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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
186
2.7M followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
184
226.7K followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
178
6.7K followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
172
1.7M followers
5 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
163
20.2K followers
6 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
153
386.2K followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
152
26.8K followers
8 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
124
81.6K followers
9 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
122
9.5K followers
10 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
107
60.2K followers
11 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
106
2.2M followers
12 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
98
147.4K followers
13 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
94
6.5M followers
14 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
92
373.9K followers
15 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
86
101.1K followers
16 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
85
64.1K followers
17 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
84
22.9K followers
18 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
82
69.1K followers
19 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
82
15.1K followers
20 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
82
688.6K followers
21 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
81
323.9K followers
22 Beijing, China Beijing, China
79
7M followers
23 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
78
14.3K followers
24 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
78
94.7K followers
25 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
77
52K followers
26 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
75
21K followers
27 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
73
30.2K followers
28 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
73
15.3K followers
29 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
71
85.4K followers
30 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
70
118.7K followers
31 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
69
329.8K followers
32 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
69
197.4K followers
33 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
67
6.6K followers
34 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
66
13.3K followers
35 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
66
1.5M followers
36 Houston, USA Houston, USA
64
28.6K followers
37 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
62
1.4M followers
38 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
61
81.3K followers
39 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
60
1.3M followers
40 Paris, France Paris, France
60
5.6M followers
41 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
60
110.3K followers
42 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
60
2.1M followers
43 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
59
38.2K followers
44 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
58
1.7M followers
45 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
65K followers
46 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
58
39.7K followers
47 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
58
1M followers
48 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
57
141.3K followers
49 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
57
27K followers
50 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
57
223.7K followers
51 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
57
14.1K followers
52 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
57
39.6K followers
53 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
56
37.1K followers
54 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
56
27.8K followers
55 Nice, France Nice, France
55
456.3K followers
56 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
55
117.9K followers
57 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
55
35.1K followers
58 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
55
50.3K followers
59 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
55
345.5K followers
60 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
54
62.5K followers
61 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
53
382.5K followers
62 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
53
25K followers
63 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
204.7K followers
64 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
53
245.3K followers
65 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
53
11.7M followers
66 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
52
95.9K followers
67 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
52
307.1K followers
68 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
52
237.2K followers
69 New York City, USA New York City, USA
52
1.8M followers
70 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
51
45K followers
71 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
49
197K followers
72 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
47
2.2M followers
73 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
44
326.5K followers
74 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
44
783.2K followers
75 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
44
171.5K followers
76 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
44
22.9K followers
77 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
44
81K followers
78 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
41
49.1K followers
79 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
41
285.1K followers
80 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
41
110.6K followers
81 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
40
6.1M followers
82 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
38
1M followers
83 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
106.8K followers
84 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
36
122.2K followers
85 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
36
65.2K followers
86 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
36
16.8K followers
87 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
35
396.7K followers
88 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
34
329.7K followers
89 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
34
587.4K followers
90 Lyon, France Lyon, France
33
490.2K followers
91 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
36.4K followers
92 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
33
33.7K followers
93 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
33
143.5K followers
94 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
28
274.9K followers
95 Denver, USA Denver, USA
28
1.5M followers
96 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
27
24.6K followers
97 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
27
74.4K followers
98 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
27
678.9K followers
99 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
25
80.2K followers
100 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
24
85.5K followers
101 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
24
868.2K followers
102 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
22
23.1K followers
103 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
22
986.3K followers
104 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
22
391.4K followers
105 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
22
1.5M followers
106 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
22
301.4K followers
107 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
22
5.3M followers
108 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
21
22K followers
109 Portland, USA Portland, USA
20
131K followers
110 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
19
120.8K followers
111 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
17
46.9K followers
112 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
16
254K followers
113 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
14
273K followers
114 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
11
26.6K followers
115 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
10
298.5K followers
116 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
8
343.3K followers
117 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
8
1.6M followers
118 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
7
69.3K followers

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