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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
363
2.7M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
181
146.3K followers
3 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
161
1.7M followers
4 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
158
382.6K followers
5 Beijing, China Beijing, China
155
6.9M followers
6 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
153
11.7M followers
7 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
148
15.1K followers
8 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
134
6.6K followers
9 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
123
25.7K followers
10 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
116
2.2M followers
11 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
110
19.8K followers
12 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
102
5.3M followers
13 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
98
339.9K followers
14 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
97
1.7M followers
15 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
96
2.2M followers
16 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
92
99.9K followers
17 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
89
368.5K followers
18 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
88
80.7K followers
19 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
86
319.6K followers
20 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
86
294.4K followers
21 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
84
321.5K followers
22 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
82
1.5M followers
23 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
78
1.3M followers
24 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
78
59.7K followers
25 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
74
9.4K followers
26 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
74
32.8K followers
27 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
72
63.7K followers
28 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
72
190.6K followers
29 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
72
6.4M followers
30 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
71
22.5K followers
31 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
69
225.3K followers
32 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
68
2.1M followers
33 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
66
327K followers
34 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
65
49.1K followers
35 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
65
68.3K followers
36 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
65
79.7K followers
37 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
63
115.2K followers
38 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
61
395.3K followers
39 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
61
6.4K followers
40 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
61
34.7K followers
41 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
59
29.9K followers
42 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
58
49.2K followers
43 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
57
84.6K followers
44 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
57
63.5K followers
45 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
57
683.4K followers
46 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
56
93.7K followers
47 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
56
200.4K followers
48 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
55
1.4M followers
49 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
55
323.5K followers
50 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
385.1K followers
51 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
55
194.9K followers
52 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
55
51.4K followers
53 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
55
1M followers
54 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
54
169.6K followers
55 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
53
37.9K followers
56 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
52
95.4K followers
57 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
52
304.4K followers
58 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
51
13.9K followers
59 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
50
978.3K followers
60 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
49
106K followers
61 Lyon, France Lyon, France
48
487.1K followers
62 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
48
379.2K followers
63 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
46
62K followers
64 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
45
253.4K followers
65 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
45
14.6K followers
66 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
45
1.5M followers
67 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
44
80.2K followers
68 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
41
23.8K followers
69 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
41
25.9K followers
70 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
41
24.5K followers
71 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
41
108.5K followers
72 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
38
22.2K followers
73 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
38
43.4K followers
74 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
38
6M followers
75 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
37
80.4K followers
76 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
37
580.6K followers
77 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
36
35.3K followers
78 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
36
109.6K followers
79 Houston, USA Houston, USA
36
27.3K followers
80 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
35
283.3K followers
81 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
35
38.5K followers
82 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
34
339.8K followers
83 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
34
114.5K followers
84 Nice, France Nice, France
33
453.6K followers
85 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
33
332.2K followers
86 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
62.8K followers
87 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
29
861.2K followers
88 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
29
13K followers
89 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
29
672K followers
90 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
28
235K followers
91 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
28
142K followers
92 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
28
235.8K followers
93 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
27
84.7K followers
94 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
27
37K followers
95 Portland, USA Portland, USA
27
126.7K followers
96 Paris, France Paris, France
26
5.5M followers
97 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
25
1M followers
98 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
25
22.3K followers
99 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
25
21.2K followers
100 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
25
272.7K followers
101 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
23
45.5K followers
102 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
22
73.7K followers
103 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
21
774.8K followers
104 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
21
13.7K followers
105 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
21
20.5K followers
106 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
20
121.2K followers
107 Denver, USA Denver, USA
20
1.5M followers
108 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
115.7K followers
109 New York City, USA New York City, USA
14
1.8M followers
110 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
11
15.3K followers
111 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
10
25.9K followers
112 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
10
1.6M followers
113 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
8
67.7K followers
114 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
8
221.4K followers
115 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
8
296.4K followers
116 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
4
580.6K followers
117 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
3
272K followers
118 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
3
38.3K followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
3
126.7K followers

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