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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
262
2.7M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
182
144.1K followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
173
11.7M followers
4 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
158
2.1M followers
5 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
152
28.6K followers
6 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
152
98.8K followers
7 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
151
2.2M followers
8 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
147
180.6K followers
9 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
146
361.5K followers
10 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
140
5.3M followers
11 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
137
1.4M followers
12 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
127
111.9K followers
13 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
123
223.8K followers
14 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
122
83.3K followers
15 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
117
379.1K followers
16 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
105
19.2K followers
17 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
97
312.9K followers
18 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
94
6.3M followers
19 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
92
21.9K followers
20 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
86
315.2K followers
21 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
86
1.7M followers
22 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
84
24.6K followers
23 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
79.6K followers
24 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
83
1.5M followers
25 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
83
34.4K followers
26 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
78
79.2K followers
27 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
76
63.2K followers
28 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
74
337.6K followers
29 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
74
971.9K followers
30 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
72
60.3K followers
31 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
72
375.9K followers
32 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
71
79.2K followers
33 Beijing, China Beijing, China
70
6.8M followers
34 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
68
59.2K followers
35 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
68
67.4K followers
36 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
68
680K followers
37 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
67
61.9K followers
38 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
65
393.4K followers
39 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
65
27.4K followers
40 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
64
14.9K followers
41 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
63
1.3M followers
42 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
63
10.6K followers
43 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
61
9.3K followers
44 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
61
48K followers
45 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
60
1.3M followers
46 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
59
23K followers
47 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
59
217.9K followers
48 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
57
6.2K followers
49 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
57
2.2M followers
50 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
57
665.3K followers
51 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
57
1M followers
52 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
56
196.6K followers
53 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
53
6.5K followers
54 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
50
379.3K followers
55 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
50
93K followers
56 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
49
37K followers
57 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
48
1.7M followers
58 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
48
50.9K followers
59 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
45
252.9K followers
60 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
45
302.9K followers
61 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
45
1.5M followers
62 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
44
48.8K followers
63 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
44
12.6K followers
64 Houston, USA Houston, USA
44
26.4K followers
65 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
41
20.5K followers
66 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
37
1M followers
67 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
37
853.6K followers
68 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
37
1.6M followers
69 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
35
5.9M followers
70 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
34
13.4K followers
71 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
34
324.5K followers
72 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
33
36.9K followers
73 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
33
111K followers
74 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
33
167.4K followers
75 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
33
105.2K followers
76 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
33
37.4K followers
77 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
32
25.1K followers
78 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
30
281.6K followers
79 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
30
138.6K followers
80 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
29
120K followers
81 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
29
72.9K followers
82 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
29
232.8K followers
83 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
29
321.7K followers
84 Paris, France Paris, France
29
5.4M followers
85 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
29
14.2K followers
86 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
29
61.4K followers
87 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
29
140.5K followers
88 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
29
270.9K followers
89 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
29
79.5K followers
90 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
28
21.5K followers
91 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
27
33.9K followers
92 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
27
37.7K followers
93 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
27
31.6K followers
94 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
27
192.2K followers
95 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
27
112.2K followers
96 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
27
226.8K followers
97 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
26
336.2K followers
98 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
26
108.9K followers
99 Nice, France Nice, France
24
451K followers
100 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
23
292.8K followers
101 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
22
83.8K followers
102 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
22
574.8K followers
103 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
21
21.6K followers
104 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
21
24.2K followers
105 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
20
762.7K followers
106 Portland, USA Portland, USA
20
123.5K followers
107 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
19
327.7K followers
108 Lyon, France Lyon, France
18
484.3K followers
109 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
18
23.9K followers
110 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
17
107.2K followers
111 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
42K followers
112 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
17
44.3K followers
113 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
15
14.9K followers
114 Denver, USA Denver, USA
14
1.5M followers
115 New York City, USA New York City, USA
14
1.8M followers
116 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
65.6K followers
117 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
13
94.8K followers
118 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
12
19.9K followers
119 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
12
13.3K followers
120 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
11
61.9K followers
121 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
8
290K followers
122 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
5
270.4K followers

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