SmogRank / World / Asia

Most polluted cities in Asia

209 of 979 measured cities in 23 countries were above the WHO 24-hour guideline over the last 7 days. The worst was Gummidipundi, India, at 82.1 µg/m³.

ZambiaYemenVietnamUzbekistanNorthern Mariana IslandsGuamUnited States: 681 measured citiesBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates: 1 measured cityUkraineUganda: 1 measured cityTurkmenistanTurkey: 1 measured cityTimor LesteThailand: 69 measured citiesTanzaniaTajikistan: 1 measured cityTaiwan: 41 measured citiesSyriaSweden: 4 measured citiesSouth SudanSudanSri LankaSouth Korea: 134 measured citiesSomaliaSlovakia: 31 measured citiesSingapore: 2 measured citiesSeychellesSerbia: 8 measured citiesSaudi ArabiaRwandaRussiaRomania: 20 measured citiesQatarPoland: 56 measured citiesPhilippines: 3 measured citiesPapua New GuineaPalauPakistan: 15 measured citiesOmanNorwayNorth KoreaNepal: 2 measured citiesMozambique: 1 measured cityMontenegro: 5 measured citiesMongoliaMoldovaMaldivesMalaysiaMalawi: 4 measured citiesMadagascarNorth Macedonia: 13 measured citiesLithuaniaLibyaLebanon: 3 measured citiesLatvia: 4 measured citiesLaos: 2 measured citiesKyrgyzstanKuwaitKosovoKenyaKazakhstan: 5 measured citiesJordanJapan: 517 measured citiesIsraelPalestinian TerritoryIraqIranIndonesia: 4 measured citiesIndia: 161 measured citiesHungary: 11 measured citiesGreece: 3 measured citiesGeorgiaFrance: 94 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: 7 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 7 days; tap a country to open it.
← Gummidipundi 82.1 µg/m³ 80 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
United Arab Emirates169.0 Dubai 69.0
Singapore261.9 Singapore 63.4
Bangladesh156.2 Dhaka 56.2
Pakistan1553.2 Gujranwala 78.2
Indonesia447.7 Tabanan 55.0
Tajikistan131.5 Dushanbe 31.5
Philippines330.5 Iloilo 32.3
Cambodia124.3 Chrang Chamreh Muoy 24.3
India16123.8 Gummidipundi 82.1
Nepal223.2 Butwāl 24.6
Bhutan121.1 Phuntsholing 21.1
Turkey120.9 Istanbul 20.9
China119.1 Changchun 19.1
Azerbaijan116.9 Baku 16.9
Kazakhstan515.4 Otegen Batyra 19.0
Armenia114.7 Yerevan 14.7
Taiwan4113.9 Xizhi 18.2
Hong Kong1211.8 Wan Chai 18.0
South Korea13411.5 Seonghwan 16.6
Thailand6910.2 Ban Chang 26.2
Laos29.3 Vientiane 11.5
Japan5176.5 Hyūga 13.8
Lebanon35.5 Jounieh 8.2

Worst cities

  1. 1GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India 170
  2. 2Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 167
  3. 3Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 166
  4. 4Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 163
  5. 5Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates 160
  6. 6Rahim Yar Khanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 159
  7. 7GobindgarhPunjab, India 157
  8. 8Singaporelow-cost sensorsSingapore 157
  9. 9Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 156
  10. 10Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir, India 155
  11. 11Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore 154
  12. 12PāliRajasthan, India 154
  13. 13Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 154
  14. 14GurugramHaryana, India 153
  15. 15Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh 151
  16. 16Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 151
  17. 17Tabananlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 149
  18. 18ArāriaBihar, India 147
  19. 19ChāpraBihar, India 147
  20. 20Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 145
  21. 21AmritsarPunjab, India 137
  22. 22KalyānMaharashtra, India 136
  23. 23Dera MāndiDelhi, India 135
  24. 24Ubudlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 132
  25. 25Dalunglow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia 131
All cities in the world
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Updated 2026-10-02 08:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.