500 worst air polluted cities in the world

The 500 cities with the worst air pollution in the world

Listed in order of highest particulate matter concentration

Rank	Country	Town/City	PM2.5	First Person Discount
1	Iran	Zabol	217
2	India	Gwalior	176
3	India	Allahabad	170
4	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	156
5	Saudi Arabia	Al Jubail	152
6	India	Patna	149
7	India	Raipur	144
8	Cameroon	Bamenda	132
9	China	Xingtai	128
10	China	Baoding	126
11	India	Delhi	122
12	India	Ludhiana	122
13	China	Shijiazhuang	121
14	Saudi Arabia	Dammam	121
15	India	Kanpur	115
16	India	Khanna	114
17	India	Firozabad	113
18	India	Lucknow	113
19	China	Handan	112
20	Pakistan	Lahore	111
21	India	Amritsar	108
22	India	Gobindgarh	108
23	Pakistan	Rawalpindi	107
24	China	Hengshui	107
25	Bangladesh	Narayangonj	106
26	Iran	Bushehr	105
27	India	Agra	105
28	Uganda	Kampala	104
29	China	Tangshan	102
30	India	Jodhpur	101
31	India	Dehradun	100
32	India	Jaipur	100
33	India	Howrah	100
34	India	Ahmedabad	100
35	India	Faridabad	98
36	Saudi Arabia	Yanbu	97
37	China	Langfang	96
38	Iran	Ahvaz	95
39	India	Dhanbad	95
40	Bangladesh	Chittagong	95
41	India	Bhopal	93
42	Qatar	Doha	93
43	Nigeria	Kaduna	90
44	India	Khurja	90
45	Bangladesh	Dhaka	90
46	Bangladesh	Gazipur	89
47	Pakistan	Karachi	88
48	Kuwait	Al Shuwaikh	88
49	Iraq	Baghdad	88
50	China	Cangzhou	88
51	India	Raebareli	87
52	China	Tianjin	87
53	Afghanistan	Kabul	86
54	China	Zhengzhou	86
55	Qatar	Al Wakrah	85
56	Bangladesh	Barisal	85
57	China	Beijing	85	Not Available
58	India	Kota	84
59	India	Udaipur	83
60	India	Alwar	81
61	Republic of Macedonia	Tetovo	81
62	China	Wuhan	80
63	India	Chandrapur	79
64	China	Anyang	79
65	China	Hefei	79
66	Myanmar	Pyin Oo Lwin	78
67	China	Shouguang	78
68	Egypt	Greater Cairo	76
69	India	Indore	76
70	Myanmar	Taungoo	76
71	Myanmar	Kyaukphyu	76
72	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	75
73	India	Jalandhar	75
74	Kuwait	Ali Subah Al-Salem	74
75	Saudi Arabia	Makkah	74
76	India	Akola	74
77	India	Varanasi	74
78	China	Jingzhou	74
79	China	Changsha	74
80	India	Noida	73
81	China	Nanjing	72
82	China	Shenyang	72
83	Egypt	Delta region	71
84	China	Chengdu	71
85	Myanmar	Namkham	71
86	China	Harbin	71
87	China	Xi’an	70
88	India	Jalgaon	70
89	China	Kaifeng	70
90	China	Yichang	70
91	China	Pingdingshan	70
92	China	Xiangtan	70
93	China	Yangquan	70
94	India	Meerut	69
95	Myanmar	Mawlamyaing	69
96	China	Zhuzhou	69
97	Afghanistan	Mazar-e Sharif	68
98	Pakistan	Lahore	68
99	Kuwait	Al-Mansouriya	68
100	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	68
101	China	Jiaozuo	68
102	China	Laiwu	68
103	China	Jiangyin	68
104	China	Suqian	68
105	China	Weinan	68
106	China	Taiyuan	67	Not Available
107	Mauritius	Beau Bassin/Rose Hill, Coromandel	67
108	India	Raniganj	67
109	Myanmar	Yenanchaung	67
110	Turkey	Batman	67
111	Turkey	Hakkari	67
112	Cameroon	Bafoussam	67
113	China	Changzhi	67
114	China	Wuxi	67
115	Nigeria	Onitsha	66
116	Bahrain	Hamad Town	66
117	Pakistan	Islamabad	66
118	Turkey	Gaziantep	66
119	China	Xuzhou	66
120	China	Zhenjiang	66
121	Saudi Arabia	Medina	65
122	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tuzla	65
123	China	Changzhou	65
124	China	Anshan	65
125	China	Baoji	65
126	China	Huai’an	65
127	China	Liuzhou	65
128	China	Xianyang	65
129	Singapore	Jurong	65
130	China	Yangzhou	65
131	Bahrain	Ma’ameer	64
132	Kuwait	Al-Ahmadi	64
133	Kuwait	Al-Salam	64
134	China	Urumqi	64
135	China	Changchun	64
136	India	Navi Mumbai	64
137	India	Jammu	64
138	China	Shaoxing	64
139	China	Suzhou	64
140	China	Tongchuan	64
141	China	Zigong	64
142	China	Sanmenxia	64
143	Chile	Coyhaique	64
144	India	Bangalore	63
145	India	Mumbai	63
146	China	Huzhou	63
147	China	Jinhua	63
148	China	Liaocheng	63
149	China	Xining	62
150	United Arab Emirates	Al Gharbia – Bida Zayed	62
151	China	Linfen	62
152	Bangladesh	Sylhet	61
153	United Arab Emirates	Al Gharbia – Gayathi	61
154	India	Kolkata	61
155	Bangladesh	Khulna	61
156	China	Chongqing	61
157	China	Hangzhou	61
158	Turkey	Siirt	61
159	China	Lianyungang	61
160	China	Wuhu	61
161	China	Taizhou	61
162	South Africa	Hartebeespoort	60
163	Turkey	Afyon	60
164	China	Heze	60
165	China	Qinhuangdao	60
166	China	Zhangjiagang	60
167	China	Fuyang	60
168	China	Nantong	60
169	India	Chandigarh	59
170	India	Jhansi	59
171	India	Kolhapur	59
172	China	Dezhou	59
173	China	Wafangdian	59
174	China	Yiwu	59
175	China	Zhuji	59
176	India	Hyderabad	59
177	Bahrain	Nabih Saleh	58
178	China	Lanzhou	58
179	Kuwait	Al-Rumaithyia	58
180	India	Rishikesh	58
181	India	Sibsagar	58
182	India	Durgapur	58
183	China	Pingdu	58
184	China	Korla	58
185	China	Lin’an	58
186	India	Angul	57
187	China	Quzhou	57
188	Turkey	Karaman	57
189	China	Maanshan	57
190	China	Nanchong	57
191	China	Yancheng	57
192	United Arab Emirates	Al Gharbia – Liwa Oasis	56
193	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	56
194	China	Jiaxing	56
195	China	Luoyang	56
196	China	Panjin	56
197	China	Wujiang	56
198	China	Dalian	56
199	China	Huludao	56
200	China	Laixi	56
201	China	Laizhou	56
202	China	Linyi	56
203	India	Bhilai	55
204	India	Nagda	55
205	India	Nagpur	55
206	India	Vadodara	55
207	China	Zhaoqing	55
208	China	Jinzhou	55
209	China	Guilin	55
210	China	Taian	55
211	China	Taicang	55
212	China	Zhaoyuan	55
213	China	Zibo	55
214	Jordan	Al-Zarqa	54
215	India	Jamnagar	54
216	India	Amravati	54
217	India	Vapi	54
218	Turkey	Igdir	54
219	China	Benxi	54
220	China	Dongying	54
221	China	Jining	54
222	China	Yixing	54
223	Iran	Kermanshah	53
224	India	Anklesvar	53
225	India	Baddi	53
226	India	Rajkot	53
227	China	Binzhou	53
228	China	Changde	53
229	China	Chengde	53
230	China	Fushun	53
231	China	Jiaonan	53
232	China	Jiaozhou	53
233	China	Jinan	52
234	United Arab Emirates	Al Ain	52
235	India	Rourkela	52
236	India	Surat	52
237	Turkey	Isparta	52
238	Turkey	Duzce	52
239	China	Shanghai	52	Not Available
240	China	Liyang	52
241	China	Yibin	52
242	India	Nashik	51
243	Myanmar	Nyaung Oo	51
244	Turkey	Bitlis	51
245	China	Baotou	51
246	China	Haimen	51
247	China	Jimo	51
248	South Africa	Pretoria]	51
249	Myanmar	Kyauk Pa Taung	50
250	Turkey	Cankiri	50
251	Turkey	Muş	50
252	Turkey	Osmaniye	50
253	Turkey	Sakarya	50
254	China	Jilin	50
255	China	Luzhou	50
256	China	Mudanjiang	50
257	Nigeria	Aba	49
258	Kuwait	Al-Jahra	49
259	China	Nanchang	49
260	India	Dewas	49
261	India	Guwahati	49
262	India	Pune	49
263	Nepal	Kathmandu	49
264	China	Guiyang	49
265	Turkey	Bolu	49
266	Turkey	Nigde	49
267	China	Changshu	49
268	China	Dandong	49
269	China	Zunyi	49
270	China	Weifang	49
271	China	Yueyang	49
272	Cameroon	Yaoundé	49
273	India	Silchar	48
274	India	Dimapur	48
275	Peru	Lima	48
276	China	Shaoguan	48
277	China	Yan’an	48
278	China	Zaozhuang	48
279	China	Guangzhou	48
280	China	Jintan	48
281	China	Rushan	48
282	China	Yinchuan	47
283	Kuwait	Al-Mutla	47
284	Iran	Hamadan	47
285	Iran	Pakdasht	47
286	China	Nanning	47
287	India	Naya Nangal	47
288	Turkey	Burdur	47
289	Turkey	Ankara	47
290	Turkey	Kayseri	47
291	Turkey	Kutahya	47
292	China	Zhangjiajie	47
293	China	Zhangqiu	47
294	Kuwait	Saad Al-Abdullah	46
295	Iran	Isfahan	46
296	China	Qingdao	46
297	China	Wenzhou	46
298	China	Kunshan	46
299	China	Penglai	46
300	China	Wendeng	46
301	Iran	Yasuj	45
302	Iran	Shiraz	45
303	China	Ningbo	45
304	Turkey	Edirne	45
305	Republic of Macedonia	Skopje	45
306	Turkey	Çorum	45
307	Turkey	Denizli	45
308	China	Deyang	45
309	Bahrain	Ras Hayan	44
310	Nigeria	Owerri	44
311	Kuwait	Al-Fahaheel	44
312	Brazil	Santa Gertrudes	44
313	Philippines	Baguio City	44
314	China	Foshan	44
315	India	Solapur	44
316	India	Balasore	44
317	India	Kohima	44
318	Bolivia	La Paz	44
319	India	Nalbari	44
320	India	Ramagundam	44
321	Myanmar	Sintgaing	44
322	Myanmar	Thaungtha	44
323	Turkey	Urfa	44
324	Turkey	Adiyaman	44
325	China	Mianyang	44
326	India	Chennai	44
327	China	Hohhot	43
328	Iran	Robatkarim	43
329	India	Bhubaneswar	43
330	India	Korba	43
331	India	Aurangabad	43
332	India	Berhampur	43
333	India	Parwanoo	43
334	India	Sangli	43
335	India	Ujjain	43
336	Bhutan	Thimphu	43
337	China	Jiangmen	43
338	Turkey	Aydin	43
339	Turkey	Kahramanmaras	43
340	Turkey	Mugla	43
341	Turkey	Zonguldak	43
342	China	Lishui	43
343	China	Chaozhou	43
344	China	Dongguan	43
345	Poland	Pszczyna	43
346	Poland	Zywiec	43
347	Iran	Varamin	42
348	India	Nagaon	42
349	India	Nalgonda	42
350	Montenegro	Pljevlja	42
351	El Salvador	San Salvador	42
352	Myanmar	Kathar	42
353	Turkey	Diyarbakir	42
354	Turkey	Gumushane	42
355	Turkey	Tekirdag	42
356	Turkey	Uşak	42
357	Turkey	Malatya	42
358	China	Datong	42
359	China	Qingyuan	42
360	Bulgaria	Dimitrovgad	42
361	Bahrain	Hidd	41
362	Iran	Sanandaj	41
363	South Africa	Johannesburg	41
364	Turkey	Aksaray	41
365	Turkey	Kirikkale	41
366	China	Shizuishan	41
367	Guatemala	Guatemala	41
368	Colombia	La Estrella	41
369	Nigeria	Umuahia	40
370	India	Davanagere	40
371	India	Guntur	40
372	India	Trichy	40
373	India	Kurnool	40
374	Republic of Macedonia	Bitola	40
375	Iran	Tabriz	40
376	Turkey	Van	40
377	China	Yingkou	40
378	China	Beihai	40
379	China	Chifeng	40
380	China	Heyuan	40
381	China	Jieyang	40
382	China	Jiujiang	40
383	Poland	Rybnik	40
384	India	Thane	39
385	Turkey	Bayburt	39
386	Turkey	Konya	39
387	Poland	Opoczno	39
388	Poland	Sucha Beskidzka	39
389	Poland	Wodzislaw Slaski	39
390	Tunisia	Tunis	38
391	India	Kochi	38
392	China	Zhongshan	38
393	China	Rizhao	38
394	China	Rongcheng	38
395	China	Shantou	38
396	Bulgaria	Dolny Voden	38
397	Poland	Godow	38
398	Iran	Shahryar	37
399	Iran	Urmia	37
400	Iran	Sari	37
401	Tunisia	Sfax	37
402	Bangladesh	Rajshahi	37
403	Turkey	Ardahan	37
404	Madagascar	Antananarivo	37
405	Turkey	Bartin	37
406	Bulgaria	Montana	37
407	Poland	Krakow	37
408	Poland	Skawina	37
409	Mexico	Monterrey	36
410	Jordan	Amman	36
411	India	Coimbatore	36
412	India	Cuttack	36
413	India	Panaji	36
414	Sri Lanka	Colombo	36
415	China	Xiamen	36
416	Honduras	Tegucigalpa	36
417	Turkey	Kilis	36
418	China	Daqing	36
419	Bulgaria	Varna	36
420	Poland	Knurow	36
421	Poland	Niepolomice	36
422	Poland	Tuchow	36
423	Poland	Nowy Sacz	36
424	Oman	Muscat	35
425	India	Shillong	35
426	India	Vishakhapatnam	35
427	Chile	Padre las Casas	35
428	China	Huizhou	35
429	China	Zhuhai	35
430	Turkey	Trabzon	35
431	Turkey	Erzurum	35
432	Chile	Osorno	35
433	China	Qiqihar	35
434	Poland	Nowa Ruda	35
435	Poland	Wadowice	35
436	Poland	Zabrze	35
437	Poland	Gliwice	35
438	Poland	Katowice	35
439	Senegal	Dakar	34
440	China	Kunming	34
441	Tunisia	Bizerte	34
442	India	Singrauli	34
443	India	Kothagudem	34
444	China	Shenzhen	34
445	Bulgaria	Plovdiv	34
446	South Africa	Vereeniging	34
447	Turkey	Kocaeli	34
448	China	Meizhou	34
449	China	Nantou	34
450	China	Zhangjiakou	34
451	Poland	Brzeziny	34
452	Poland	Proszowice	34
453	Italy	Soresina	34
454	Poland	Bielsko Biala	34
455	Mexico	Toluca	33
456	Ecuador	Santo Domingo	33
457	India	Patiala	33
458	India	Nellore	33
459	Indonesia	Bandung	33
460	Myanmar	Meikhtilar	33
461	Turkey	Istanbul	33
462	China	Karamay	33
463	Bulgaria	Ruse	33
464	Bulgaria	Haskovo	33
465	Bulgaria	Pazardzhik	33
466	Czech Republic	Cesky Tesin	33
467	Czech Republic	Havirov	33
468	Poland	Zdunska Wola	33
469	Czech Republic	Orlová	33
470	Poland	Rawa Mazowiecka	33
471	Poland	Sosnowiec	33
472	Lebanon	Zahle	33
473	Poland	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	33
474	Italy	Settimo Torinese	33
475	Iran	Bojnord	32
476	Iran	Mashhad	32
477	Iran	Tehran	32
478	Ecuador	Milagro	32
479	Philippines	San Carlos City	32
480	Bolivia	Cochabamba	32
481	India	Salem	32
482	Thailand	Nakhon Sawan	32
483	Turkey	İçel	32
484	Turkey	Nevsehir	32
485	Turkey	Ordu	32
486	Turkey	Kars	32
487	China	Maoming	32
488	China	Changhua	32
489	China	Jinchang	32
490	China	Kinmen	32
491	China	Panzhihua	32
492	China	Quanzhou	32
493	China	Qujing	32
494	China	Yangjiang	32
495	Poland	Naklo	32
496	Poland	Dabrowa Gornicza	32
497	Poland	Jaroslaw	32
498	Czech Republic	Karvina	32
499	Poland	Tomaszow Mazowiecki	32
500	Poland	Tychy	32