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2023

World Air Quality Report

NEWSROOM
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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
187
2.7M followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
172
11.7M followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
141
225.5K followers
4 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
134
63.7K followers
5 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
129
2.1M followers
6 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
116
395.4K followers
7 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
111
34.7K followers
8 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
110
1.7M followers
9 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
108
1.7M followers
10 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
106
93.8K followers
11 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
105
2.2M followers
12 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
105
1.5M followers
13 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
104
340.2K followers
14 Beijing, China Beijing, China
99
6.9M followers
15 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
97
5.3M followers
16 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
96
25.8K followers
17 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
96
369K followers
18 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
93
322.7K followers
19 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
91
379.7K followers
20 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
88
169.8K followers
21 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
88
383K followers
22 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
88
51.5K followers
23 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
86
100.1K followers
24 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
86
80.8K followers
25 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
84
146.5K followers
26 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
84
320K followers
27 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
83
22.5K followers
28 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
82
29.9K followers
29 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
82
23.9K followers
30 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
80
19.8K followers
31 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
75
59.8K followers
32 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
75
68.4K followers
33 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
75
13K followers
34 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
75
191.4K followers
35 New York City, USA New York City, USA
70
1.8M followers
36 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
68
84.7K followers
37 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
66
1.3M followers
38 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
65
63.7K followers
39 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
63
1.4M followers
40 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
63
6.4M followers
41 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
61
1.5M followers
42 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
61
221.6K followers
43 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
61
80.3K followers
44 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
60
385.8K followers
45 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
60
327.3K followers
46 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
59
115.6K followers
47 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
57
1.3M followers
48 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
57
979.3K followers
49 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
55
1M followers
50 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
55
6.4K followers
51 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
53
684K followers
52 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
53
672.9K followers
53 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
47
283.5K followers
54 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
45
15.1K followers
55 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
45
9.4K followers
56 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
44
49.3K followers
57 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
43
121.3K followers
58 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
43
38K followers
59 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
43
22.2K followers
60 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
42
142.1K followers
61 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
41
37K followers
62 Nice, France Nice, France
41
453.9K followers
63 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
41
21.3K followers
64 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
41
235.3K followers
65 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
41
114.9K followers
66 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
41
195.2K followers
67 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
41
38.7K followers
68 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
41
1M followers
69 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
40
253.4K followers
70 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
40
340.1K followers
71 Paris, France Paris, France
37
5.5M followers
72 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
37
2.2M followers
73 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
36
49.1K followers
74 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
36
323.7K followers
75 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
35
294.9K followers
76 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
33
84.8K followers
77 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
35.5K followers
78 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
33
106.1K followers
79 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
33
108.7K followers
80 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
63.1K followers
81 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
33
80.5K followers
82 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
33
237K followers
83 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
32
79.7K followers
84 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
32
20.5K followers
85 Houston, USA Houston, USA
32
27.4K followers
86 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
31
26K followers
87 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
31
38.4K followers
88 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
30
13.9K followers
89 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
30
32.9K followers
90 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
29
62K followers
91 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
27
775.8K followers
92 Lyon, France Lyon, France
26
487.4K followers
93 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
25
862.2K followers
94 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
25
273K followers
95 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
25
13.8K followers
96 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
25
27.7K followers
97 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
22
68K followers
98 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
22
26K followers
99 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
21
140.2K followers
100 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
21
73.8K followers
101 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
21
200.9K followers
102 Denver, USA Denver, USA
19
1.5M followers
103 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
18
15.3K followers
104 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
18
6M followers
105 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
17
95.5K followers
106 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
17
109.7K followers
107 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
15
332.8K followers
108 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
272.1K followers
109 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
14
24.5K followers
110 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
13
43.5K followers
111 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
12
14.7K followers
112 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
10
304.6K followers
113 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
9
116.1K followers
114 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
22.4K followers
115 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
8
581.3K followers
116 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
5
1.6M followers
117 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
4
45.6K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
4
296.8K followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
2
127K followers

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