana IslandsGuamUnited States: 477 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: 1 measured cityHungary: 5 measured citiesGreece: 1 measured cityGeorgiaFrance: 81 measured citiesEthiopiaEstonia: 4 measured citiesEritreaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1 measured cityRepublic of the CongoComorosChina: 1 measured cityHong Kong: 8 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 106.6 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
Bangladesh174.9 Dhaka 74.9
India154.9 Jammu 54.9
Pakistan1443.7 Gujranwala 106.6
Nepal241.9 Butwāl 49.1
Singapore238.3 Singapore 40.6
Bhutan135.3 Phuntsholing 35.3
Philippines233.7 Iloilo 38.0
Indonesia430.1 Tabanan 34.8
Laos129.8 Vientiane 29.8
United Arab Emirates128.8 Dubai 28.8
Thailand724.7 Bangkok 27.4
Tajikistan124.7 Dushanbe 24.7
Turkey118.9 Istanbul 18.9
Cambodia118.5 Chrang Chamreh Muoy 18.5
Armenia118.4 Yerevan 18.4
Azerbaijan114.1 Baku 14.1
Taiwan1813.9 Shulin 19.9
China110.5 Changchun 10.5
Kazakhstan59.7 Karagandy 19.0
Japan1048.3 Gotō 12.6
Hong Kong87.6 Wan Chai 12.6
Lebanon32.6 Jounieh 3.6

Worst cities

  1. 1Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 107.1×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 105.8×
  3. 3Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 105.0×
  4. 4Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh 105.0×
  5. 5Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 84.0×
  6. 6Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 84.0×
  7. 7Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 73.9×
  8. 8Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir, India 73.7×
  9. 9Butwāllow-cost sensorsLumbini Province, Nepal 63.3×
  10. 10Alipurlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan 52.9×
  11. 11Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 52.9×
  12. 12Singaporelow-cost sensorsSingapore 42.7×
  13. 13Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan 42.6×
  14. 14Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 42.6×
  15. 15Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines 42.5×
  16. 16Murreelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 42.5×
  17. 17Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore 42.4×
  18. 18Phuntsholinglow-cost sensorsChukha, Bhutan 32.4×
  19. 19Tabananlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 32.3×
  20. 20Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal 32.3×
  21. 21Ubudlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 32.2×
  22. 22Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos 32.0×
  23. 23Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines 32.0×
  24. 24Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates 31.9×
  25. 25Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan, Pakistan 31.9×
All cities in the world
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Moderate4–6
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The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (1 to 10), PM2.5 bands. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Updated 2026-10-02 05:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the UK DAQI PM2.5 sub-index.