SmogRank / World / Asia

Most polluted cities in Asia

1,013 of 1,013 measured cities in 19 countries were above the WHO annual guideline so far this year. The worst was Miryang, South Korea, at 256.9 µg/m³.

ZambiaYemenVietnamUzbekistanNorthern Mariana IslandsGuamUnited States: 652 measured citiesBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates: 1 measured cityUkraineUganda: 1 measured cityTurkmenistanTurkey: 1 measured cityTimor LesteThailand: 74 measured citiesTanzaniaTajikistanTaiwan: 41 measured citiesSyriaSweden: 2 measured citiesSouth SudanSudanSri LankaSouth Korea: 136 measured citiesSomaliaSlovakia: 3 measured citiesSingaporeSeychellesSerbia: 4 measured citiesSaudi ArabiaRwandaRussiaRomania: 20 measured citiesQatarPoland: 51 measured citiesPhilippines: 2 measured citiesPapua New GuineaPalauPakistan: 13 measured citiesOmanNorwayNorth KoreaNepal: 1 measured cityMozambiqueMontenegro: 5 measured citiesMongoliaMoldovaMaldivesMalaysiaMalawi: 4 measured citiesMadagascarNorth Macedonia: 10 measured citiesLithuaniaLibyaLebanon: 2 measured citiesLatvia: 3 measured citiesLaos: 2 measured citiesKyrgyzstanKuwaitKosovoKenyaKazakhstan: 4 measured citiesJordanJapan: 529 measured citiesIsraelPalestinian TerritoryIraqIranIndonesiaIndia: 193 measured citiesHungary: 13 measured citiesGreece: 4 measured citiesGeorgiaFrance: 100 measured citiesEthiopiaEstonia: 4 measured citiesEritreaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoComorosChina: 1 measured cityHong Kong: 9 measured citiesChadCentral African RepublicCambodia: 1 measured cityMyanmarBurundiBulgaria: 7 measured citiesBruneiBhutan: 1 measured cityBelarusBangladesh: 1 measured cityBahrainAzerbaijanAustralia: 3 measured citiesArmenia: 1 measured cityAngolaAlbaniaAfghanistan
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5 so far this year; tap a country to open it.
← Miryang 256.9 WHO annual 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
Bangladesh165.7 Dhaka 65.7
Pakistan1362.6 Faisalabad 86.3
South Korea13657.4 Miryang 256.9
China140.7 Changchun 40.7
Nepal140.0 Kathmandu 40.0
United Arab Emirates134.8 Dubai 34.8
India19334.1 Gurugram 103.2
Kazakhstan432.3 Burunday 36.1
Bhutan132.0 Phuntsholing 32.0
Laos231.7 Vientiane 36.4
Cambodia125.4 Chrang Chamreh Muoy 25.4
Philippines225.1 Quezon City 25.4
Turkey123.6 Istanbul 23.6
Armenia122.8 Yerevan 22.8
Thailand7421.9 Mae Sai 37.2
Hong Kong916.3 Wan Chai 23.1
Lebanon214.4 Beirut 16.2
Taiwan4113.3 Fengshan 17.5
Japan5298.6 Onomichi 13.4

Worst cities

  1. 1MiryangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 256.951.4×
  2. 2HwasunJeollanam-do, South Korea 216.043.2×
  3. 3SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 144.829.0×
  4. 4SejongSejong-si, South Korea 139.227.8×
  5. 5HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 137.227.4×
  6. 6SeogwipoJeju-do, South Korea 136.027.2×
  7. 7SeosanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 130.226.0×
  8. 8GaigeturiJeju-do, South Korea 124.424.9×
  9. 9HongseongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 123.424.7×
  10. 10PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea 107.121.4×
  11. 11KinzanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 106.721.3×
  12. 12TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 105.021.0×
  13. 13GurugramHaryana, India 103.220.6×
  14. 14BeolgyoJeollanam-do, South Korea no daily values yet100.020.0×
  15. 15AnseongGyeonggi-do, South Korea 98.719.7×
  16. 16Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 98.619.7×
  17. 17GapyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea 93.418.7×
  18. 18YangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea 92.018.4×
  19. 19Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea 91.418.3×
  20. 20Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do, South Korea 90.018.0×
  21. 21GangneungGangwon-do, South Korea 89.818.0×
  22. 22YeongdongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea 87.817.6×
  23. 23Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 86.317.3×
  24. 24GeojeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 86.317.3×
  25. 25HwawŏnDaegu, South Korea 85.017.0×
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 05:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors in µg/m³.