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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
358
2.7M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
210
146.1K followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
167
11.7M followers
4 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
164
382.4K followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
158
1.7M followers
6 Beijing, China Beijing, China
153
6.9M followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
129
25.7K followers
8 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
129
2.2M followers
9 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
126
22.4K followers
10 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
117
225.2K followers
11 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
117
6.4M followers
12 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
115
339.8K followers
13 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
111
5.3M followers
14 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
110
6.6K followers
15 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
95
683.2K followers
16 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
91
1.4M followers
17 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
84
15.1K followers
18 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
82
63.6K followers
19 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
80
80.6K followers
20 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
76
99.9K followers
21 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
76
2.1M followers
22 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
76
93.7K followers
23 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
76
114.9K followers
24 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
71
321.1K followers
25 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
68
6.4K followers
26 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
67
59.7K followers
27 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
65
19.7K followers
28 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
65
1.5M followers
29 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
65
80.1K followers
30 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
64
1.3M followers
31 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
63
29.9K followers
32 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
63
79.6K followers
33 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
62
294.2K followers
34 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
61
319.4K followers
35 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
60
774.4K followers
36 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
59
368.2K followers
37 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
57
1M followers
38 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
57
37K followers
39 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
56
395.2K followers
40 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
56
68.2K followers
41 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
55
1.5M followers
42 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
53
21.2K followers
43 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
53
304.3K followers
44 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
190.2K followers
45 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
52
34.7K followers
46 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
50
978K followers
47 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
50
379.1K followers
48 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
50
326.9K followers
49 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
50
38.5K followers
50 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
48
323.4K followers
51 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
47
6M followers
52 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
45
84.5K followers
53 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
45
62.7K followers
54 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
45
51.4K followers
55 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
45
27.6K followers
56 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
45
1M followers
57 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
43
194.8K followers
58 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
42
23.8K followers
59 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
41
62K followers
60 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
80.3K followers
61 Lyon, France Lyon, France
39
486.9K followers
62 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
37
253.4K followers
63 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
34
35.2K followers
64 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
34
234.9K followers
65 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
33
95.4K followers
66 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
33
169.5K followers
67 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
22.1K followers
68 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
32
49.1K followers
69 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
31
384.9K followers
70 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
30
49.1K followers
71 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
30
73.6K followers
72 Paris, France Paris, France
30
5.5M followers
73 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
29
283.2K followers
74 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
28
235.3K followers
75 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
27
25.8K followers
76 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
27
63.4K followers
77 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
27
2.2M followers
78 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
26
332K followers
79 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
26
141.9K followers
80 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
26
671.7K followers
81 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
25
121.1K followers
82 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
25
37.9K followers
83 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
25
114.3K followers
84 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
25
108.4K followers
85 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
24
105.9K followers
86 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
24
200.2K followers
87 New York City, USA New York City, USA
23
1.8M followers
88 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
22
339.6K followers
89 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
22
860.9K followers
90 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
22
32.7K followers
91 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
22
24.5K followers
92 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
20
140K followers
93 Nice, France Nice, France
20
453.5K followers
94 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
20
14.6K followers
95 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
20
272.6K followers
96 Houston, USA Houston, USA
20
27.3K followers
97 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
19
109.6K followers
98 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
19
115.5K followers
99 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
19
43.3K followers
100 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
18
84.7K followers
101 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
17
22.3K followers
102 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
17
13.8K followers
103 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
17
13.7K followers
104 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
16
1.7M followers
105 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
15
15.2K followers
106 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
15
296.3K followers
107 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
14
45.4K followers
108 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
13
38.2K followers
109 Denver, USA Denver, USA
13
1.5M followers
110 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
12
13K followers
111 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
12
271.9K followers
112 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
11
25.8K followers
113 Portland, USA Portland, USA
10
126.6K followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
9
67.6K followers
115 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
8
9.4K followers
116 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
6
20.4K followers
117 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
6
1.6M followers
118 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
5
221.2K followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
5
580.3K followers

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