Air Pollution in China

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Current Air Quality
179
Unhealthy
on Wednesday, Nov 4th 2026, 00:00 am
Past 24 hours Air Quality

Cities with the worst air quality

#AQICity
1
453
Aksu
2
276
Kashgar
3
192
Jinzhou
4
189
Tianjin
5
181
Weinan
6
179
Yangliuqing
7
177
Langfang
8
176
Dingtao
9
175
Xianshuigu
10
174
Huayin
11
174
Linfen
12
173
Tanggu
13
172
Yangcun
14
172
Hangu
15
171
Hami
16
171
Yuncheng
17
170
Liaocheng
18
169
Kaifeng
19
169
Lintong
20
168
Fuxin
21
168
Baoding
22
167
Yuci
23
165
Feicheng
24
165
Bozhou
25
165
Dongcun
26
165
Dingzhou
27
165
Daxing
28
165
Luancheng
29
164
Changqing
30
162
Shixing
31
162
Weifang
32
162
Qingnian
33
162
Xianyang
34
161
Juye
35
161
Pingyi
36
161
Zibo
37
161
Yanggu
38
161
Shizuishan
39
160
Beijing
40
160
Xinji
41
160
Turpan
42
160
Heze
43
160
Renqiu
44
160
Tongzhou
45
160
Taiyuan
46
159
Dezhou
47
159
Laizhou
48
159
Xintai
49
159
Yanzhou
50
159
Zoucheng

Cities with the best air quality

#AQICity
1
12
Qionghai
2
13
Changleng
3
14
Lincheng
4
14
Wanning
5
14
Zunyi
6
14
Jinjiang
7
16
Xiuying
8
18
Haikou
9
20
Jingdezhen
10
20
Xucheng
11
21
Qiongshan
12
22
Altay
13
25
Wenchang
14
30
Zhangjiajie
15
30
Loudi
16
30
Xilin Hot
17
30
Sanya
18
31
Lijiang
19
32
Jiaxing
20
34
Lianzhou
21
34
Yueyang
22
34
Suizhou
23
34
Yangchun
24
34
Yichang
25
34
Jingzhou
26
36
Wuchuan
27
37
Shangri-La
28
38
Shashi
29
38
Dadukou
30
38
Huaihua
31
38
Wanxian
32
39
Huicheng
33
39
Xiaogan
34
42
Nanchong
35
42
Nanping
36
42
Dali
37
42
Shiyan
38
42
Zhanjiang
39
42
Suzhou
40
42
Gaoping
41
42
Nanchang
42
42
Zhoushan
43
46
Qujing
44
46
Mudu
45
46
Yudong
46
46
Lianjiang
47
46
Quzhou
48
46
Guiyang
49
46
Guangyuan
50
46
Huazhou
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Known Countries in the World

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
54
 🇱🇾 Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 🇲🇷 Islamic Republic of Mauritania 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
49
 🇰🇪 Kenya
60
 🇲🇦 Kingdom of Morocco
32
 🇱🇸 Lesotho
35
 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇺 Mauritius
20
 🇾🇹 Mayotte
58
 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇬 Nigeria
75
 🇩🇿 People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria 🇦🇴 Republic of Angola 🇧🇯 Republic of Benin 🇧🇮 Republic of Burundi 🇨🇻 Republic of Cabo Verde 🇨🇲 Republic of Cameroon
50
 🇹🇩 Republic of Chad 🇩🇯 Republic of Djibouti 🇬🇳 Republic of Guinea 🇬🇼 Republic of Guinea-Bissau 🇲🇬 Republic of Madagascar 🇲🇿 Republic of Mozambique
55
 🇳🇪 Republic of Niger 🇷🇼 Republic of Rwanda
35
 🇸🇳 Republic of Senegal
34
 🇿🇦 Republic of South Africa
78
 🇸🇸 Republic of South Sudan 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 🇷🇪 Réunion
25
 🇸🇭 Saint Helena 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
44
 🇪🇷 State of Eritrea 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇸🇿 Swaziland 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 🇹🇿 Tanzania
27
 🇬🇲 The Gambia
63
 🇹🇬 Togolese Republic 🇹🇳 Tunisian Republic 🇺🇬 Uganda
61
 🇪🇭 Western Sahara 🇿🇲 Zambia
66
 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
51

Antarctica

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

Asia

🇧🇩 Bangladesh
189
 🇧🇹 Bhutan
83
 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam 🇰🇭 Cambodia
16
 🇨🇳 China
179
 🇨🇽 Christmas Island 🇨🇨 Cocos [Keeling] Islands 🇳🇵 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
165
 🇬🇪 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
49
 🇯🇴 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
33
 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
55
 🇮🇳 India
317
 🇮🇷 Iran 🇦🇫 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 🇵🇰 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
306
 🇯🇵 Japan
55
 🇧🇭 Kingdom of Bahrain 🇸🇦 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇹🇭 Kingdom of Thailand
111
 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
9
 🇱🇦 Laos
38
 🇲🇴 Macao
57
 🇲🇾 Malaysia
71
 🇲🇳 Mongolia 🇲🇲 Myanmar [Burma]
75
 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇵🇸 Palestine
73
 🇵🇭 Philippines
68
 🇦🇲 Republic of Armenia
61
 🇦🇿 Republic of Azerbaijan
67
 🇮🇩 Republic of Indonesia
152
 🇮🇶 Republic of Iraq 🇰🇿 Republic of Kazakhstan
132
 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea
85
 🇱🇧 Republic of Lebanon
91
 🇲🇻 Republic of Maldives
93
 🇹🇯 Republic of Tajikistan
87
 🇺🇿 Republic of Uzbekistan
172
 🇸🇬 Singapore
74
 🇻🇳 Socialist Republic of Vietnam
35
 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
56
 🇮🇱 State of Israel
94
 🇰🇼 State of Kuwait
332
 🇶🇦 State of Qatar
117
 🇴🇲 Sultanate of Oman
27
 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic
123
 🇹🇼 Taiwan
81
 🇹🇷 Turkey
121
 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
91
 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
124
 🇾🇪 Yemen

Europe

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
39
 🇨🇾 Cyprus
46
 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
67
 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands 🇫🇮 Finland
17
 🇫🇷 France
58
 🇩🇪 Germany
88
 🇬🇮 Gibraltar
23
 🇱🇺 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
33
 🇬🇷 Greece
25
 🇬🇬 Guernsey 🇻🇦 Holy See (Vatican City State) 🇭🇺 Hungary
65
 🇮🇲 Isle of Man 🇮🇹 Italy
43
 🇯🇪 Jersey 🇧🇪 Kingdom of Belgium
67
 🇩🇰 Kingdom of Denmark
9
 🇳🇴 Kingdom of Norway
52
 🇸🇪 Kingdom of Sweden
25
 🇱🇻 Latvia
12
 🇲🇰 Macedonia
45
 🇲🇹 Malta
24
 🇲🇨 Monaco
8
 🇲🇪 Montenegro
44
 🇳🇱 Netherlands
65
 🇵🇱 Poland
78
 🇵🇹 Portuguese Republic
34
 🇦🇩 Principality of Andorra
21
 🇱🇮 Principality of Liechtenstein
33
 🇦🇱 Republic of Albania
26
 🇦🇹 Republic of Austria
60
 🇧🇾 Republic of Belarus
26
 🇧🇬 Republic of Bulgaria
65
 🇭🇷 Republic of Croatia
57
 🇪🇪 Republic of Estonia
19
 🇮🇸 Republic of Iceland
29
 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland
69
 🇽🇰 Republic of Kosovo 🇱🇹 Republic of Lithuania
9
 🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova
67
 🇸🇮 Republic of Slovenia
35
 🇷🇴 Romania
41
 🇷🇺 Russia
118
 🇸🇲 San Marino 🇷🇸 Serbia
103
 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic
55
 🇪🇸 Spain
62
 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 🇨🇭 Switzerland
60
 🇺🇦 Ukraine
63
 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
58
 🇦🇽 Åland Islands

North America

🇦🇮 Anguilla 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇼 Aruba
10
 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇲 Bermuda 🇧🇶 Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba
14
 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands 🇨🇦 Canada
55
 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands 🇨🇼 Curaçao 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
7
 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
66
 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇶 Martinique
66
 🇲🇽 Mexico
93
 🇲🇸 Montserrat 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 🇨🇷 Republic of Costa Rica
33
 🇨🇺 Republic of Cuba 🇸🇻 Republic of El Salvador
63
 🇬🇹 Republic of Guatemala
31
 🇭🇹 Republic of Haiti 🇭🇳 Republic of Honduras
33
 🇳🇮 Republic of Nicaragua
4
 🇵🇦 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
18
 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands 🇺🇸 United States
92

Oceania

🇦🇸 American Samoa 🇦🇺 Australia
30
 🇨🇰 Cook Islands 🇹🇱 East Timor 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇵🇫 French Polynesia 🇬🇺 Guam 🇼🇸 Independent State of Samoa 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇨 New Caledonia
19
 🇳🇿 New Zealand
16
 🇳🇺 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
7
 🇧🇴 Bolivia, Plurinational State Of 🇧🇷 Brazil
59
 🇫🇰 Colony of the Falkland Islands 🇬🇫 French Guiana
35
 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇺🇾 Oriental Republic of Uruguay 🇨🇱 Republic of Chile
31
 🇨🇴 Republic of Colombia
57
 🇪🇨 Republic of Ecuador
68
 🇵🇾 Republic of Paraguay 🇵🇪 Republic of Peru
49
 🇸🇷 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.