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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
276
2.7M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
198
146K followers
3 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
183
382.2K followers
4 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
159
25.6K followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
158
1.7M followers
6 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
155
6.6K followers
7 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
151
225.1K followers
8 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
141
11.7M followers
9 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
129
5.3M followers
10 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
127
1.4M followers
11 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
111
2.2M followers
12 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
101
68.2K followers
13 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
94
1.3M followers
14 Beijing, China Beijing, China
91
6.9M followers
15 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
90
320.6K followers
16 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
88
84.4K followers
17 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
86
283.1K followers
18 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
85
34.7K followers
19 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
84
6.4K followers
20 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
83
51.4K followers
21 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
83
6.4M followers
22 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
82
19.7K followers
23 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
82
9.4K followers
24 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
82
1.5M followers
25 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
81
1.3M followers
26 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
79
234.8K followers
27 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
76
1.5M followers
28 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
75
339.6K followers
29 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
72
15.1K followers
30 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
72
22.4K followers
31 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
72
114.7K followers
32 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
70
80.6K followers
33 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
70
80.1K followers
34 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
69
59.7K followers
35 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
65
63.3K followers
36 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
65
319.2K followers
37 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
62
63.6K followers
38 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
62
293.9K followers
39 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
61
395K followers
40 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
61
121K followers
41 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
61
683K followers
42 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
61
93.7K followers
43 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
59
79.6K followers
44 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
58
23.8K followers
45 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
58
194.5K followers
46 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
58
326.7K followers
47 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
58
189.7K followers
48 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
57
22.2K followers
49 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
55
378.9K followers
50 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
55
2.1M followers
51 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
55
671.4K followers
52 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
54
37K followers
53 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
53
384.5K followers
54 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
52
38.4K followers
55 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
49
977.7K followers
56 Paris, France Paris, France
49
5.5M followers
57 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
49
13.7K followers
58 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
48
1.7M followers
59 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
45
99.8K followers
60 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
45
105.9K followers
61 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
45
27.6K followers
62 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
45
1M followers
63 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
45
6M followers
64 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
39
29.8K followers
65 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
39
860.5K followers
66 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
38
304.2K followers
67 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
38
114.1K followers
68 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
37
323.3K followers
69 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
37
169.4K followers
70 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
37
62.6K followers
71 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
36
139.9K followers
72 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
36
253.3K followers
73 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
36
38.1K followers
74 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
36
20.4K followers
75 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
35
80.3K followers
76 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
35
367.8K followers
77 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
34
49K followers
78 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
22.1K followers
79 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
33
61.9K followers
80 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
33
272.5K followers
81 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
31
73.6K followers
82 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
31
49K followers
83 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
31
234.8K followers
84 Lyon, France Lyon, France
30
486.8K followers
85 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
29
13.8K followers
86 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
29
108.4K followers
87 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
29
141.8K followers
88 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
29
43.2K followers
89 New York City, USA New York City, USA
29
1.8M followers
90 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
28
25.8K followers
91 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
27
84.6K followers
92 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
26
35.1K followers
93 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
26
37.9K followers
94 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
25
25.8K followers
95 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
23
32.6K followers
96 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
23
109.5K followers
97 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
22
339.3K followers
98 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
22
199.9K followers
99 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
21
1M followers
100 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
21
2.2M followers
101 Houston, USA Houston, USA
21
27.3K followers
102 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
20
21.2K followers
103 Denver, USA Denver, USA
20
1.5M followers
104 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
18
14.6K followers
105 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
18
271.9K followers
106 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
17
773.8K followers
107 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
17
45.4K followers
108 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
115.3K followers
109 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
15
15.2K followers
110 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
15
296K followers
111 Nice, France Nice, France
14
453.3K followers
112 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
13
24.4K followers
113 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
13
331.8K followers
114 Portland, USA Portland, USA
12
126.4K followers
115 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
9
221.1K followers
116 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
9
580K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
6
67.5K followers
118 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
4
95.3K followers
119 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
4
12.9K followers
120 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
4
1.6M followers

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