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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 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
151
6.7K followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
124
1.7M followers
3 Delhi, India Delhi, India
110
2.7M followers
4 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
109
35.2K followers
5 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
102
60.4K followers
6 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
99
325.6K followers
7 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
94
69.4K followers
8 Houston, USA Houston, USA
94
29K followers
9 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
93
299.8K followers
10 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
91
81.9K followers
11 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
84
85.7K followers
12 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
83
147.8K followers
13 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
82
95.1K followers
14 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
80
1.5M followers
15 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
77
101.4K followers
16 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
77
30.3K followers
17 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
77
1.7M followers
18 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
77
201.1K followers
19 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
77
375.7K followers
20 New York City, USA New York City, USA
74
1.8M followers
21 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
73
37.1K followers
22 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
72
74.6K followers
23 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
71
227.2K followers
24 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
71
387.4K followers
25 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
70
27.1K followers
26 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
70
2.1M followers
27 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
68
64.2K followers
28 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
68
15.4K followers
29 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
67
6.6K followers
30 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
66
2.2M followers
31 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
64
332.4K followers
32 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
64
347.4K followers
33 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
64
224.4K followers
34 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
64
1.6M followers
35 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
63
25.1K followers
36 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
60
1.5M followers
37 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
60
65.6K followers
38 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
60
40.1K followers
39 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
57
1.3M followers
40 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
57
52.2K followers
41 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
56
397.2K followers
42 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
56
96K followers
43 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
56
20.3K followers
44 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
56
172.2K followers
45 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
56
2.2M followers
46 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
56
27.9K followers
47 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
393.1K followers
48 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
55
81.6K followers
49 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
55
273.4K followers
50 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
54
988.2K followers
51 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
54
33.9K followers
52 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
54
50.7K followers
53 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
53
9.5K followers
54 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
53
36.7K followers
55 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
53
197.7K followers
56 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
1M followers
57 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
52
107.1K followers
58 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
52
14.1K followers
59 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
52
681K followers
60 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
51
1.4M followers
61 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
49
383.5K followers
62 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
48
237.9K followers
63 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
44
1M followers
64 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
44
307.6K followers
65 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
44
785.7K followers
66 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
44
23.2K followers
67 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
43
40.1K followers
68 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
42
122.5K followers
69 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
41
327.1K followers
70 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
41
119.8K followers
71 Nice, France Nice, France
38
457.2K followers
72 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
38
38.2K followers
73 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
38
15.3K followers
74 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
38
689.8K followers
75 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
38
62.7K followers
76 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
38
27.2K followers
77 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
38
144K followers
78 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
38
6.5M followers
79 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
36
344.4K followers
80 Beijing, China Beijing, China
35
7M followers
81 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
34
254.1K followers
82 Lyon, France Lyon, France
33
491.1K followers
83 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
33
13.5K followers
84 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
23.1K followers
85 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
33
275.8K followers
86 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
33
248.1K followers
87 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
31
85.8K followers
88 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
30
49.2K followers
89 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
30
141.6K followers
90 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
30
22.3K followers
91 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
30
870.4K followers
92 Paris, France Paris, France
30
5.6M followers
93 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
28
330.7K followers
94 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
27
14.4K followers
95 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
27
80.4K followers
96 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
27
206K followers
97 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
27
45.4K followers
98 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
26
285.6K followers
99 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
26
16.9K followers
100 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
23
65.7K followers
101 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
22
23.4K followers
102 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
22
119.1K followers
103 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
22
110.5K followers
104 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
22
81.2K followers
105 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
22
11.7M followers
106 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
20
6.2M followers
107 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
19
21.2K followers
108 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
18
111K followers
109 Denver, USA Denver, USA
16
1.5M followers
110 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
16
589.8K followers
111 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
16
5.3M followers
112 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
122K followers
113 Portland, USA Portland, USA
14
132.3K followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
69.8K followers
115 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
12
47.2K followers
116 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
9
26.8K followers
117 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
9
302.8K followers
118 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
5
24.8K followers

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