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2023

World Air Quality Report

NEWSROOM
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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
153
2.7M followers
2 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
141
1.5M followers
3 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
132
100.8K followers
4 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
124
6.7K followers
5 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
122
30.1K followers
6 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
121
1.3M followers
7 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
119
1.7M followers
8 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
119
1.7M followers
9 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
116
226.3K followers
10 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
111
147.1K followers
11 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
104
1.3M followers
12 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
99
385K followers
13 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
99
94.3K followers
14 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
96
26.4K followers
15 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
91
322.4K followers
16 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
86
60.1K followers
17 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
86
51.8K followers
18 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
85
63.9K followers
19 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
83
68.8K followers
20 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
83
372K followers
21 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
82
85.1K followers
22 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
82
1.5M followers
23 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
81
81.3K followers
24 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
81
1.4M followers
25 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
78
34.9K followers
26 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
75
117.3K followers
27 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
74
381.5K followers
28 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
73
396.3K followers
29 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
72
327.5K followers
30 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
69
389.6K followers
31 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
69
170.9K followers
32 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
69
11.7M followers
33 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
68
2.2M followers
34 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
66
15.2K followers
35 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
66
6.5K followers
36 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
65
676.8K followers
37 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
65
39.3K followers
38 Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China) Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China)
64
687.1K followers
39 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
63
196.3K followers
40 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
62
5.3M followers
41 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
60
222.9K followers
42 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
60
195.5K followers
43 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
59
236.5K followers
44 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
59
49.9K followers
45 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
58
24.4K followers
46 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
58
106.6K followers
47 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
64.3K followers
48 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
58
6.1M followers
49 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
56
20.1K followers
50 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
56
38.1K followers
51 Houston, USA Houston, USA
56
28.2K followers
52 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
55
37.1K followers
53 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
53
121.8K followers
54 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
53
866.1K followers
55 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
53
109.9K followers
56 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
53
2.1M followers
57 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
53
81K followers
58 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
53
297.3K followers
59 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
53
27.8K followers
60 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
52
14.9K followers
61 New York City, USA New York City, USA
51
1.8M followers
62 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
50
306.5K followers
63 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
50
342.9K followers
64 Taipei, Taiwan (China) Taipei, Taiwan (China)
49
984K followers
65 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
49
272.7K followers
66 Beijing, China Beijing, China
49
7M followers
67 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
48
253.8K followers
68 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
44
1M followers
69 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
44
80K followers
70 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
44
2.2M followers
71 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
44
1M followers
72 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
42
284.5K followers
73 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
42
143K followers
74 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
41
49.1K followers
75 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
41
64.6K followers
76 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
40
22.8K followers
77 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
40
44.3K followers
78 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
38
9.4K followers
79 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
38
13.9K followers
80 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
37
6.4M followers
81 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
36
36K followers
82 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
36
325.9K followers
83 Paris, France Paris, France
36
5.6M followers
84 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
36
24.7K followers
85 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
35
85.2K followers
86 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
35
14.1K followers
87 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
35
33.4K followers
88 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
33
116.8K followers
89 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
33
13.2K followers
90 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
33
62.4K followers
91 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
22.7K followers
92 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
33
203.3K followers
93 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
33
20.9K followers
94 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
33
242.4K followers
95 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
31
74.2K followers
96 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
31
21.7K followers
97 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
31
26.4K followers
98 Lyon, France Lyon, France
29
489.2K followers
99 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
28
299.8K followers
100 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
342.2K followers
101 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
27
110K followers
102 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
27
26.5K followers
103 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
26
328.8K followers
104 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
23
68.9K followers
105 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
23
140.8K followers
106 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
23
1.6M followers
107 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
22
22.9K followers
108 Nice, France Nice, France
22
455.5K followers
109 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
22
274.2K followers
110 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
22
119.5K followers
111 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
19
780.4K followers
112 Denver, USA Denver, USA
19
1.5M followers
113 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
19
46.4K followers
114 Portland, USA Portland, USA
17
129.6K followers
115 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
16
95.8K followers
116 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
16
585.2K followers
117 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
14
80.7K followers
118 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
13
16.5K followers
119 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
11
39.2K followers

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