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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 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
222
226.1K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
179
2.7M followers
3 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
163
384.5K followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
161
1.7M followers
5 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
139
100.6K followers
6 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
133
15.9K followers
7 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
127
30K followers
8 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
122
321.6K followers
9 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
118
147K followers
10 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
99
94.2K followers
11 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
98
284.3K followers
12 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
95
6.5K followers
13 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
94
20K followers
14 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
94
68.7K followers
15 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
94
371.3K followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
89
81.2K followers
17 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
85
326.2K followers
18 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
81
6.7K followers
19 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
81
686.5K followers
20 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
81
2.1M followers
21 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
81
80.6K followers
22 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
79
1.4M followers
23 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
79
24.3K followers
24 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
76
20.8K followers
25 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
75
37.1K followers
26 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
75
1.5M followers
27 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
75
34.9K followers
28 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
75
116.8K followers
29 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
72
22.7K followers
30 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
71
22.7K followers
31 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
71
241K followers
32 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
33 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
68
170.7K followers
34 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
68
5.3M followers
35 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
67
1.3M followers
36 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
67
396.1K followers
37 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
67
84.9K followers
38 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
67
63.8K followers
39 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
66
60K followers
40 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
66
983K followers
41 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
66
1.7M followers
42 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
66
194.5K followers
43 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
66
39.1K followers
44 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
66
11.7M followers
45 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
64
9.4K followers
46 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
64
6.4M followers
47 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
62
51.8K followers
48 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
61
6.1M followers
49 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
60
26.2K followers
50 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
60
1.5M followers
51 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
58
381K followers
52 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
58
779K followers
53 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
58
675.9K followers
54 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
57
202.6K followers
55 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
56
15.2K followers
56 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
56
2.2M followers
57 Beijing, China Beijing, China
56
7M followers
58 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
55
22.6K followers
59 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
54
49.8K followers
60 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
53
253.7K followers
61 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
53
64.4K followers
62 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
53
306.2K followers
63 Paris, France Paris, France
53
5.6M followers
64 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
53
296.7K followers
65 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
49
1M followers
66 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
49
325.6K followers
67 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
49
79.9K followers
68 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
47
388.6K followers
69 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
46
236.2K followers
70 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
45
14.1K followers
71 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
44
35.9K followers
72 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
44
865K followers
73 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
44
196.1K followers
74 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
44
13.9K followers
75 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
43
116.3K followers
76 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
39
14.8K followers
77 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
38
27.8K followers
78 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
37
49.1K followers
79 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
37
33.3K followers
80 Nice, France Nice, France
36
455.1K followers
81 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
35
13.2K followers
82 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
35
26.3K followers
83 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
35
222.6K followers
84 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
35
44K followers
85 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
33
85.1K followers
86 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
33
341.3K followers
87 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
33
106.4K followers
88 Houston, USA Houston, USA
33
28K followers
89 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
31
140.7K followers
90 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
31
62.3K followers
91 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
30
95.7K followers
92 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
30
38.1K followers
93 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
29
121.7K followers
94 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
29
110K followers
95 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
29
584.1K followers
96 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
27
142.7K followers
97 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
27
80.9K followers
98 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
27
298.8K followers
99 Portland, USA Portland, USA
27
128.7K followers
100 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
26
46.1K followers
101 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
25
273.8K followers
102 Lyon, France Lyon, France
24
488.7K followers
103 New York City, USA New York City, USA
24
1.8M followers
104 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
22
74.1K followers
105 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
22
26.3K followers
106 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
22
109.6K followers
107 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
22
64K followers
108 Denver, USA Denver, USA
22
1.5M followers
109 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
22
39K followers
110 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
22
118.6K followers
111 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
22
1M followers
112 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
19
328.4K followers
113 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
18
24.7K followers
114 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
16
80.9K followers
115 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
12
272.5K followers
116 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
11
21.6K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
9
68.7K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
6
1.6M followers

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