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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
157
2.7M followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
157
1.7M followers
3 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
153
386.6K followers
4 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
151
26.9K followers
5 Beijing, China Beijing, China
149
7M followers
6 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
143
226.8K followers
7 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
119
64.1K followers
8 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
110
60.3K followers
9 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
108
81.7K followers
10 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
106
2.2M followers
11 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
105
30.2K followers
12 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
94
374.4K followers
13 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
90
20.3K followers
14 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
90
69.2K followers
15 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
84
1.7M followers
16 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
84
2.1M followers
17 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
83
1.3M followers
18 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
81
171.7K followers
19 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
79
147.5K followers
20 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
79
1.5M followers
21 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
78
15.3K followers
22 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
75
94.8K followers
23 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
73
85.5K followers
24 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
73
6.6K followers
25 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
71
1.5M followers
26 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
71
81K followers
27 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
71
6.5M followers
28 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
69
382.8K followers
29 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
69
197.2K followers
30 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
68
330.5K followers
31 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
68
35.1K followers
32 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
64
307.2K followers
33 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
64
14.3K followers
34 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
64
23K followers
35 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
63
74.5K followers
36 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
62
65.2K followers
37 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
61
110.4K followers
38 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
61
223.9K followers
39 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
61
205.2K followers
40 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
60
198.9K followers
41 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
58
1.4M followers
42 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
58
868.9K followers
43 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
58
324.5K followers
44 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
58
23K followers
45 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
58
52.1K followers
46 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
58
81.4K followers
47 Houston, USA Houston, USA
58
28.8K followers
48 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
58
6.1M followers
49 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
57
141.4K followers
50 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
57
62.6K followers
51 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
57
346.1K followers
52 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
57
679.5K followers
53 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
56
237.4K followers
54 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
56
689K followers
55 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
56
2.2M followers
56 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
56
27.9K followers
57 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
392K followers
58 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
54
27.1K followers
59 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
53
37.1K followers
60 Nice, France Nice, France
53
456.6K followers
61 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
53
122.3K followers
62 Lyon, France Lyon, France
52
490.4K followers
63 Paris, France Paris, France
52
5.6M followers
64 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
52
110.7K followers
65 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
52
1M followers
66 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
51
49.2K followers
67 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
51
25K followers
68 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
50
50.5K followers
69 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
49
15.2K followers
70 New York City, USA New York City, USA
47
1.8M followers
71 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
44
11.7M followers
72 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
42
326.7K followers
73 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
41
69.5K followers
74 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
41
246.2K followers
75 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
38
1.3M followers
76 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
38
85.6K followers
77 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
38
254K followers
78 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
38
36.5K followers
79 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
38
38.2K followers
80 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
38
1.6M followers
81 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
38
5.3M followers
82 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
36
986.9K followers
83 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
36
80.3K followers
84 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
36
106.9K followers
85 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
36
273.2K followers
86 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
35
143.7K followers
87 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
35
330.1K followers
88 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
33
285.2K followers
89 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
32
343.6K followers
90 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
32
26.6K followers
91 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
32
33.7K followers
92 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
32
275.1K followers
93 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
32
21.1K followers
94 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
32
298.9K followers
95 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
32
45.1K followers
96 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
31
9.5K followers
97 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
31
118.3K followers
98 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
29
13.4K followers
99 Denver, USA Denver, USA
29
1.5M followers
100 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
28
119.1K followers
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