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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
164
1.4M followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
164
221.8K followers
3 Delhi, India Delhi, India
163
2.7M followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
125
139.9K followers
5 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
122
11.6M followers
6 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
118
388.4K followers
7 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
113
36.8K followers
8 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
112
23.2K followers
9 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
112
6.1M followers
10 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
108
20.8K followers
11 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
107
214.5K followers
12 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
104
654.5K followers
13 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
99
77.9K followers
14 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
99
370.7K followers
15 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
97
1.5M followers
16 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
97
282.9K followers
17 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
94
2.1M followers
18 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
93
2.1M followers
19 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
92
21.4K followers
20 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
91
1.6M followers
21 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
86
97.2K followers
22 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
84
78.3K followers
23 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
80
1.3M followers
24 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
78
18.7K followers
25 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
78
6K followers
26 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
77
334.3K followers
27 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
77
162.4K followers
28 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
76
58.5K followers
29 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
75
1.7M followers
30 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
74
308.3K followers
31 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
71
62.6K followers
32 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
71
2.2M followers
33 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
69
1.3M followers
34 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
68
164.1K followers
35 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
68
674.5K followers
36 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
66
33.9K followers
37 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
65
374.7K followers
38 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
65
352K followers
39 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
64
9.2K followers
40 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
64
107K followers
41 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
63
82K followers
42 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
63
1.5M followers
43 Beijing, China Beijing, China
63
6.6M followers
44 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
61
5.2M followers
45 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
59
28K followers
46 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
59
56.1K followers
47 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
57
6.4K followers
48 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
57
66.3K followers
49 Nice, France Nice, France
57
447.9K followers
50 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
57
742.8K followers
51 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
57
23.8K followers
52 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
55
300.5K followers
53 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
54
14.6K followers
54 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
53
961.6K followers
55 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
53
105.9K followers
56 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
53
91.9K followers
57 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
53
46.3K followers
58 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
52
61.4K followers
59 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
52
77.4K followers
60 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
50
49.9K followers
61 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
49
369.5K followers
62 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
46
14.3K followers
63 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
45
1M followers
64 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
45
322K followers
65 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
45
27K followers
66 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
41
263.7K followers
67 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
41
269.4K followers
68 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
41
991.1K followers
69 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
40
93.8K followers
70 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
38
105K followers
71 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
37
12.9K followers
72 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
103.5K followers
73 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
37
78.5K followers
74 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
36
136.9K followers
75 Lyon, France Lyon, France
35
480.9K followers
76 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
34
71.8K followers
77 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
34
20.2K followers
78 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
33
137.8K followers
79 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
33
319.9K followers
80 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
33
12.9K followers
81 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
48.5K followers
82 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
32
214.1K followers
83 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
31
318.5K followers
84 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
31
23.8K followers
85 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
30
251.9K followers
86 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
30
19.2K followers
87 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
30
40K followers
88 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
30
36K followers
89 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
30
1.6M followers
90 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
29
20.4K followers
91 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
29
10.2K followers
92 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
28
37.2K followers
93 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
28
59.3K followers
94 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
28
5.8M followers
95 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
27
32K followers
96 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
27
13.3K followers
97 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
27
187.7K followers
98 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
24
279.9K followers
99 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
23
842.2K followers
100 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
23
22.5K followers
101 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
23
35.1K followers
102 New York City, USA New York City, USA
22
1.8M followers
103 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
21
82.4K followers
104 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
21
12K followers
105 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
20
60.4K followers
106 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
19
29.7K followers
107 Houston, USA Houston, USA
18
25.1K followers
108 Paris, France Paris, France
17
5.3M followers
109 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
17
300.2K followers
110 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
17
190.4K followers
111 Denver, USA Denver, USA
15
1.5M followers
112 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
13
229.8K followers
113 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
12
107.7K followers
114 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
11
18.8K followers
115 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
11
566.7K followers
116 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
8
63K followers
117 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
6
42.8K followers
118 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
119.4K followers
119 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
5
287.8K followers
120 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
3
107.4K followers
121 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
0
330.5K followers
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