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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
252
2.7M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
187
146.3K followers
3 Beijing, China Beijing, China
169
6.9M followers
4 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
158
15.1K followers
5 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
156
11.7M followers
6 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
153
1.7M followers
7 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
131
5.3M followers
8 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
113
99.9K followers
9 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
113
34.7K followers
10 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
108
9.4K followers
11 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
105
1.4M followers
12 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
95
25.7K followers
13 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
93
2.1M followers
14 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
91
382.6K followers
15 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
86
19.8K followers
16 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
85
29.9K followers
17 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
83
63.7K followers
18 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
83
225.4K followers
19 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
83
80.2K followers
20 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
81
2.2M followers
21 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
80
978.5K followers
22 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
78
319.7K followers
23 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
77
368.5K followers
24 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
74
68.3K followers
25 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
74
6.4K followers
26 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
72
1.5M followers
27 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
71
80.7K followers
28 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
69
340K followers
29 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
68
59.7K followers
30 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
68
195K followers
31 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
67
253.4K followers
32 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
65
95.4K followers
33 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
65
23.8K followers
34 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
64
304.4K followers
35 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
63
93.7K followers
36 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
61
1.3M followers
37 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
61
84.6K followers
38 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
61
2.2M followers
39 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
59
323.5K followers
40 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
58
49.2K followers
41 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
58
13.7K followers
42 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
57
379.3K followers
43 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
57
1.7M followers
44 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
56
1.5M followers
45 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
55
321.7K followers
46 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
55
38.6K followers
47 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
54
283.3K followers
48 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
54
294.5K followers
49 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
53
62K followers
50 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
53
106K followers
51 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
53
79.7K followers
52 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
53
236K followers
53 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
52
37K followers
54 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
50
80.4K followers
55 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
50
327.1K followers
56 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
50
22.5K followers
57 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
50
115.2K followers
58 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
49
13.9K followers
59 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
46
24.5K followers
60 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
45
395.3K followers
61 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
45
37.9K followers
62 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
45
51.5K followers
63 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
44
22.2K followers
64 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
44
200.5K followers
65 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
42
140K followers
66 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
41
385.3K followers
67 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
41
108.5K followers
68 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
41
6.4M followers
69 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
41
1M followers
70 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
38
73.7K followers
71 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
38
32.8K followers
72 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
37
22.3K followers
73 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
37
169.6K followers
74 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
37
190.8K followers
75 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
36
21.2K followers
76 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
36
672.2K followers
77 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
35
13K followers
78 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
34
14.6K followers
79 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
33
1M followers
80 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
33
84.7K followers
81 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
35.3K followers
82 Paris, France Paris, France
33
5.5M followers
83 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
33
142K followers
84 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
32
109.6K followers
85 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
29
121.2K followers
86 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
29
339.8K followers
87 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
29
861.4K followers
88 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
29
62.9K followers
89 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
27
235.1K followers
90 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
27
63.5K followers
91 Lyon, France Lyon, France
26
487.1K followers
92 Nice, France Nice, France
25
453.6K followers
93 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
25
27.6K followers
94 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
25
15.3K followers
95 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
43.4K followers
96 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
24
49.1K followers
97 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
24
6M followers
98 Houston, USA Houston, USA
23
27.4K followers
99 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
22
25.9K followers
100 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
22
45.5K followers
101 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
22
25.9K followers
102 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
22
25.9K followers
103 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
22
45.5K followers
104 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
21
774.9K followers
105 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
21
20.5K followers
106 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
18
38.3K followers
107 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
17
683.5K followers
108 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
115.8K followers
109 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
17
296.5K followers
110 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
16
114.5K followers
111 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
16
332.3K followers
112 Denver, USA Denver, USA
16
1.5M followers
113 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
14
272K followers
114 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
12
272.7K followers
115 New York City, USA New York City, USA
12
1.8M followers
116 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
11
580.8K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
9
67.8K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
5
1.6M followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
126.8K followers
120 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
4
221.4K followers

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