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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 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
153
1.7M followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
144
11.7M followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
142
224.6K followers
4 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
139
1.5M followers
5 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
137
145.4K followers
6 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
132
2.2M followers
7 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
130
6.6K followers
8 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
126
23.5K followers
9 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
104
84K followers
10 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
102
63.5K followers
11 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
97
317.8K followers
12 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
95
1.4M followers
13 Delhi, India Delhi, India
95
2.7M followers
14 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
94
338.9K followers
15 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
88
6.3K followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
86
80.4K followers
17 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
86
317.9K followers
18 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
84
6.3M followers
19 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
83
29.7K followers
20 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
83
25.3K followers
21 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
82
1.7M followers
22 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
82
365.2K followers
23 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
78
303.7K followers
24 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
77
22.2K followers
25 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
76
1M followers
26 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
75
59.6K followers
27 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
74
1.3M followers
28 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
74
67.9K followers
29 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
72
19.5K followers
30 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
72
381.1K followers
31 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
71
378K followers
32 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
70
15K followers
33 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
69
38.1K followers
34 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
35 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
65
187.3K followers
36 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
63
1M followers
37 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
63
9.3K followers
38 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
63
93.4K followers
39 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
61
2.1M followers
40 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
61
79.9K followers
41 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
59
13.7K followers
42 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
55
1.5M followers
43 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
55
48.7K followers
44 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
54
79.9K followers
45 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
53
394.5K followers
46 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
53
21.8K followers
47 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
53
61.9K followers
48 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
53
27.5K followers
49 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
51
105.6K followers
50 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
50
95.1K followers
51 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
50
99.5K followers
52 Beijing, China Beijing, China
50
6.9M followers
53 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
48
975.8K followers
54 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
48
330.4K followers
55 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
48
292.4K followers
56 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
48
113.8K followers
57 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
44
24.3K followers
58 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
43
682.1K followers
59 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
41
322.7K followers
60 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
41
113K followers
61 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
41
12.9K followers
62 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
41
168.8K followers
63 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
41
34.6K followers
64 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
41
5.3M followers
65 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
40
61.8K followers
66 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
39
253.2K followers
67 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
39
14.4K followers
68 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
39
382.8K followers
69 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
39
193.7K followers
70 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
39
326K followers
71 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
38
51.2K followers
72 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
36
37.8K followers
73 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
35
139.3K followers
74 Nice, France Nice, France
35
452.4K followers
75 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
35
73.4K followers
76 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
34
120.6K followers
77 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
34
141.2K followers
78 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
34
669.4K followers
79 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
34
20.2K followers
80 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
33
234K followers
81 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
32
109.3K followers
82 Houston, USA Houston, USA
32
27K followers
83 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
31
49K followers
84 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
31
20.9K followers
85 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
31
62.8K followers
86 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
31
198.7K followers
87 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
29
37K followers
88 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
29
25.5K followers
89 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
28
282.6K followers
90 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
28
13.6K followers
91 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
338.1K followers
92 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
27
858.1K followers
93 Paris, France Paris, France
27
5.5M followers
94 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
27
32.3K followers
95 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
26
108K followers
96 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
25
25.4K followers
97 Denver, USA Denver, USA
25
1.5M followers
98 New York City, USA New York City, USA
25
1.8M followers
99 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
24
34.8K followers
100 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
24
37.7K followers
101 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
22
6M followers
102 Lyon, France Lyon, France
21
485.9K followers
103 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
21
271.8K followers
104 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
20
25.4K followers
105 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
20
42.8K followers
106 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
17
66.9K followers
107 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
17
84.3K followers
108 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
17
770.5K followers
109 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
15
220.2K followers
110 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
12
2.2M followers
111 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
11
114.3K followers
112 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
10
79.4K followers
113 Denver, USA Denver, USA
10
1.5M followers
114 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
10
1.6M followers
115 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
22K followers
116 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
7
15.1K followers
117 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
7
578.3K followers
118 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
6
45K followers
119 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
3
295.1K followers
120 Portland, USA Portland, USA
2
125.6K followers

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