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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 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
162
1.4M followers
2 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
161
366.4K followers
3 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
158
2.2M followers
4 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
155
11.7M followers
5 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
146
145.7K followers
6 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
126
23.6K followers
7 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
125
224.8K followers
8 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
123
6.4M followers
9 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
116
339.1K followers
10 Delhi, India Delhi, India
112
2.7M followers
11 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
105
68K followers
12 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
105
1.5M followers
13 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
102
394.7K followers
14 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
93
25.4K followers
15 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
93
99.6K followers
16 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
92
378.4K followers
17 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
90
59.6K followers
18 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
90
80.5K followers
19 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
85
29.8K followers
20 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
82
80K followers
21 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
80
22.3K followers
22 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
78
1.3M followers
23 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
78
318.5K followers
24 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
78
5.3M followers
25 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
76
381.6K followers
26 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
75
15K followers
27 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
73
79.5K followers
28 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
72
6.3K followers
29 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
72
51.3K followers
30 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
71
63.6K followers
31 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
70
1.7M followers
32 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
68
48.9K followers
33 Lyon, France Lyon, France
65
486.3K followers
34 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
65
34.6K followers
35 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
65
114.3K followers
36 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
63
19.6K followers
37 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
63
2.1M followers
38 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
61
1.7M followers
39 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
59
84.3K followers
40 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
59
319.2K followers
41 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
57
37.9K followers
42 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
57
194K followers
43 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
57
326.3K followers
44 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
56
1.3M followers
45 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
188.5K followers
46 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
53
253.2K followers
47 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
53
32.5K followers
48 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
50
383.6K followers
49 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
47
141.5K followers
50 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
47
37.9K followers
51 Nice, France Nice, France
46
452.8K followers
52 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
46
105.7K followers
53 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
45
9.3K followers
54 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
45
1.5M followers
55 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
43
25.7K followers
56 New York City, USA New York City, USA
43
1.8M followers
57 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
41
976.6K followers
58 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
41
682.5K followers
59 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
41
670.4K followers
60 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
40
34.9K followers
61 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
40
323K followers
62 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
40
63K followers
63 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
39
37K followers
64 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
39
338.7K followers
65 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
39
169.1K followers
66 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
39
21.9K followers
67 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
37
1M followers
68 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
37
61.8K followers
69 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
37
1M followers
70 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
36
73.5K followers
71 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
36
113.5K followers
72 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
36
93.5K followers
73 Houston, USA Houston, USA
36
27.1K followers
74 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
36
38.2K followers
75 Paris, France Paris, France
35
5.5M followers
76 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
33
49K followers
77 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
33
84.4K followers
78 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
33
304K followers
79 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
859.1K followers
80 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
32
13.7K followers
81 Beijing, China Beijing, China
32
6.9M followers
82 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
30
282.8K followers
83 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
29
95.2K followers
84 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
29
120.8K followers
85 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
29
6M followers
86 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
28
21K followers
87 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
27
139.5K followers
88 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
27
234.3K followers
89 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
25
13.7K followers
90 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
25
199.3K followers
91 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
25
233.3K followers
92 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
24
331.1K followers
93 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
21
772K followers
94 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
21
14.5K followers
95 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
21
2.2M followers
96 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
21
108.2K followers
97 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
18
25.6K followers
98 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
17
12.9K followers
99 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
17
62.2K followers
100 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
17
80.1K followers
101 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
43K followers
102 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
16
271.7K followers
103 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
13
24.4K followers
104 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
13
272.1K followers
105 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
13
20.3K followers
106 Denver, USA Denver, USA
13
1.5M followers
107 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
13
293.1K followers
108 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
13
579.1K followers
109 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
12
27.6K followers
110 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
12
15.1K followers
111 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
12
45.2K followers
112 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
11
1.6M followers
113 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
10
67.2K followers
114 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
22K followers
115 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
8
109.4K followers
116 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
8
114.7K followers
117 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
4
220.7K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
4
295.5K followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
4
126K followers

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