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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 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
178
11.6M followers
2 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
160
10.1K followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
155
220.8K followers
4 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
138
36.7K followers
5 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
136
386.6K followers
6 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
126
138.2K followers
7 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
124
2M followers
8 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
124
20.1K followers
9 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
118
5.8K followers
10 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
118
373K followers
11 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
110
212.9K followers
12 Delhi, India Delhi, India
107
2.7M followers
13 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
105
27.7K followers
14 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
105
6M followers
15 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
99
62.2K followers
16 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
99
1.5M followers
17 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
99
366.2K followers
18 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
96
20.5K followers
19 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
96
103.4K followers
20 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
96
346.5K followers
21 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
83
65.7K followers
22 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
83
77.3K followers
23 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
81
1.7M followers
24 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
79
304.2K followers
25 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
74
161.8K followers
26 Beijing, China Beijing, China
74
6.5M followers
27 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
74
5.2M followers
28 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
70
22.5K followers
29 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
70
102.9K followers
30 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
69
81.3K followers
31 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
69
58.3K followers
32 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
69
333K followers
33 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
69
33.8K followers
34 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
66
318.3K followers
35 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
65
6.4K followers
36 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
65
251.4K followers
37 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
64
78K followers
38 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
63
96.2K followers
39 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
63
185.6K followers
40 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
63
672.5K followers
41 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
63
2.1M followers
42 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
63
49.4K followers
43 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
62
738.1K followers
44 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
62
155.6K followers
45 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
61
18.4K followers
46 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
61
2.2M followers
47 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
61
78.1K followers
48 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
60
1.3M followers
49 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
58
35.2K followers
50 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
57
102.8K followers
51 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
56
21.5K followers
52 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
55
293.7K followers
53 Lyon, France Lyon, France
54
479.9K followers
54 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
54
648.3K followers
55 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
53
317.3K followers
56 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
53
11.7K followers
57 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
50
1M followers
58 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
50
136.9K followers
59 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
50
76.3K followers
60 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
49
299.3K followers
61 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
46
365.3K followers
62 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
45
228.6K followers
63 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
45
1.3M followers
64 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
45
14.5K followers
65 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
45
956.6K followers
66 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
45
53.7K followers
67 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
45
13K followers
68 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
45
26.8K followers
69 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
44
59.9K followers
70 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
44
45.5K followers
71 Portland, USA Portland, USA
44
117.2K followers
72 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
43
23.2K followers
73 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
42
48.3K followers
74 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
41
136.1K followers
75 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
41
91.6K followers
76 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
41
981.1K followers
77 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
40
1.5M followers
78 Nice, France Nice, France
38
447.1K followers
79 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
38
107.2K followers
80 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
37
61.2K followers
81 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
37
28.6K followers
82 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
37
19.6K followers
83 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
37
12.7K followers
84 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
35
30.8K followers
85 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
33
9.1K followers
86 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
33
18.3K followers
87 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
32
328.9K followers
88 Paris, France Paris, France
32
5.2M followers
89 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
29
37K followers
90 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
29
261.1K followers
91 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
29
187.1K followers
92 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
29
1.6M followers
93 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
27
285.1K followers
94 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
26
12.6K followers
95 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
26
835.6K followers
96 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
26
5.7M followers
97 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
38.9K followers
98 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
24
71.3K followers
99 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
24
207.3K followers
100 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
23
279.5K followers
101 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
23
279.5K followers
102 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
23
58K followers
103 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
23
268.6K followers
104 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
22
104.9K followers
105 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
21
23.5K followers
106 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
21
14K followers
107 New York City, USA New York City, USA
21
1.8M followers
108 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
17
18.2K followers
109 Houston, USA Houston, USA
16
24.4K followers
110 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
15
33.9K followers
111 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
14
42.1K followers
112 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
13
81.8K followers
113 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
13
279.5K followers
114 Denver, USA Denver, USA
12
1.5M followers
115 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
9
1.6M followers
116 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
8
61.6K followers
117 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
8
319.5K followers
118 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
6
93.4K followers
119 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
6
104.1K followers
120 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
4
19.9K followers
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