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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
165
2.7M followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
162
225.7K followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
154
6.7K followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
153
1.7M followers
5 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
140
383.5K followers
6 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
119
100.3K followers
7 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
119
11.7M followers
8 Houston, USA Houston, USA
110
27.6K followers
9 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
108
2.2M followers
10 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
106
395.7K followers
11 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
105
59.8K followers
12 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
103
170.1K followers
13 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
98
295.5K followers
14 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
96
146.7K followers
15 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
96
320.4K followers
16 Beijing, China Beijing, China
90
6.9M followers
17 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
89
340.5K followers
18 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
89
34.8K followers
19 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
88
84.7K followers
20 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
88
980.6K followers
21 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
88
1.5M followers
22 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
88
327.6K followers
23 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
84
24.1K followers
24 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
83
115.9K followers
25 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
82
80.9K followers
26 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
77
369.7K followers
27 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
75
386.7K followers
28 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
72
68.5K followers
29 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
71
221.9K followers
30 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
70
1.5M followers
31 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
66
380.1K followers
32 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
66
1.7M followers
33 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
65
30K followers
34 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
64
684.8K followers
35 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
63
673.9K followers
36 New York City, USA New York City, USA
63
1.8M followers
37 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
60
1.4M followers
38 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
60
63.9K followers
39 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
59
2.1M followers
40 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
59
51.6K followers
41 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
59
5.3M followers
42 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
58
863.2K followers
43 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
58
6.4K followers
44 Paris, France Paris, France
58
5.5M followers
45 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
58
323.9K followers
46 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
57
9.4K followers
47 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
56
2.2M followers
48 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
56
80.4K followers
49 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
55
25.9K followers
50 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
55
340.5K followers
51 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
55
93.9K followers
52 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
55
142.3K followers
53 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
55
6.4M followers
54 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
54
33.1K followers
55 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
54
109.7K followers
56 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
53
26.1K followers
57 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
53
22.6K followers
58 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
192.1K followers
59 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
51
38.6K followers
60 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
51
6.1M followers
61 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
50
49.5K followers
62 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
49
63.7K followers
63 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
49
195.5K followers
64 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
49
106.2K followers
65 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
48
21.4K followers
66 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
48
115.3K followers
67 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
46
49.1K followers
68 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
46
253.5K followers
69 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
46
38.8K followers
70 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
44
283.7K followers
71 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
44
19.8K followers
72 Nice, France Nice, France
44
454.2K followers
73 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
44
38K followers
74 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
44
13.8K followers
75 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
44
238.1K followers
76 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
43
20.6K followers
77 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
39
323.9K followers
78 Denver, USA Denver, USA
39
1.5M followers
79 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
38
22.5K followers
80 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
38
15.1K followers
81 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
38
14.7K followers
82 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
36
304.8K followers
83 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
35
235.6K followers
84 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
35
62.1K followers
85 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
35
201.4K followers
86 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
34
121.4K followers
87 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
22.3K followers
88 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
63.4K followers
89 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
31
84.9K followers
90 Lyon, France Lyon, France
31
487.7K followers
91 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
30
68.2K followers
92 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
28
14K followers
93 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
28
26.1K followers
94 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
28
43.6K followers
95 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
27
140.3K followers
96 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
27
13.1K followers
97 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
27
80.6K followers
98 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
27
27.7K followers
99 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
26
333.4K followers
100 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
24
73.9K followers
101 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
24
45.7K followers
102 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
22
37K followers
103 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
21
108.9K followers
104 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
21
273.2K followers
105 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
20
24.6K followers
106 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
20
582.1K followers
107 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
18
116.5K followers
108 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
18
297.3K followers
109 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
17
15.4K followers
110 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
17
1.6M followers
111 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
16
1M followers
112 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
16
35.6K followers
113 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
16
776.7K followers
114 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
16
79.8K followers
115 Portland, USA Portland, USA
16
127.5K followers
116 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
14
272.2K followers
117 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
11
1M followers
118 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
5
95.5K followers
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