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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
154
2.7M followers
2 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
142
1.3M followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
141
226.3K followers
4 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
141
1.5M followers
5 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
133
26.4K followers
6 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
132
1.7M followers
7 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
129
6.7K followers
8 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
117
147.1K followers
9 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
110
100.7K followers
10 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
102
1.3M followers
11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
96
372K followers
12 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
95
85.1K followers
13 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
95
385K followers
14 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
90
81.3K followers
15 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
89
94.3K followers
16 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
88
1.4M followers
17 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
88
322.4K followers
18 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
88
1.7M followers
19 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
86
60.1K followers
20 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
86
381.5K followers
21 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
86
51.8K followers
22 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
85
30.1K followers
23 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
84
1.5M followers
24 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
82
117.3K followers
25 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
81
68.8K followers
26 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
77
327.5K followers
27 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
73
389.5K followers
28 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
71
2.2M followers
29 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
70
34.9K followers
30 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
70
676.8K followers
31 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
69
15.2K followers
32 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
67
396.3K followers
33 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
66
121.8K followers
34 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
66
11.7M followers
35 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
66
5.3M followers
36 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
65
39.3K followers
37 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
64
6.5K followers
38 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
64
196.3K followers
39 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
63
63.9K followers
40 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
62
2.1M followers
41 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
61
170.9K followers
42 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
61
222.9K followers
43 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
60
64.3K followers
44 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
59
687.1K followers
45 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
59
6.1M followers
46 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
58
1M followers
47 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
58
20.1K followers
48 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
58
14.9K followers
49 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
57
13.9K followers
50 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
57
44.3K followers
51 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
56
9.4K followers
52 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
56
49.9K followers
53 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
56
195.4K followers
54 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
55
37.1K followers
55 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
55
866K followers
56 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
55
81K followers
57 Houston, USA Houston, USA
55
28.2K followers
58 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
54
2.2M followers
59 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
54
106.6K followers
60 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
54
27.8K followers
61 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
53
284.5K followers
62 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
53
24.4K followers
63 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
53
306.4K followers
64 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
53
342.8K followers
65 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
1M followers
66 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
52
236.5K followers
67 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
52
109.9K followers
68 New York City, USA New York City, USA
52
1.8M followers
69 Nice, France Nice, France
49
455.5K followers
70 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
49
983.9K followers
71 Beijing, China Beijing, China
48
7M followers
72 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
47
64.6K followers
73 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
45
253.8K followers
74 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
44
38.1K followers
75 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
42
49.1K followers
76 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
42
33.4K followers
77 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
41
297.3K followers
78 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
40
62.4K followers
79 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
40
272.7K followers
80 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
39
325.9K followers
81 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
39
26.5K followers
82 Paris, France Paris, France
37
5.6M followers
83 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
36
14.1K followers
84 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
36
24.7K followers
85 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
36
143K followers
86 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
35
22.8K followers
87 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
34
36K followers
88 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
34
116.8K followers
89 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
34
110K followers
90 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
34
20.9K followers
91 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
33
80K followers
92 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
22.7K followers
93 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
33
203.3K followers
94 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
33
6.4M followers
95 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
33
242.4K followers
96 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
32
13.2K followers
97 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
30
1.6M followers
98 Lyon, France Lyon, France
29
489.2K followers
99 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
28
274.2K followers
100 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
27
74.2K followers
101 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
342.2K followers
102 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
27
26.4K followers
103 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
27
299.8K followers
104 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
26
85.2K followers
105 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
25
21.7K followers
106 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
24
328.8K followers
107 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
22
119.5K followers
108 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
20
68.9K followers
109 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
19
16.5K followers
110 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
19
46.4K followers
111 Denver, USA Denver, USA
18
1.5M followers
112 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
16
22.9K followers
113 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
16
95.8K followers
114 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
16
780.3K followers
115 Portland, USA Portland, USA
16
129.6K followers
116 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
13
585.2K followers
117 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
11
80.7K followers
118 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
9
39.2K followers
119 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
4
140.8K followers

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