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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 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
171
146.2K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
164
2.7M followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
160
11.7M followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
152
1.7M followers
5 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
136
339.8K followers
6 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
134
6.6K followers
7 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
128
225.3K followers
8 Beijing, China Beijing, China
124
6.9M followers
9 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
116
2.2M followers
10 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
107
99.9K followers
11 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
94
25.7K followers
12 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
94
80.7K followers
13 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
94
1.5M followers
14 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
93
5.3M followers
15 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
92
15.1K followers
16 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
92
93.7K followers
17 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
91
29.9K followers
18 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
88
1.4M followers
19 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
85
1.3M followers
20 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
82
23.8K followers
21 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
80
382.5K followers
22 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
78
321.4K followers
23 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
78
22.5K followers
24 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
76
190.6K followers
25 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
74
6.4M followers
26 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
73
59.7K followers
27 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
73
63.6K followers
28 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
72
319.6K followers
29 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
70
34.7K followers
30 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
70
327K followers
31 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
69
395.2K followers
32 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
69
169.5K followers
33 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
66
95.4K followers
34 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
66
2.1M followers
35 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
66
80.2K followers
36 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
65
68.3K followers
37 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
62
49.1K followers
38 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
61
368.4K followers
39 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
59
37K followers
40 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
59
683.4K followers
41 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
58
63.5K followers
42 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
57
1.5M followers
43 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
56
294.3K followers
44 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
55
19.8K followers
45 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
55
1M followers
46 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
54
978.2K followers
47 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
53
1.7M followers
48 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
53
79.7K followers
49 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
53
2.2M followers
50 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
53
49.1K followers
51 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
50
37.9K followers
52 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
50
323.5K followers
53 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
50
51.4K followers
54 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
50
115.1K followers
55 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
49
379.2K followers
56 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
49
38.5K followers
57 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
47
24.5K followers
58 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
47
6M followers
59 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
45
84.6K followers
60 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
45
13.9K followers
61 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
45
194.9K followers
62 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
42
62K followers
63 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
41
35.2K followers
64 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
41
22.2K followers
65 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
80.4K followers
66 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
38
283.3K followers
67 Nice, France Nice, France
37
453.5K followers
68 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
37
385.1K followers
69 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
106K followers
70 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
37
142K followers
71 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
35
253.4K followers
72 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
34
121.2K followers
73 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
34
21.2K followers
74 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
34
339.7K followers
75 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
33
67.7K followers
76 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
33
84.7K followers
77 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
33
9.4K followers
78 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
33
6.4K followers
79 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
33
13K followers
80 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
62.8K followers
81 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
31
304.4K followers
82 Paris, France Paris, France
31
5.5M followers
83 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
31
235.7K followers
84 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
30
140K followers
85 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
29
861.1K followers
86 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
29
672K followers
87 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
29
27.6K followers
88 Lyon, France Lyon, France
28
487K followers
89 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
28
235K followers
90 Houston, USA Houston, USA
27
27.3K followers
91 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
26
73.7K followers
92 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
26
13.7K followers
93 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
25
108.5K followers
94 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
25
200.3K followers
95 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
43.3K followers
96 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
24
32.8K followers
97 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
21
1M followers
98 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
21
109.6K followers
99 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
20
332.1K followers
100 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
19
14.6K followers
101 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
17
25.9K followers
102 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
17
20.5K followers
103 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
17
580.5K followers
104 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
115.6K followers
105 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
15
45.4K followers
106 New York City, USA New York City, USA
15
1.8M followers
107 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
12
774.7K followers
108 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
12
25.9K followers
109 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
12
272K followers
110 Denver, USA Denver, USA
12
1.5M followers
111 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
12
1.6M followers
112 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
11
272.7K followers
113 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
10
296.4K followers
114 Portland, USA Portland, USA
9
126.6K followers
115 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
22.3K followers
116 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
8
114.4K followers
117 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
8
38.3K followers
118 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
6
221.3K followers
119 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
3
15.3K followers

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