Air Pollution in China

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Current Air Quality
116
Unhealthy
for Sensitive Groups
on Sunday, Sep 6th 2026, 17:00 pm
Past 24 hours Air Quality

Cities with the worst air quality

#AQICity
1
137
Maba
2
127
Dingtao
3
121
Mingshui
4
116
Heze
5
115
Liaocheng
6
114
Bayan Nur
7
114
Baiyin
8
114
Yanggu
9
108
Pingyin
10
107
Changqing
11
106
Juye
12
105
Yanta
13
105
Changping
14
104
Songling
15
103
Dongdu
16
103
Zhengzhou
17
102
Feicheng
18
102
Lintong
19
101
Jinan
20
101
Qingnian
21
100
Jincheng
22
100
Kaifeng
23
99
Shizuishan
24
99
Luoyang
25
98
Luancheng
26
98
Zoucheng
27
97
Boshan
28
97
Anyang
29
97
Xi’an
30
96
Linfen
31
95
Daxing
32
95
Dingzhou
33
95
Xianyang
34
95
Guangyuan
35
95
Baoding
36
95
Pingdingshan
37
95
Mentougou
38
94
Liangxiang
39
94
Shijiazhuang
40
94
Tai’an
41
93
Luohe
42
93
Yibin
43
92
Jining
44
92
Beijing
45
91
Zhoukou
46
91
Dazhou
47
91
Langfang
48
91
Wenshang
49
91
Pingliang
50
91
Yigou

Cities with the best air quality

#AQICity
1
22
Zhaobaoshan
2
22
Yunfu
3
24
Shangri-La
4
25
Hangu
5
25
Zhoushan
6
25
Ninghai
7
28
Altay
8
28
Ningbo
9
28
Zhaoqing
10
29
Lhasa
11
30
Xiaogan
12
30
Mudanjiang
13
30
Hailar
14
31
Sanshui
15
33
Harbin
16
33
Shiwan
17
34
Hangzhou
18
34
Guigang
19
34
Meizhou
20
34
Jiamusi
21
34
Lishui
22
34
Dandong
23
34
Lianzhou
24
35
Lüshun
25
35
Yongchuan
26
36
Jinzhou
27
36
Dalian
28
36
Yatou
29
36
Hulan
30
37
Panshan
31
37
Yuxi
32
37
Lincheng
33
38
Ducheng
34
38
Sanya
35
38
Wenzhou
36
38
Huaicheng
37
38
Ürümqi
38
38
Foshan
39
38
Wuzhou
40
38
Shanghai
41
38
Zhabei
42
38
Qiqihar
43
38
Heyuan
44
38
Guangzhou
45
38
Licheng
46
38
Linping
47
38
Yulin
48
39
Xiaolingwei
49
39
Longgang
50
39
Changji
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Africa

🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇨🇩 Congo, The Democratic Republic Of 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇪🇹 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 🇰🇲 Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros 🇸🇴 Federal Republic of Somalia 🇬🇦 Gabonese Republic 🇬🇭 Ghana
62
 🇱🇾 Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 🇲🇷 Islamic Republic of Mauritania 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
39
 🇰🇪 Kenya
72
 🇲🇦 Kingdom of Morocco
61
 🇱🇸 Lesotho
97
 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇾🇹 Mayotte
40
 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇬 Nigeria
65
 🇩🇿 People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria 🇦🇴 Republic of Angola 🇧🇯 Republic of Benin 🇧🇮 Republic of Burundi 🇨🇻 Republic of Cabo Verde 🇨🇲 Republic of Cameroon
36
 🇹🇩 Republic of Chad 🇩🇯 Republic of Djibouti 🇬🇳 Republic of Guinea 🇬🇼 Republic of Guinea-Bissau 🇲🇬 Republic of Madagascar 🇲🇿 Republic of Mozambique 🇳🇪 Republic of Niger 🇷🇼 Republic of Rwanda
111
 🇸🇳 Republic of Senegal
45
 🇿🇦 Republic of South Africa
71
 🇸🇸 Republic of South Sudan 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 🇷🇪 Réunion
29
 🇸🇭 Saint Helena 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
72
 🇪🇷 State of Eritrea 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇸🇿 Swaziland 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇬🇲 The Gambia
64
 🇹🇬 Togolese Republic 🇹🇳 Tunisian Republic 🇺🇬 Uganda
111
 🇪🇭 Western Sahara 🇿🇲 Zambia
66
 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
117

Antarctica

🇦🇶 Antarctica 🇧🇻 Bouvet Island 🇹🇫 French Southern Territories 🇭🇲 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 🇬🇸 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Asia

🇧🇩 Bangladesh
100
 🇧🇹 Bhutan
77
 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam
112
 🇰🇭 Cambodia
18
 🇨🇳 China
116
 🇨🇽 Christmas Island 🇨🇨 Cocos [Keeling] Islands 🇳🇵 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
57
 🇬🇪 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
24
 🇯🇴 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
22
 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
47
 🇮🇳 India
148
 🇮🇷 Iran 🇦🇫 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 🇵🇰 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
111
 🇯🇵 Japan
58
 🇧🇭 Kingdom of Bahrain 🇸🇦 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇹🇭 Kingdom of Thailand
72
 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇱🇦 Laos
21
 🇲🇴 Macao
42
 🇲🇾 Malaysia
180
 🇲🇳 Mongolia 🇲🇲 Myanmar [Burma]
61
 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇵🇸 Palestine
57
 🇵🇭 Philippines
42
 🇦🇲 Republic of Armenia
20
 🇦🇿 Republic of Azerbaijan
29
 🇮🇩 Republic of Indonesia
158
 🇮🇶 Republic of Iraq 🇰🇿 Republic of Kazakhstan
53
 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea
57
 🇱🇧 Republic of Lebanon 🇲🇻 Republic of Maldives
26
 🇹🇯 Republic of Tajikistan
74
 🇺🇿 Republic of Uzbekistan
85
 🇸🇬 Singapore
148
 🇻🇳 Socialist Republic of Vietnam
25
 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
44
 🇮🇱 State of Israel
58
 🇰🇼 State of Kuwait
101
 🇶🇦 State of Qatar
77
 🇴🇲 Sultanate of Oman
65
 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic 🇹🇼 Taiwan
52
 🇹🇷 Turkey
85
 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
130
 🇾🇪 Yemen

Europe

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
23
 🇨🇾 Cyprus
58
 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
54
 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands 🇫🇮 Finland
8
 🇫🇷 France
50
 🇩🇪 Germany
37
 🇬🇮 Gibraltar
24
 🇱🇺 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
16
 🇬🇷 Greece
39
 🇬🇬 Guernsey 🇻🇦 Holy See (Vatican City State) 🇭🇺 Hungary
32
 🇮🇲 Isle of Man 🇮🇹 Italy
75
 🇯🇪 Jersey 🇧🇪 Kingdom of Belgium
25
 🇩🇰 Kingdom of Denmark
14
 🇳🇴 Kingdom of Norway
16
 🇸🇪 Kingdom of Sweden
14
 🇱🇻 Latvia
4
 🇲🇰 Macedonia
38
 🇲🇹 Malta
38
 🇲🇨 Monaco
27
 🇲🇪 Montenegro
63
 🇳🇱 Netherlands
31
 🇵🇱 Poland
29
 🇵🇹 Portuguese Republic
41
 🇦🇩 Principality of Andorra
53
 🇱🇮 Principality of Liechtenstein
20
 🇦🇱 Republic of Albania
17
 🇦🇹 Republic of Austria
22
 🇧🇾 Republic of Belarus
8
 🇧🇬 Republic of Bulgaria
27
 🇭🇷 Republic of Croatia
28
 🇪🇪 Republic of Estonia
12
 🇮🇸 Republic of Iceland
5
 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland
18
 🇽🇰 Republic of Kosovo 🇱🇹 Republic of Lithuania
13
 🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova
22
 🇸🇮 Republic of Slovenia
26
 🇷🇴 Romania
32
 🇷🇺 Russia
30
 🇸🇲 San Marino
55
 🇷🇸 Serbia
33
 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic
19
 🇪🇸 Spain
79
 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 🇨🇭 Switzerland
21
 🇺🇦 Ukraine
16
 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
46
 🇦🇽 Åland Islands

North America

🇦🇮 Anguilla 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇼 Aruba
16
 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇲 Bermuda 🇧🇶 Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba
15
 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands 🇨🇦 Canada
40
 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands 🇨🇼 Curaçao 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
6
 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
13
 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇶 Martinique
40
 🇲🇽 Mexico
80
 🇲🇸 Montserrat 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 🇨🇷 Republic of Costa Rica
26
 🇨🇺 Republic of Cuba 🇸🇻 Republic of El Salvador
67
 🇬🇹 Republic of Guatemala
48
 🇭🇹 Republic of Haiti 🇭🇳 Republic of Honduras
28
 🇳🇮 Republic of Nicaragua
5
 🇵🇦 Republic of Panama 🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇲🇫 Saint Martin 🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten 🇧🇸 The Bahamas 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
28
 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands 🇺🇸 United States
60

Oceania

🇦🇸 American Samoa 🇦🇺 Australia
51
 🇨🇰 Cook Islands 🇹🇱 East Timor 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇵🇫 French Polynesia 🇬🇺 Guam 🇼🇸 Independent State of Samoa 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇨 New Caledonia
11
 🇳🇿 New Zealand
32
 🇳🇺 Niue 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands 🇳🇷 Republic of Nauru 🇻🇺 Republic of Vanuatu 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇰 Tokelau 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇲 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna

South America

🇦🇷 Argentine Republic
9
 🇧🇴 Bolivia, Plurinational State Of 🇧🇷 Brazil
36
 🇫🇰 Colony of the Falkland Islands 🇬🇫 French Guiana
18
 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇺🇾 Oriental Republic of Uruguay 🇨🇱 Republic of Chile
142
 🇨🇴 Republic of Colombia
55
 🇪🇨 Republic of Ecuador
49
 🇵🇾 Republic of Paraguay 🇵🇪 Republic of Peru
78
 🇸🇷 Republic of Suriname 🇻🇪 Venezuela

About the Air Quality and Pollution Measurement:

About the Air Quality Levels

AQIAir Pollution LevelHealth ImplicationsCautionary Statement (for PM2.5)
0 - 50GoodAir quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no riskNone
51 -100ModerateAir quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsMembers of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effectsActive children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
300+HazardousHealth alert: everyone may experience more serious health effectsEveryone should avoid all outdoor exertion

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.


Usage Notice: All the Air Quality data are unvalidated at the time of publication, and due to quality assurance these data may be amended, without notice, at any time. The World Air Quality Index project has exercised all reasonable skill and care in compiling the contents of this information and under no circumstances will the World Air Quality Index project team or its agents be liable in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly from the supply of this data.