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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
312
2.7M followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
163
11.7M followers
3 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
155
2.1M followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
137
225.5K followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
129
1.7M followers
6 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
114
383K followers
7 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
113
63.7K followers
8 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
112
1.7M followers
9 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
112
2.2M followers
10 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
109
34.7K followers
11 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
107
93.8K followers
12 Beijing, China Beijing, China
103
6.9M followers
13 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
97
100.1K followers
14 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
96
340.2K followers
15 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
96
5.3M followers
16 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
95
379.7K followers
17 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
94
369.1K followers
18 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
91
51.5K followers
19 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
90
23.9K followers
20 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
90
22.5K followers
21 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
88
1.4M followers
22 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
88
169.8K followers
23 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
87
320K followers
24 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
85
80.8K followers
25 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
85
6.4M followers
26 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
81
29.9K followers
27 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
80
19.8K followers
28 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
77
115.6K followers
29 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
76
322.7K followers
30 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
76
191.5K followers
31 New York City, USA New York City, USA
76
1.8M followers
32 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
75
13K followers
33 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
74
25.8K followers
34 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
71
59.8K followers
35 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
69
63.7K followers
36 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
66
68.4K followers
37 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
65
84.7K followers
38 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
65
395.5K followers
39 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
63
1.3M followers
40 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
63
146.6K followers
41 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
63
1.5M followers
42 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
63
979.4K followers
43 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
62
327.3K followers
44 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
61
221.6K followers
45 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
59
6.4K followers
46 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
59
385.9K followers
47 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
57
1.3M followers
48 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
57
80.3K followers
49 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
55
283.5K followers
50 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
55
1.5M followers
51 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
55
672.9K followers
52 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
53
9.4K followers
53 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
52
38K followers
54 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
52
13.8K followers
55 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
50
684K followers
56 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
49
1M followers
57 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
46
15.1K followers
58 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
44
253.4K followers
59 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
43
22.2K followers
60 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
42
235.3K followers
61 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
42
32.9K followers
62 Nice, France Nice, France
41
453.9K followers
63 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
41
21.3K followers
64 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
41
340.1K followers
65 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
41
195.2K followers
66 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
41
2.2M followers
67 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
41
237K followers
68 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
41
1M followers
69 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
40
114.9K followers
70 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
39
121.3K followers
71 Paris, France Paris, France
38
5.5M followers
72 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
38
142.1K followers
73 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
38
49.3K followers
74 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
37
108.7K followers
75 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
36
49.1K followers
76 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
36
323.7K followers
77 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
36
294.9K followers
78 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
35
26K followers
79 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
34
13.9K followers
80 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
34
106.1K followers
81 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
35.5K followers
82 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
775.8K followers
83 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
63.1K followers
84 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
33
80.5K followers
85 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
32
84.8K followers
86 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
31
37K followers
87 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
31
38.7K followers
88 Lyon, France Lyon, France
30
487.4K followers
89 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
29
862.2K followers
90 Houston, USA Houston, USA
29
27.4K followers
91 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
28
140.2K followers
92 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
28
62K followers
93 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
28
38.4K followers
94 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
28
20.5K followers
95 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
27
79.7K followers
96 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
23
73.8K followers
97 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
21
95.5K followers
98 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
21
26K followers
99 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
21
273K followers
100 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
21
27.7K followers
101 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
20
15.3K followers
102 Denver, USA Denver, USA
19
1.5M followers
103 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
19
6M followers
104 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
17
22.4K followers
105 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
17
109.7K followers
106 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
17
200.9K followers
107 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
16
332.8K followers
108 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
16
43.5K followers
109 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
272.1K followers
110 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
14
24.5K followers
111 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
68K followers
112 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
13
304.6K followers
113 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
10
581.3K followers
114 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
8
14.7K followers
115 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
8
116.1K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
5
296.8K followers
117 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
4
45.6K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
4
1.6M followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
2
127K followers

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