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2022

World Air Quality Report

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
296
2.7M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
264
372.9K followers
3 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
199
138.2K followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
197
220.7K followers
5 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
190
11.6M followers
6 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
158
1.5M followers
7 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
158
20.5K followers
8 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
154
2M followers
9 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
141
62.2K followers
10 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
134
10.1K followers
11 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
133
49.4K followers
12 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
127
27.7K followers
13 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
121
346.3K followers
14 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
110
96.1K followers
15 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
99
293.4K followers
16 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
99
212.9K followers
17 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
97
6.4K followers
18 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
97
672.4K followers
19 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
94
5.8K followers
20 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
93
304.1K followers
21 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
92
386.6K followers
22 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
88
5.2M followers
23 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
83
36.7K followers
24 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
83
103.3K followers
25 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
81
77.3K followers
26 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
76
65.7K followers
27 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
74
2.2M followers
28 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
72
1.7M followers
29 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
72
318.2K followers
30 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
71
58.3K followers
31 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
70
18.4K followers
32 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
70
9.1K followers
33 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
70
1.6M followers
34 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
69
366K followers
35 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
68
21.5K followers
36 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
65
317.3K followers
37 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
63
81.3K followers
38 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
63
19.9K followers
39 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
63
2.1M followers
40 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
62
14.5K followers
41 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
62
333K followers
42 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
61
161.7K followers
43 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
61
20.1K followers
44 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
60
1.3M followers
45 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
60
78K followers
46 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
59
33.8K followers
47 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
59
187K followers
48 Beijing, China Beijing, China
58
6.5M followers
49 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
57
18.2K followers
50 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
57
45.5K followers
51 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
57
102.7K followers
52 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
57
155.2K followers
53 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
57
6M followers
54 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
55
1M followers
55 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
55
22.4K followers
56 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
55
299.3K followers
57 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
55
737.9K followers
58 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
55
13K followers
59 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
55
78.1K followers
60 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
54
228.5K followers
61 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
54
251.4K followers
62 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
54
11.7K followers
63 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
53
59.9K followers
64 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
53
91.6K followers
65 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
53
35.2K followers
66 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
51
102.9K followers
67 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
50
53.6K followers
68 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
50
76.3K followers
69 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
45
136.9K followers
70 Paris, France Paris, France
43
5.2M followers
71 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
42
57.9K followers
72 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
41
26.8K followers
73 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
39
48.3K followers
74 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
39
980.7K followers
75 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
37
23.2K followers
76 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
37
261.1K followers
77 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
34
61.2K followers
78 Nice, France Nice, France
34
447.1K followers
79 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
33
136.1K followers
80 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
19.6K followers
81 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
32
107.2K followers
82 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
31
12.6K followers
83 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
31
835.2K followers
84 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
31
185.5K followers
85 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
30
30.8K followers
86 Portland, USA Portland, USA
30
117.1K followers
87 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
29
279.5K followers
88 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
29
36.9K followers
89 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
29
71.2K followers
90 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
29
956.4K followers
91 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
29
319.4K followers
92 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
28
328.8K followers
93 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
27
207K followers
94 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
25
5.7M followers
95 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
24
12.7K followers
96 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
24
285.1K followers
97 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
23
1.6M followers
98 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
21
28.5K followers
99 Denver, USA Denver, USA
21
1.5M followers
100 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
21
42.1K followers
101 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
20
268.6K followers
102 Houston, USA Houston, USA
20
24.3K followers
103 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
18
81.7K followers
104 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
18
33.9K followers
105 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
18
14K followers
106 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
17
1.5M followers
107 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
17
648.1K followers
108 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
17
279.2K followers
109 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
38.9K followers
110 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
16
365.2K followers
111 New York City, USA New York City, USA
16
1.8M followers
112 Lyon, France Lyon, France
15
479.9K followers
113 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
104.8K followers
114 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
15
562.6K followers
115 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
14
93.3K followers
116 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
61.5K followers
117 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
13
104K followers
118 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
6
18.1K followers
119 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
4
23.5K followers
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