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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 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
172
23.1K followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
165
221.7K followers
3 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
157
1.4M followers
4 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
154
2.1M followers
5 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
149
2M followers
6 Delhi, India Delhi, India
144
2.7M followers
7 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
136
1.6M followers
8 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
121
139.7K followers
9 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
119
388.2K followers
10 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
113
307.8K followers
11 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
109
77.8K followers
12 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
108
21.3K followers
13 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
105
10.2K followers
14 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
99
11.6M followers
15 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
97
23.8K followers
16 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
95
374.4K followers
17 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
95
214.3K followers
18 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
92
1.3M followers
19 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
90
300.1K followers
20 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
88
62.5K followers
21 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
84
6.4K followers
22 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
81
58.5K followers
23 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
81
334.1K followers
24 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
79
5.9K followers
25 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
79
23.7K followers
26 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
78
1.5M followers
27 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
76
9.2K followers
28 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
70
78.3K followers
29 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
30 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
68
1.5M followers
31 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
68
674.3K followers
32 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
66
163.9K followers
33 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
65
66.3K followers
34 Beijing, China Beijing, China
65
6.6M followers
35 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
63
370.1K followers
36 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
63
1M followers
37 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
63
14.6K followers
38 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
63
961K followers
39 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
63
351.5K followers
40 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
62
20.4K followers
41 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
61
318.4K followers
42 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
61
653.6K followers
43 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
61
5.2M followers
44 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
60
107.6K followers
45 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
60
46.2K followers
46 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
59
2.2M followers
47 Houston, USA Houston, USA
57
25K followers
48 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
56
28K followers
49 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
56
251.8K followers
50 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
55
33.9K followers
51 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
55
6.1M followers
52 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
55
35.9K followers
53 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
54
12.8K followers
54 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
53
60.3K followers
55 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
50
97.1K followers
56 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
48
36.8K followers
57 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
45
61.4K followers
58 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
44
31.9K followers
59 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
43
841.5K followers
60 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
41
18.7K followers
61 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
41
29.6K followers
62 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
41
91.9K followers
63 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
41
989.9K followers
64 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
39
742.3K followers
65 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
39
369.1K followers
66 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
39
12.9K followers
67 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
38
22.3K followers
68 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
37
299.8K followers
69 New York City, USA New York City, USA
37
1.8M followers
70 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
36
19.1K followers
71 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
34
213.3K followers
72 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
33
81.9K followers
73 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
48.5K followers
74 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
32
71.7K followers
75 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
32
269.3K followers
76 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
31
78.5K followers
77 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
31
5.8M followers
78 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
30
279.8K followers
79 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
30
137.8K followers
80 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
30
319.8K followers
81 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
29
93.8K followers
82 Lyon, France Lyon, France
29
480.8K followers
83 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
29
321.6K followers
84 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
29
39.9K followers
85 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
28
37.1K followers
86 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
28
105.7K followers
87 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
27
103.4K followers
88 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
27
49.8K followers
89 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
26
229.7K followers
90 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
26
20.1K followers
91 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
26
106.6K followers
92 Nice, France Nice, France
25
447.8K followers
93 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
23
158.9K followers
94 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
22
1.6M followers
95 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
21
136.8K followers
96 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
21
55.8K followers
97 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
21
187.4K followers
98 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
21
104.9K followers
99 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
21
27K followers
100 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
20
82.3K followers
101 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
20
263.5K followers
102 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
20
14.2K followers
103 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
17
77.3K followers
104 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
17
35K followers
105 Paris, France Paris, France
16
5.3M followers
106 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
16
42.7K followers
107 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
14
59.2K followers
108 Denver, USA Denver, USA
14
1.5M followers
109 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
9
282.4K followers
110 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
8
11.9K followers
111 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
8
13.3K followers
112 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
8
190K followers
113 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
5
18.7K followers
114 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
119.2K followers
115 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
4
20.3K followers
116 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
4
566.3K followers
117 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
3
107.1K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
3
287.5K followers
119 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
2
62.8K followers
120 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
0
330.3K followers

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