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2023

World Air Quality Report

NEWSROOM
AQI US legend

0-50

Good

51-100

Moderate

101-150

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200

Unhealthy

201-300

Very unhealthy

301+

Hazardous

Rank Major city, country/region AQI USFollowers
1 Delhi, India Delhi, India
338
2.7M followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
180
226.6K followers
3 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
172
1.7M followers
4 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
167
323.4K followers
5 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
166
385.7K followers
6 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
162
6.7K followers
7 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
157
101K followers
8 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
130
1.7M followers
9 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
125
147.3K followers
10 Beijing, China Beijing, China
121
7M followers
11 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
116
94.7K followers
12 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
110
20.2K followers
13 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
106
30.1K followers
14 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
106
26.6K followers
15 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
102
122.1K followers
16 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
94
373.1K followers
17 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
90
329K followers
18 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
90
688.1K followers
19 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
88
6.5K followers
20 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
85
15.3K followers
21 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
81.5K followers
22 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
84
2.2M followers
23 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
83
95.9K followers
24 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
82
9.4K followers
25 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
81
237K followers
26 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
81
1.5M followers
27 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
80
141.1K followers
28 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
64K followers
29 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
79
69K followers
30 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
77
23K followers
31 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
77
382.1K followers
32 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
74
2.2M followers
33 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
74
52K followers
34 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
73
14K followers
35 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
73
39.5K followers
36 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
71
678.2K followers
37 Houston, USA Houston, USA
70
28.4K followers
38 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
69
14.2K followers
39 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
69
35K followers
40 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
69
223.4K followers
41 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
68
390.8K followers
42 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
68
11.7M followers
43 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
67
396.6K followers
44 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
66
110.2K followers
45 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
66
1.5M followers
46 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
65
60.2K followers
47 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
65
2.1M followers
48 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
64
24.5K followers
49 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
64
22.8K followers
50 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
64
64.7K followers
51 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
64
1M followers
52 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
62
1.3M followers
53 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
62
85.3K followers
54 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
62
26.8K followers
55 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
60
37.1K followers
56 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
60
81.2K followers
57 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
59
38.1K followers
58 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
59
244.3K followers
59 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
58
196.7K followers
60 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
56
22.8K followers
61 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
55
1.4M followers
62 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
55
326.3K followers
63 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
55
13.3K followers
64 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
54
284.9K followers
65 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
53
33.6K followers
66 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
53
171.3K followers
67 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
53
196.7K followers
68 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
53
27.8K followers
69 New York City, USA New York City, USA
53
1.8M followers
70 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
52
6.5M followers
71 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
51
39.5K followers
72 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
49
1M followers
73 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
49
204.2K followers
74 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
47
306.8K followers
75 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
46
65K followers
76 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
46
50.2K followers
77 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
46
21K followers
78 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
44
867.5K followers
79 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
44
143.4K followers
80 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
43
36.2K followers
81 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
42
117.5K followers
82 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
42
24.9K followers
83 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
40
344.8K followers
84 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
40
6.1M followers
85 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
38
985.5K followers
86 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
38
62.5K followers
87 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
38
80.9K followers
88 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
37
16.7K followers
89 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
36
44.9K followers
90 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
35
110.4K followers
91 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
33
49.1K followers
92 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
33
74.3K followers
93 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
782.3K followers
94 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
33
15K followers
95 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
32
253.9K followers
96 Paris, France Paris, France
32
5.6M followers
97 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
31
342.9K followers
98 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
31
118.3K followers
99 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
30
46.7K followers
100 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
29
21.9K followers
101 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
27
329.4K followers
102 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
27
5.3M followers
103 Nice, France Nice, France
25
456K followers
104 Denver, USA Denver, USA
25
1.5M followers
105 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
25
586.6K followers
106 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
24
80.1K followers
107 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
20
106.7K followers
108 Lyon, France Lyon, France
19
489.8K followers
109 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
18
85.4K followers
110 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
120.4K followers
111 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
16
26.5K followers
112 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
15
1.6M followers
113 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
14
272.9K followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
69.2K followers
115 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
12
298.1K followers
116 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
11
274.7K followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
11
130.7K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
10
300.9K followers

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