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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 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
188
145.2K followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
162
11.7M followers
3 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
160
2.2M followers
4 Beijing, China Beijing, China
155
6.8M followers
5 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
144
1.7M followers
6 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
143
224.5K followers
7 Delhi, India Delhi, India
139
2.7M followers
8 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
127
99.4K followers
9 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
105
1.4M followers
10 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
99
380.8K followers
11 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
96
338.7K followers
12 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
94
1.3M followers
13 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
93
23.4K followers
14 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
93
1.7M followers
15 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
92
67.8K followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
92
80.3K followers
17 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
91
113.5K followers
18 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
91
186.5K followers
19 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
90
6.3M followers
20 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
88
364.7K followers
21 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
86
19.5K followers
22 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
84
25.4K followers
23 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
80
25.2K followers
24 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
79
59.5K followers
25 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
78
22.2K followers
26 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
77
394.3K followers
27 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
77
317.4K followers
28 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
75
79.8K followers
29 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
74
317.1K followers
30 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
74
5.3M followers
31 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
72
377.8K followers
32 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
72
1.5M followers
33 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
71
29.7K followers
34 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
69
1.5M followers
35 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
36 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
68
63.5K followers
37 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
68
34.6K followers
38 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
66
769.5K followers
39 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
65
168.6K followers
40 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
63
15K followers
41 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
63
303.6K followers
42 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
63
21.8K followers
43 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
61
139.2K followers
44 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
61
975.2K followers
45 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
61
382.4K followers
46 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
61
79.4K followers
47 Houston, USA Houston, USA
60
26.9K followers
48 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
60
38K followers
49 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
59
84K followers
50 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
59
6.6K followers
51 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
59
2.1M followers
52 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
57
1M followers
53 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
57
322.6K followers
54 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
57
193.5K followers
55 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
55
6.3K followers
56 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
52
36.9K followers
57 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
52
668.8K followers
58 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
50
48.6K followers
59 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
50
27.5K followers
60 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
49
253.1K followers
61 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
49
13.7K followers
62 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
48
112.8K followers
63 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
45
198.4K followers
64 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
45
1M followers
65 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
43
62.7K followers
66 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
41
857.4K followers
67 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
41
105.6K followers
68 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
41
2.2M followers
69 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
40
37.8K followers
70 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
39
51.2K followers
71 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
38
325.8K followers
72 Paris, France Paris, France
37
5.5M followers
73 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
37
61.6K followers
74 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
36
48.9K followers
75 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
35
95.1K followers
76 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
35
330K followers
77 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
35
93.4K followers
78 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
33
14.4K followers
79 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
33
681.7K followers
80 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
33
79.8K followers
81 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
31
109.3K followers
82 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
30
61.7K followers
83 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
29
141.1K followers
84 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
29
231.3K followers
85 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
28
282.4K followers
86 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
28
12.8K followers
87 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
28
25.4K followers
88 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
28
42.7K followers
89 Lyon, France Lyon, France
26
485.7K followers
90 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
26
120.6K followers
91 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
26
219.9K followers
92 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
25
337.8K followers
93 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
25
13.6K followers
94 New York City, USA New York City, USA
25
1.8M followers
95 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
25
6M followers
96 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
24
73.3K followers
97 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
23
233.9K followers
98 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
23
24.3K followers
99 Portland, USA Portland, USA
23
125.4K followers
100 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
22
34.6K followers
101 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
21
84.2K followers
102 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
21
330K followers
103 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
20
20.2K followers
104 New York City, USA New York City, USA
20
1.8M followers
105 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
19
15.1K followers
106 Nice, France Nice, France
18
452.3K followers
107 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
18
32.2K followers
108 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
114K followers
109 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
13
271.4K followers
110 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
13
292K followers
111 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
13
1.6M followers
112 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
12
66.7K followers
113 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
11
294.8K followers
114 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
10
271.6K followers
115 Denver, USA Denver, USA
10
1.5M followers
116 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
9
20.8K followers
117 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
7
577.8K followers
118 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
5
44.9K followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
125.4K followers
120 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
4
21.9K followers
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