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Live most polluted major city ranking 
2023
World Air Quality Report
AQI US legend
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Good
51-100
Moderate
101-150
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
151-200
Unhealthy
201-300
Very unhealthy
301+
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| Rank | Major city, country/region | AQI US | Followers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Beijing, China | 172 | 7.9M followers |
| 2 |  | Baghdad, Iraq | 164 | 27.7K followers |
| 3 |  | Karachi, Pakistan | 158 | 76.7K followers |
| 4 |  | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 158 | 238.4K followers |
| 5 |  | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 152 | 7.9K followers |
| 6 | | Wuhan, China | 147 | 357.5K followers |
| 7 |  | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 135 | 68K followers |
| 8 |  | Kolkata, India | 134 | 1.4M followers |
| 9 | | Delhi, India | 122 | 2.7M followers |
| 10 | | Lahore, Pakistan | 119 | 412.1K followers |
| 11 |  | Hanoi, Vietnam | 119 | 2.2M followers |
| 12 |  | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 100 | 57.9K followers |
| 13 |  | Manama, Bahrain | 94 | 33.8K followers |
| 14 |  | Algiers, Algeria | 93 | 38.1K followers |
| 15 |  | Tehran, Iran | 92 | 1M followers |
| 16 | | Chengdu, China | 92 | 1.8M followers |
| 17 |  | Jakarta, Indonesia | 89 | 1.7M followers |
| 18 | | Chongqing, China | 84 | 187K followers |
| 19 | | Batam, Indonesia | 82 | 1.3M followers |
| 20 |  | Yangon, Myanmar | 81 | 31.5K followers |
| 21 | | Guangzhou, China | 80 | 1.6M followers |
| 22 |  | Doha, Qatar | 77 | 111.6K followers |
| 23 |  | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 77 | 11.9M followers |
| 24 |  | Kathmandu, Nepal | 75 | 162.4K followers |
| 25 |  | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 75 | 433.2K followers |
| 26 | | Mumbai, India | 74 | 1.5M followers |
| 27 |  | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 73 | 93.4K followers |
| 28 |  | Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina | 73 | 61.7K followers |
| 29 |  | Santiago, Chile | 73 | 104.2K followers |
| 30 |  | Cairo City, Egypt | 71 | 36.6K followers |
| 31 |  | Kampala, Uganda | 69 | 10.6K followers |
| 32 |  | Lima, Peru | 68 | 39.5K followers |
| 33 |  | Jerusalem, Israel | 66 | 63.8K followers |
| 34 |  | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 66 | 723.4K followers |
| 35 |  | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 65 | 414.8K followers |
| 36 |  | Sofia, Bulgaria | 65 | 116.8K followers |
| 37 | | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | 64 | 89.7K followers |
| 38 |  | Pristina, Kosovo | 64 | 16.8K followers |
| 39 | | Shenzhen, China | 64 | 437K followers |
| 40 |  | Incheon, South Korea | 64 | 28.8K followers |
| 41 |  | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 63 | 151.6K followers |
| 42 | | Medan, Indonesia | 62 | 1.3M followers |
| 43 |  | Skopje, North Macedonia | 62 | 18.2K followers |
| 44 | | Seoul, South Korea | 62 | 7.2M followers |
| 45 |  | Moscow, Russia | 60 | 862.5K followers |
| 46 |  | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR | 60 | 739K followers |
| 47 | | Hangzhou, China | 59 | 383.2K followers |
| 48 |  | Johannesburg, South Africa | 58 | 66.2K followers |
| 49 |  | Kraków, Poland | 58 | 323.5K followers |
| 50 |  | Singapore, Singapore | 58 | 936K followers |
| 51 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 58 | 2.2M followers |
| 52 |  | Washington D.C., USA | 58 | 50.8K followers |
| 53 | | Los Angeles, USA | 57 | 7M followers |
| 54 | | Taipei, Taiwan | 56 | 1M followers |
| 55 |  | Belgrade, Serbia | 56 | 250.7K followers |
| 56 | | Seattle, USA | 56 | 360.9K followers |
| 57 |  | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 55 | 17K followers |
| 58 |  | Accra, Ghana | 53 | 8.2K followers |
| 59 | | Denver, USA | 53 | 1.6M followers |
| 60 | | Portland, USA | 53 | 184.6K followers |
| 61 |  | Bratislava, Slovakia | 52 | 40.3K followers |
| 62 |  | Istanbul, Turkey | 52 | 246.8K followers |
| 63 | | Bangkok, Thailand | 52 | 5.6M followers |
| 64 |  | Budapest, Hungary | 47 | 29.8K followers |
| 65 |  | Kyoto, Japan | 47 | 90.2K followers |
| 66 | | Shanghai, China | 47 | 2.3M followers |
| 67 |  | Astana, Kazakhstan | 46 | 35.3K followers |
| 68 | | Osaka, Japan | 44 | 85.3K followers |
| 69 |  | Vienna, Austria | 44 | 158.5K followers |
| 70 |  | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 44 | 49.8K followers |
| 71 | | Warsaw, Poland | 43 | 345.2K followers |
| 72 | | Kuching, Malaysia | 41 | 50.7K followers |
| 73 | | Wrocław, Poland | 40 | 259.6K followers |
| 74 |  | Paris, France | 39 | 6.4M followers |
| 75 |  | Bucharest, Romania | 39 | 68.2K followers |
| 76 | | Tokyo, Japan | 39 | 1M followers |
| 77 |  | Bern, Switzerland | 38 | 93.5K followers |
| 78 |  | Madrid, Spain | 37 | 355.4K followers |
| 79 |  | Rome, Italy | 36 | 79.6K followers |
| 80 | | Houston, USA | 36 | 37.3K followers |
| 81 | | Lyon, France | 34 | 518.8K followers |
| 82 | | Busan, South Korea | 34 | 273.7K followers |
| 83 |  | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 33 | 409.9K followers |
| 84 |  | Kabul, Afghanistan | 33 | 27.4K followers |
| 85 |  | Brussels, Belgium | 33 | 151.8K followers |
| 86 | | Nice, France | 33 | 482.8K followers |
| 87 | | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | 33 | 102.3K followers |
| 88 |  | Athens, Greece | 33 | 36.8K followers |
| 89 |  | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 33 | 110.2K followers |
| 90 |  | Vancouver BC, Canada | 33 | 157K followers |
| 91 | | Kobe, Japan | 33 | 30.1K followers |
| 92 |  | Zagreb, Croatia | 30 | 19.9K followers |
| 93 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 30 | 26.6K followers |
| 94 |  | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 29 | 257.2K followers |
| 95 | | Salt Lake City, USA | 29 | 64.1K followers |
| 96 |  | Dakar, Senegal | 28 | 12.8K followers |
| 97 | | Milano, Italy | 28 | 147.4K followers |
| 98 |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 27 | 301.3K followers |
| 99 |  | Helsinki, Finland | 27 | 81.1K followers |
| 100 |  | Melbourne, Australia | 27 | 332.5K followers |
| 101 | | London, United Kingdom | 27 | 332.5K followers |
| 102 |  | Munich, Germany | 26 | 378K followers |
| 103 |  | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 | 47.8K followers |
| 104 |  | Prague, Czech Republic | 25 | 115.4K followers |
| 105 | | Berlin, Germany | 25 | 216.7K followers |
| 106 |  | Nairobi, Kenya | 25 | 17.7K followers |
| 107 | | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 24 | 131.7K followers |
| 108 | | Minneapolis, USA | 24 | 22.2K followers |
| 109 | | Montreal, Canada | 23 | 123.6K followers |
| 110 | | Canberra, Australia | 23 | 281.3K followers |
| 111 | | New York City, USA | 23 | 2M followers |
| 112 |  | Oslo, Norway | 21 | 42.6K followers |
| 113 | | Chicago, USA | 21 | 58.2K followers |
| 114 |  | Lisbon, Portugal | 20 | 30.4K followers |
| 115 |  | Kyiv, Ukraine | 20 | 315.1K followers |
| 116 | | Toronto, Canada | 15 | 428.7K followers |
| 117 | | Sydney, Australia | 15 | 1.6M followers |
| 118 | | San Francisco, USA | 13 | 668.1K followers |
| 119 |  | Bogota, Colombia | 11 | 85K followers |
| 120 | | Detroit, USA | 8 | 27.9K followers |
| 121 |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 6 | 80.2K followers |
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