Air Quality 
Air Monitors
Air Purifiers
For Business
News
Support
Live most polluted major city ranking 
2023
World Air Quality Report
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 US | Followers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kampala, Uganda | 169 | 9.5K followers |
| 2 |  | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 167 | 6.8K followers |
| 3 |  | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 165 | 64.4K followers |
| 4 |  | Lahore, Pakistan | 161 | 389K followers |
| 5 |  | Santiago, Chile | 145 | 95.9K followers |
| 6 |  | Jakarta, Indonesia | 132 | 1.7M followers |
| 7 |  | Jerusalem, Israel | 116 | 60.6K followers |
| 8 |  | Delhi, India | 110 | 2.7M followers |
| 9 |  | Astana, Kazakhstan | 97 | 27K followers |
| 10 |  | Cairo City, Egypt | 96 | 27.7K followers |
| 11 |  | Kathmandu, Nepal | 93 | 148.2K followers |
| 12 |  | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 91 | 15.5K followers |
| 13 |  | Istanbul, Turkey | 86 | 225.4K followers |
| 14 | | Karachi, Pakistan | 84 | 69.7K followers |
| 15 |  | Beijing, China | 84 | 7.1M followers |
| 16 |  | Accra, Ghana | 82 | 6.7K followers |
| 17 | | Wuhan, China | 82 | 327.5K followers |
| 18 | | Shenzhen, China | 81 | 395.5K followers |
| 19 |  | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 80 | 2.2M followers |
| 20 | | Chengdu, China | 79 | 1.7M followers |
| 21 | | Hangzhou, China | 78 | 336.4K followers |
| 22 | | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | 77 | 82.4K followers |
| 23 |  | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 77 | 227.9K followers |
| 24 |  | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 77 | 378.4K followers |
| 25 |  | Manama, Bahrain | 76 | 30.4K followers |
| 26 | | Guangzhou, China | 76 | 1.5M followers |
| 27 | | Hanoi, Vietnam | 73 | 2.2M followers |
| 28 |  | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 71 | 86.1K followers |
| 29 |  | Nairobi, Kenya | 71 | 14.3K followers |
| 30 |  | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 70 | 384.8K followers |
| 31 | | Chongqing, China | 69 | 172.9K followers |
| 32 | | Shanghai, China | 69 | 2.1M followers |
| 33 |  | Moscow, Russia | 68 | 789.7K followers |
| 34 |  | Incheon, South Korea | 66 | 23.4K followers |
| 35 |  | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 66 | 121.2K followers |
| 36 | | Mumbai, India | 65 | 1.5M followers |
| 37 |  | Berlin, Germany | 64 | 198.5K followers |
| 38 |  | Lima, Peru | 64 | 35.4K followers |
| 39 |  | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 64 | 81.6K followers |
| 40 | | Batam, Indonesia | 62 | 1.3M followers |
| 41 |  | Tehran, Iran | 62 | 1M followers |
| 42 |  | Baghdad, Iraq | 62 | 20.5K followers |
| 43 | | Kolkata, India | 62 | 1.4M followers |
| 44 |  | Athens, Greece | 62 | 27.6K followers |
| 45 |  | Paris, France | 61 | 5.7M followers |
| 46 |  | Toronto, Canada | 59 | 349.5K followers |
| 47 |  | Wroclaw, Poland | 57 | 254.4K followers |
| 48 |  | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR | 57 | 683.9K followers |
| 49 |  | Kabul, Afghanistan | 56 | 23.7K followers |
| 50 |  | Washington, D.C., USA | 55 | 40.7K followers |
| 51 |  | Skopje, North Macedonia | 54 | 14.6K followers |
| 52 |  | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 53 | 40.5K followers |
| 53 |  | Prague, Czech Republic | 52 | 107.5K followers |
| 54 | | Los Angeles, USA | 51 | 6.2M followers |
| 55 |  | Belgrade, Serbia | 49 | 207.6K followers |
| 56 | | Seoul, South Korea | 49 | 6.5M followers |
| 57 |  | London, United Kingdom | 49 | 251.8K followers |
| 58 | | New York City, USA | 49 | 1.9M followers |
| 59 |  | Brussels, Belgium | 47 | 142K followers |
| 60 |  | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 45 | 691.2K followers |
| 61 | | Taipei, Taiwan | 44 | 990.5K followers |
| 62 |  | Pristina, Kosovo | 44 | 13.7K followers |
| 63 |  | Sofia, Bulgaria | 44 | 110.8K followers |
| 64 |  | Bucharest, Romania | 44 | 62.9K followers |
| 65 |  | Bangkok, Thailand | 44 | 5.4M followers |
| 66 |  | Lisbon, Portugal | 42 | 22.6K followers |
| 67 |  | Bratislava, Slovakia | 41 | 38.3K followers |
| 68 |  | Singapore, Singapore | 41 | 873.4K followers |
| 69 | | Nice, France | 40 | 458.4K followers |
| 70 |  | Oslo, Norway | 40 | 34.4K followers |
| 71 |  | Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina | 40 | 51.2K followers |
| 72 |  | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 39 | 238.7K followers |
| 73 | | Minneapolis, USA | 39 | 17.1K followers |
| 74 | | Munich, Germany | 38 | 345.7K followers |
| 75 |  | Stockholm, Sweden | 38 | 37.2K followers |
| 76 |  | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 38 | 52.4K followers |
| 77 | | Busan, South Korea | 38 | 203.8K followers |
| 78 | | Houston, USA | 38 | 29.6K followers |
| 79 |  | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 37 | 397.8K followers |
| 80 | | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 37 | 122.8K followers |
| 81 |  | Budapest, Hungary | 37 | 23.4K followers |
| 82 |  | Helsinki, Finland | 36 | 75.1K followers |
| 83 | | Chicago, USA | 36 | 46K followers |
| 84 |  | Vienna, Austria | 35 | 144.6K followers |
| 85 | | Warsaw, Poland | 34 | 327.9K followers |
| 86 |  | Madrid, Spain | 34 | 331.8K followers |
| 87 |  | Algiers, Algeria | 33 | 37.2K followers |
| 88 | | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | 33 | 96.3K followers |
| 89 |  | Milano, Italy | 33 | 120.7K followers |
| 90 |  | Osaka, Japan | 33 | 66.4K followers |
| 91 | | Denver, USA | 31 | 1.5M followers |
| 92 |  | Bern, Switzerland | 30 | 86.1K followers |
| 93 | | Krakow, Poland | 30 | 308.3K followers |
| 94 | | Rome, Italy | 30 | 66.4K followers |
| 95 | | Montreal, Canada | 30 | 111.6K followers |
| 96 |  | Kyiv, Ukraine | 30 | 277K followers |
| 97 | | Kyoto, Japan | 30 | 82K followers |
| 98 | | Kobe, Japan | 30 | 28K followers |
| 99 | | Lyon, France | 29 | 492.4K followers |
| 100 | | Salt Lake City, USA | 29 | 47.8K followers |
| 101 | | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 27 | 286.3K followers |
| 102 |  | Zagreb, Croatia | 22 | 15.5K followers |
| 103 | | Tokyo, Japan | 22 | 1M followers |
| 104 | | Kuching, Malaysia | 21 | 49.2K followers |
| 105 |  | Bogota, Colombia | 20 | 80.6K followers |
| 106 | | Detroit, USA | 20 | 25.3K followers |
| 107 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 18 | 21.4K followers |
| 108 | | San Francisco, USA | 18 | 593.1K followers |
| 109 |  | Melbourne, Australia | 14 | 301.3K followers |
| 110 | | Sydney, Australia | 12 | 1.6M followers |
| 111 | | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 11 | 11.7M followers |
| 112 | | Vancouver BC, Canada | 10 | 123.1K followers |
| 113 | | Seattle, USA | 10 | 304.7K followers |
| 114 | | Canberra, Australia | 8 | 273.9K followers |
| 115 |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 7 | 70.3K followers |
| 116 | | Portland, USA | 5 | 134.1K followers |
| 117 |  | Yangon, Myanmar | 3 | 25.1K followers |
Stay Informed. Download #1 air quality app
Rated 4.8Air pollution forecast, pollution alerts and much more to help you plan your days and keep protected against air pollution
AQI US, Metric