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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
189
2.7M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
182
380.5K followers
3 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
180
1.3M followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
178
145K followers
5 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
161
1.4M followers
6 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
161
11.7M followers
7 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
160
19.4K followers
8 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
160
2.2M followers
9 Beijing, China Beijing, China
158
6.8M followers
10 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
154
316.9K followers
11 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
152
25.1K followers
12 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
139
80.1K followers
13 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
137
224.4K followers
14 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
128
23.3K followers
15 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
117
1.7M followers
16 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
107
1M followers
17 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
105
219.4K followers
18 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
105
1.7M followers
19 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
99
59.4K followers
20 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
91
29.6K followers
21 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
91
316.5K followers
22 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
90
364.3K followers
23 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
88
6.3M followers
24 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
86
198K followers
25 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
84
99.3K followers
26 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
83
338.5K followers
27 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
82
62K followers
28 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
82
22.1K followers
29 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
81
67.8K followers
30 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
77
1.3M followers
31 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
74
1.5M followers
32 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
72
37.9K followers
33 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
70
9.3K followers
34 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
68
63.4K followers
35 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
66
79.8K followers
36 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
65
15K followers
37 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
65
768.4K followers
38 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
65
62.6K followers
39 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
64
394.1K followers
40 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
64
93.3K followers
41 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
62
113.3K followers
42 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
61
12.8K followers
43 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
60
168.4K followers
44 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
59
185.3K followers
45 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
58
377.5K followers
46 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
57
1.5M followers
47 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
56
34.5K followers
48 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
55
2.1M followers
49 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
53
13.6K followers
50 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
53
48.5K followers
51 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
49
322.5K followers
52 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
48
36.9K followers
53 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
45
51.1K followers
54 Denver, USA Denver, USA
45
1.5M followers
55 Houston, USA Houston, USA
45
26.8K followers
56 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
44
14.4K followers
57 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
42
253.1K followers
58 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
41
83.9K followers
59 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
41
139.1K followers
60 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
41
303.5K followers
61 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
41
61.4K followers
62 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
40
230.6K followers
63 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
39
95K followers
64 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
39
856.8K followers
65 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
39
42.6K followers
66 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
38
5.3M followers
67 Nice, France Nice, France
37
452.1K followers
68 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
37
37.8K followers
69 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
37
974.7K followers
70 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
37
2.2M followers
71 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
37
21.7K followers
72 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
37
79.7K followers
73 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
37
27.5K followers
74 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
37
1M followers
75 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
36
112.5K followers
76 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
36
325.5K followers
77 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
35
668.3K followers
78 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
33
48.9K followers
79 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
33
6.3K followers
80 Paris, France Paris, France
33
5.5M followers
81 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
33
381.9K followers
82 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
33
141K followers
83 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
33
15K followers
84 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
32
105.5K followers
85 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
32
271.4K followers
86 Lyon, France Lyon, France
31
485.5K followers
87 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
31
120.5K followers
88 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
31
193.3K followers
89 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
31
681.5K followers
90 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
31
24.3K followers
91 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
30
282.3K followers
92 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
30
233.8K followers
93 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
30
109.2K followers
94 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
29
84.1K followers
95 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
29
34.5K followers
96 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
27
37.5K followers
97 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
27
6M followers
98 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
26
25.4K followers
99 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
25
337.6K followers
100 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
25
107.8K followers
101 New York City, USA New York City, USA
25
1.8M followers
102 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
21
21.9K followers
103 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
21
73.2K followers
104 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
21
329.6K followers
105 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
21
20.2K followers
106 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
20
32.1K followers
107 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
19
61.7K followers
108 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
18
79.4K followers
109 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
17
13.5K followers
110 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
15
20.8K followers
111 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
15
25.2K followers
112 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
14
1.6M followers
113 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
13
44.9K followers
114 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
11
271.3K followers
115 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
10
577.4K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
8
294.5K followers
117 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
7
113.8K followers
118 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
7
291.7K followers
119 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
3
66.5K followers
120 Portland, USA Portland, USA
3
125.1K followers
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