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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 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
252
372.9K followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
204
11.6M followers
3 Delhi, India Delhi, India
197
2.7M followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
188
138.2K followers
5 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
173
220.7K followers
6 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
154
1.5M followers
7 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
153
10.1K followers
8 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
153
6.4K followers
9 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
141
20.5K followers
10 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
135
27.7K followers
11 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
128
65.7K followers
12 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
127
346.3K followers
13 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
123
2M followers
14 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
112
14.5K followers
15 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
100
49.4K followers
16 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
99
62.2K followers
17 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
99
212.9K followers
18 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
91
5.8K followers
19 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
90
5.2M followers
20 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
88
20.1K followers
21 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
85
36.7K followers
22 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
85
9.1K followers
23 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
77.3K followers
24 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
81
304.1K followers
25 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
80
19.9K followers
26 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
80
386.6K followers
27 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
80
96.2K followers
28 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
80
103.4K followers
29 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
80
293.5K followers
30 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
78
6M followers
31 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
75
1.7M followers
32 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
73
672.4K followers
33 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
72
333K followers
34 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
72
318.2K followers
35 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
72
102.7K followers
36 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
70
2.2M followers
37 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
69
1.3M followers
38 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
69
33.8K followers
39 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
40 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
68
21.5K followers
41 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
65
81.3K followers
42 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
64
58.3K followers
43 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
63
18.4K followers
44 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
62
187K followers
45 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
61
299.3K followers
46 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
61
53.6K followers
47 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
61
91.6K followers
48 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
59
366.1K followers
49 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
59
2.1M followers
50 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
58
35.2K followers
51 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
57
78K followers
52 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
57
78.1K followers
53 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
56
317.3K followers
54 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
55
1M followers
55 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
55
737.9K followers
56 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
55
12.7K followers
57 Beijing, China Beijing, China
55
6.5M followers
58 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
53
228.5K followers
59 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
53
22.4K followers
60 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
53
18.2K followers
61 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
155.3K followers
62 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
52
161.7K followers
63 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
51
102.9K followers
64 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
50
13K followers
65 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
50
980.8K followers
66 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
47
12.6K followers
67 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
46
251.4K followers
68 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
45
36.9K followers
69 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
45
59.9K followers
70 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
45
136.9K followers
71 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
45
26.8K followers
72 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
43
57.9K followers
73 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
41
48.3K followers
74 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
41
956.4K followers
75 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
76.3K followers
76 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
38
136.1K followers
77 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
37
23.2K followers
78 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
37
835.3K followers
79 Paris, France Paris, France
35
5.2M followers
80 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
34
61.2K followers
81 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
34
185.5K followers
82 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
33
279.5K followers
83 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
33
45.5K followers
84 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
33
1.6M followers
85 Portland, USA Portland, USA
33
117.2K followers
86 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
31
328.8K followers
87 Nice, France Nice, France
31
447.1K followers
88 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
30
71.2K followers
89 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
30
319.5K followers
90 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
29
107.2K followers
91 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
29
365.2K followers
92 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
29
19.6K followers
93 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
28
1.6M followers
94 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
27
648.1K followers
95 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
27
268.6K followers
96 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
27
207.1K followers
97 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
26
279.3K followers
98 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
26
285.1K followers
99 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
26
5.7M followers
100 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
25
30.8K followers
101 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
38.9K followers
102 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
23
11.7K followers
103 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
22
1.5M followers
104 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
21
261.1K followers
105 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
21
104.9K followers
106 Denver, USA Denver, USA
20
1.5M followers
107 Houston, USA Houston, USA
20
24.3K followers
108 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
18
28.6K followers
109 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
18
14K followers
110 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
17
42.1K followers
111 Lyon, France Lyon, France
16
479.9K followers
112 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
16
33.9K followers
113 New York City, USA New York City, USA
15
1.8M followers
114 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
14
562.6K followers
115 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
61.5K followers
116 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
12
93.3K followers
117 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
10
81.7K followers
118 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
8
104K followers
119 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
5
18.1K followers
120 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
4
23.5K followers

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