Most Polluted Cities — Archive
Historical most polluted cities data and rankings for India
View Cleanest Cities Archive →Yearly Overview
2026
486 cities tracked · 4 months of data
Very Poor
Gurgaon — AQI 350
2024
275 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Poor
Byrnihat — AQI 219
2023
209 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Very Poor
Darbhanga — AQI 365
2022
199 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Very Poor
Byrnihat — AQI 377
2021
160 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Very Poor
Siwan — AQI 332
2020
129 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Poor
Moradabad — AQI 208
2019
109 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Poor
Ghaziabad — AQI 239
2018
71 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Very Poor
Hapur — AQI 339
2017
50 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Very Poor
Bhiwadi — AQI 362
2016
19 cities tracked · 12 months of data
Poor
Delhi — AQI 242