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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 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
160
1.4M followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
157
11.7M followers
3 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
153
145.9K followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
113
2.7M followers
5 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
110
25.5K followers
6 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
109
1.7M followers
7 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
103
139.8K followers
8 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
99
1.5M followers
9 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
99
225.1K followers
10 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
95
2.2M followers
11 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
91
5.3M followers
12 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
89
339.5K followers
13 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
86
395K followers
14 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
83
68.1K followers
15 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
82
19.7K followers
16 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
82
80.1K followers
17 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
81
59.7K followers
18 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
80
234.4K followers
19 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
77
283.1K followers
20 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
76
15.1K followers
21 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
76
80.6K followers
22 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
76
1.7M followers
23 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
74
1.5M followers
24 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
73
29.8K followers
25 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
73
320.2K followers
26 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
72
326.6K followers
27 Beijing, China Beijing, China
72
6.9M followers
28 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
68
23.7K followers
29 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
68
382K followers
30 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
67
84.4K followers
31 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
65
63.6K followers
32 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
64
1.3M followers
33 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
63
1.3M followers
34 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
63
169.3K followers
35 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
62
293.7K followers
36 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
61
319.1K followers
37 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
61
22.4K followers
38 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
61
6.4M followers
39 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
59
99.8K followers
40 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
59
34.7K followers
41 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
58
38.4K followers
42 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
57
378.8K followers
43 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
57
49K followers
44 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
57
671.2K followers
45 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
57
51.4K followers
46 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
57
20.4K followers
47 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
56
234.7K followers
48 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
384.3K followers
49 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
55
2.1M followers
50 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
53
682.9K followers
51 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
53
105.8K followers
52 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
52
84.5K followers
53 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
52
121K followers
54 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
50
977.4K followers
55 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
50
194.4K followers
56 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
49
253.3K followers
57 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
49
63.3K followers
58 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
46
6M followers
59 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
45
9.3K followers
60 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
45
6.4K followers
61 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
45
62.5K followers
62 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
45
114.6K followers
63 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
44
108.3K followers
64 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
43
109.5K followers
65 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
43
80.2K followers
66 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
42
323.2K followers
67 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
41
37.9K followers
68 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
41
13.8K followers
69 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
41
25.8K followers
70 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
41
27.6K followers
71 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
40
32.6K followers
72 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
39
21.1K followers
73 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
37
79.6K followers
74 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
37
141.8K followers
75 New York City, USA New York City, USA
36
1.8M followers
76 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
35
38.1K followers
77 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
35
189.4K followers
78 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
34
49K followers
79 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
34
22K followers
80 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
33
339.2K followers
81 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
860.2K followers
82 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
31
35.1K followers
83 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
31
367.6K followers
84 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
30
13.7K followers
85 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
29
37K followers
86 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
29
93.6K followers
87 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
29
1M followers
88 Nice, France Nice, France
26
453.1K followers
89 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
26
73.6K followers
90 Paris, France Paris, France
26
5.5M followers
91 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
25
1M followers
92 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
25
22.2K followers
93 Houston, USA Houston, USA
25
27.2K followers
94 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
24
25.8K followers
95 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
23
304.2K followers
96 Lyon, France Lyon, France
22
486.6K followers
97 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
21
95.3K followers
98 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
21
61.9K followers
99 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
21
24.4K followers
100 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
20
113.9K followers
101 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
17
773.5K followers
102 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
17
12.9K followers
103 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17
2.2M followers
104 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
17
199.7K followers
105 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
16
43.2K followers
106 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
15
579.7K followers
107 Denver, USA Denver, USA
14
1.5M followers
108 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
67.4K followers
109 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
12
272.4K followers
110 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
12
115.1K followers
111 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
11
45.3K followers
112 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
9
331.6K followers
113 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
9
271.8K followers
114 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
8
14.6K followers
115 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
8
295.9K followers
116 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
7
15.2K followers
117 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
6
1.6M followers
118 Portland, USA Portland, USA
6
126.3K followers
119 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
3
221K followers
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