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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 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
173
36.8K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
169
2.7M followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
164
221.8K followers
4 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
162
1.4M followers
5 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
158
11.6M followers
6 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
154
388.5K followers
7 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
152
2.1M followers
8 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
141
1.6M followers
9 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
136
21.4K followers
10 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
131
139.9K followers
11 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
129
1.3M followers
12 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
117
370.8K followers
13 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
117
162.6K followers
14 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
114
2.1M followers
15 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
112
23.2K followers
16 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
108
1.7M followers
17 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
103
654.6K followers
18 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
99
214.6K followers
19 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
92
164.1K followers
20 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
91
97.2K followers
21 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
88
58.5K followers
22 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
88
78.3K followers
23 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
88
282.9K followers
24 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
86
308.4K followers
25 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
86
33.9K followers
26 Beijing, China Beijing, China
86
6.6M followers
27 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
82
2.2M followers
28 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
80
1.3M followers
29 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
80
77.9K followers
30 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
80
5.3M followers
31 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
76
6K followers
32 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
75
1.5M followers
33 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
74
674.5K followers
34 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
74
6.1M followers
35 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
73
352K followers
36 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
72
334.3K followers
37 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
71
300.6K followers
38 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
70
18.7K followers
39 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
70
20.8K followers
40 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
68
1.5M followers
41 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
68
62.6K followers
42 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
66
93.8K followers
43 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
65
82K followers
44 Lyon, France Lyon, France
64
480.9K followers
45 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
62
374.7K followers
46 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
61
66.3K followers
47 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
60
49.9K followers
48 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
60
36K followers
49 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
59
9.2K followers
50 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
59
961.6K followers
51 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
59
742.9K followers
52 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
59
369.5K followers
53 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
58
77.4K followers
54 Nice, France Nice, France
56
447.9K followers
55 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
55
28K followers
56 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
55
14.6K followers
57 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
55
91.9K followers
58 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
54
6.4K followers
59 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
54
23.8K followers
60 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
54
991.2K followers
61 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
53
56.1K followers
62 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
51
46.3K followers
63 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
50
1M followers
64 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
50
27K followers
65 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
46
105.9K followers
66 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
43
107K followers
67 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
42
61.4K followers
68 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
41
19.2K followers
69 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
41
71.8K followers
70 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
41
78.5K followers
71 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
40
251.9K followers
72 New York City, USA New York City, USA
40
1.8M followers
73 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
39
103.5K followers
74 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
38
20.2K followers
75 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
37
12.9K followers
76 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
37
23.8K followers
77 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
37
14.3K followers
78 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
36
137.9K followers
79 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
35
37.2K followers
80 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
35
35.1K followers
81 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
34
318.6K followers
82 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
33
82.4K followers
83 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
33
279.9K followers
84 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
33
105.1K followers
85 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
33
263.7K followers
86 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
33
320K followers
87 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
33
12.9K followers
88 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
33
269.4K followers
89 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
32
59.3K followers
90 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
32
214.1K followers
91 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
32
1.6M followers
92 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
31
187.7K followers
93 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
30
136.9K followers
94 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
29
32K followers
95 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
28
48.5K followers
96 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
27
842.4K followers
97 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
27
322K followers
98 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
26
229.9K followers
99 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
26
29.7K followers
100 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
25
13.3K followers
101 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
25
60.4K followers
102 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
23
22.5K followers
103 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
21
12K followers
104 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
21
40K followers
105 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
20
5.8M followers
106 Houston, USA Houston, USA
18
25.1K followers
107 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
17
190.5K followers
108 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
13
18.8K followers
109 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
12
20.4K followers
110 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
12
107.7K followers
111 Denver, USA Denver, USA
12
1.5M followers
112 Paris, France Paris, France
11
5.3M followers
113 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
8
10.2K followers
114 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
8
566.7K followers
115 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
7
300.2K followers
116 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
7
42.8K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
6
63K followers
118 Portland, USA Portland, USA
6
119.4K followers
119 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
4
107.5K followers
120 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
3
287.8K followers
121 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
0
330.5K followers
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