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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 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
204
383.5K followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
198
1.7M followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
180
225.7K followers
4 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
160
6.7K followers
5 Delhi, India Delhi, India
145
2.7M followers
6 Houston, USA Houston, USA
110
27.6K followers
7 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
104
24.1K followers
8 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
104
11.7M followers
9 Beijing, China Beijing, China
98
6.9M followers
10 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
96
295.5K followers
11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
95
395.7K followers
12 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
95
380.1K followers
13 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
90
34.8K followers
14 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
90
369.7K followers
15 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
88
1.5M followers
16 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
88
327.6K followers
17 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
87
146.7K followers
18 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
87
320.5K followers
19 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
86
340.6K followers
20 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
85
59.8K followers
21 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
82
9.4K followers
22 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
82
980.6K followers
23 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
81
25.9K followers
24 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
81
100.3K followers
25 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
81
684.8K followers
26 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
78
170.1K followers
27 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
75
1.3M followers
28 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
75
19.8K followers
29 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
72
2.2M followers
30 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
71
1.7M followers
31 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
71
116K followers
32 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
69
84.7K followers
33 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
69
1.5M followers
34 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
69
38.8K followers
35 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
67
68.5K followers
36 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
66
386.8K followers
37 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
66
221.9K followers
38 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
64
80.9K followers
39 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
63
93.9K followers
40 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
63
49.5K followers
41 Paris, France Paris, France
62
5.5M followers
42 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
62
323.9K followers
43 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
62
79.8K followers
44 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
62
80.4K followers
45 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
61
30K followers
46 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
61
15.2K followers
47 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
60
673.9K followers
48 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
58
1.4M followers
49 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
58
22.5K followers
50 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
58
6.4K followers
51 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
56
2.2M followers
52 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
56
2.1M followers
53 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
56
5.3M followers
54 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
55
1M followers
55 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
55
142.3K followers
56 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
55
22.6K followers
57 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
55
6.4M followers
58 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
53
863.2K followers
59 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
53
51.6K followers
60 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
201.4K followers
61 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
192.1K followers
62 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
53
238.2K followers
63 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
53
6.1M followers
64 Lyon, France Lyon, France
52
487.8K followers
65 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
50
63.9K followers
66 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
49
340.5K followers
67 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
49
195.5K followers
68 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
49
13.8K followers
69 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
48
14.7K followers
70 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
47
140.3K followers
71 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
47
235.6K followers
72 New York City, USA New York City, USA
46
1.8M followers
73 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
45
62.1K followers
74 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
45
106.2K followers
75 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
45
20.6K followers
76 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
44
304.8K followers
77 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
44
14K followers
78 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
44
26.1K followers
79 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
44
63.4K followers
80 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
44
273.2K followers
81 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
43
121.4K followers
82 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
43
26.1K followers
83 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
42
283.7K followers
84 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
41
49.1K followers
85 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
80.6K followers
86 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
39
33.1K followers
87 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
38
253.5K followers
88 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
38
21.4K followers
89 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
38
38K followers
90 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
38
333.4K followers
91 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
38
27.7K followers
92 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
35
38.6K followers
93 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
33
37K followers
94 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
33
63.8K followers
95 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
33
115.4K followers
96 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
33
109.8K followers
97 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
33
15.4K followers
98 Nice, France Nice, France
29
454.3K followers
99 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
29
22.3K followers
100 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
27
84.9K followers
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