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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 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
158
11.7M followers
2 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
153
1.4M followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
153
6.6K followers
4 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
153
2.2M followers
5 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
152
145.4K followers
6 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
152
224.6K followers
7 Delhi, India Delhi, India
148
2.7M followers
8 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
144
1.7M followers
9 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
131
84K followers
10 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
117
1.5M followers
11 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
116
23.4K followers
12 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
107
1.7M followers
13 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
102
29.7K followers
14 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
102
338.9K followers
15 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
99
19.5K followers
16 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
99
317.7K followers
17 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
96
15K followers
18 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
88
378K followers
19 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
86
365.2K followers
20 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
83
80.4K followers
21 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
83
22.2K followers
22 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
81
317.8K followers
23 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
63.5K followers
24 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
78
381K followers
25 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
76
1.3M followers
26 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
76
25.2K followers
27 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
76
67.9K followers
28 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
76
303.7K followers
29 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
70
79.9K followers
30 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
70
1M followers
31 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
68
6.3K followers
32 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
68
187.2K followers
33 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
65
34.6K followers
34 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
64
59.6K followers
35 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
63
5.3M followers
36 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
62
113.8K followers
37 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
62
6.3M followers
38 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
61
61.8K followers
39 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
60
99.5K followers
40 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
60
253.2K followers
41 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
59
9.3K followers
42 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
59
322.7K followers
43 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
59
27.5K followers
44 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
58
93.4K followers
45 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
57
37K followers
46 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
57
38K followers
47 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
56
1.3M followers
48 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
56
61.8K followers
49 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
56
1.5M followers
50 Paris, France Paris, France
53
5.5M followers
51 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
53
220.2K followers
52 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
50
394.4K followers
53 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
50
13.7K followers
54 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
50
48.7K followers
55 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
48
770.3K followers
56 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
46
25.5K followers
57 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
45
1M followers
58 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
45
682K followers
59 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
45
79.4K followers
60 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
45
21.8K followers
61 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
45
271.8K followers
62 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
45
79.9K followers
63 Beijing, China Beijing, China
45
6.9M followers
64 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
44
330.4K followers
65 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
43
193.7K followers
66 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
41
12.8K followers
67 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
41
168.8K followers
68 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
40
14.4K followers
69 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
40
113K followers
70 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
40
382.7K followers
71 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
39
669.3K followers
72 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
38
73.4K followers
73 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
38
292.4K followers
74 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
37
975.7K followers
75 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
105.6K followers
76 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
37
198.6K followers
77 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
35
234K followers
78 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
35
109.3K followers
79 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
35
13.6K followers
80 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
34
37.8K followers
81 Houston, USA Houston, USA
34
27K followers
82 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
33
95.1K followers
83 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
33
139.3K followers
84 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
33
62.8K followers
85 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
33
51.2K followers
86 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
32
282.6K followers
87 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
31
2.1M followers
88 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
31
24.3K followers
89 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
31
20.2K followers
90 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
30
42.8K followers
91 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
29
49K followers
92 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
29
858K followers
93 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
29
32.3K followers
94 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
29
37.7K followers
95 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
29
271.5K followers
96 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
28
120.6K followers
97 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
28
338K followers
98 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
28
325.9K followers
99 Lyon, France Lyon, France
26
485.9K followers
100 Nice, France Nice, France
26
452.4K followers
101 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
26
34.7K followers
102 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
26
141.2K followers
103 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
25
108K followers
104 Denver, USA Denver, USA
25
1.5M followers
105 New York City, USA New York City, USA
24
1.8M followers
106 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
24
6M followers
107 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
22
231.9K followers
108 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
21
20.9K followers
109 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
18
25.4K followers
110 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
18
15.1K followers
111 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
17
84.2K followers
112 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
15
1.6M followers
113 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10
2.2M followers
114 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
9
114.3K followers
115 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
9
578.3K followers
116 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
8
66.9K followers
117 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
22K followers
118 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
7
45K followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
125.6K followers
120 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
4
295K followers
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