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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
225
2.7M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
185
381.9K followers
3 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
168
145.9K followers
4 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
166
11.7M followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
160
1.7M followers
6 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
144
5.3M followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
121
25.5K followers
8 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
102
9.3K followers
9 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
96
68.1K followers
10 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
96
367.3K followers
11 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
93
80.5K followers
12 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
93
225K followers
13 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
88
23.7K followers
14 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
87
139.7K followers
15 Beijing, China Beijing, China
86
6.9M followers
16 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
83
318.9K followers
17 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
82
320K followers
18 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
80
2.2M followers
19 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
80
51.4K followers
20 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
78
2.1M followers
21 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
77
378.7K followers
22 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
76
22.3K followers
23 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
75
339.4K followers
24 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
75
80.1K followers
25 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
74
99.7K followers
26 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
72
1.3M followers
27 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
72
59.7K followers
28 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
70
15K followers
29 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
68
1.4M followers
30 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
68
394.9K followers
31 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
65
19.7K followers
32 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
65
682.8K followers
33 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
63
234.6K followers
34 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
63
6.4K followers
35 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
63
38.4K followers
36 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
62
84.5K followers
37 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
62
1.7M followers
38 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
61
6.4M followers
39 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
59
120.9K followers
40 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
59
1.5M followers
41 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
59
670.9K followers
42 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
234.2K followers
43 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
57
34.7K followers
44 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
56
29.8K followers
45 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
56
63.2K followers
46 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
55
84.4K followers
47 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
55
22.1K followers
48 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
189.2K followers
49 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
53
384.1K followers
50 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
53
194.3K followers
51 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
53
114.5K followers
52 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
52
283K followers
53 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
52
169.2K followers
54 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
52
293.5K followers
55 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
49
109.5K followers
56 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
48
49K followers
57 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
48
38K followers
58 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
45
304.1K followers
59 Paris, France Paris, France
45
5.5M followers
60 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
45
272.3K followers
61 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
44
6M followers
62 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
43
43.1K followers
63 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
41
63.6K followers
64 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
41
339.1K followers
65 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
41
14.6K followers
66 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
41
105.8K followers
67 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
39
95.3K followers
68 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
39
295.8K followers
69 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
38
253.3K followers
70 Denver, USA Denver, USA
38
1.5M followers
71 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
37
2.2M followers
72 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
37
27.6K followers
73 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
35
37.9K followers
74 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
35
323.2K followers
75 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
34
25.7K followers
76 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
34
141.7K followers
77 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
34
115K followers
78 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
34
199.6K followers
79 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
34
13.7K followers
80 Nice, France Nice, France
33
453.1K followers
81 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
33
977.2K followers
82 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
33
108.3K followers
83 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
32
21.1K followers
84 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
32
93.6K followers
85 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
31
35K followers
86 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
31
13.8K followers
87 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
30
49K followers
88 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
30
113.8K followers
89 New York City, USA New York City, USA
30
1.8M followers
90 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
29
1M followers
91 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
29
73.6K followers
92 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
29
62.4K followers
93 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
29
80.2K followers
94 Portland, USA Portland, USA
29
126.2K followers
95 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
27
331.5K followers
96 Houston, USA Houston, USA
27
27.2K followers
97 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
25
22K followers
98 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
25
1.5M followers
99 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
24
32.6K followers
100 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
24
24.4K followers
101 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
21
25.7K followers
102 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
21
12.9K followers
103 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
21
43.1K followers
104 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
21
1M followers
105 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
21
579.6K followers
106 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
20
61.9K followers
107 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
20
45.3K followers
108 Lyon, France Lyon, France
18
486.6K followers
109 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
16
295.8K followers
110 Denver, USA Denver, USA
15
1.5M followers
111 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
15
15.2K followers
112 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
14
37K followers
113 Portland, USA Portland, USA
14
126.2K followers
114 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
11
20.4K followers
115 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
11
1.6M followers
116 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
10
271.8K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
9
67.4K followers
118 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
0
1.3M followers
119 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
0
221K followers
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