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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
158
2.7M followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
141
226.3K followers
3 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
141
1.5M followers
4 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
132
1.7M followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
129
6.7K followers
6 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
117
147.1K followers
7 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
110
100.7K followers
8 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
105
26.4K followers
9 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
105
51.8K followers
10 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
102
1.3M followers
11 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
99
385K followers
12 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
99
94.3K followers
13 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
99
1.7M followers
14 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
90
81.3K followers
15 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
88
1.4M followers
16 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
88
322.4K followers
17 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
88
372K followers
18 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
86
85.1K followers
19 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
86
60.1K followers
20 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
85
30.1K followers
21 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
84
381.5K followers
22 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
84
1.5M followers
23 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
81
68.8K followers
24 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
81
117.3K followers
25 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
77
327.5K followers
26 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
73
389.5K followers
27 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
72
34.9K followers
28 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
71
2.2M followers
29 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
70
676.8K followers
30 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
69
15.2K followers
31 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
69
11.7M followers
32 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
67
396.3K followers
33 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
66
121.8K followers
34 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
66
6.5K followers
35 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
65
39.3K followers
36 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
63
196.3K followers
37 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
62
63.9K followers
38 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
62
2.1M followers
39 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
62
5.3M followers
40 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
61
170.9K followers
41 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
61
222.9K followers
42 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
60
9.4K followers
43 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
60
14.9K followers
44 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
60
687.1K followers
45 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
60
64.3K followers
46 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
59
49.9K followers
47 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
59
6.1M followers
48 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
58
20.1K followers
49 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
56
1M followers
50 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
56
195.4K followers
51 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
55
37.1K followers
52 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
55
106.6K followers
53 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
55
81K followers
54 Houston, USA Houston, USA
55
28.2K followers
55 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
54
236.5K followers
56 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
54
2.2M followers
57 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
54
27.8K followers
58 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
54
44.3K followers
59 New York City, USA New York City, USA
54
1.8M followers
60 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
53
284.5K followers
61 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
53
306.4K followers
62 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
1M followers
63 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
52
24.4K followers
64 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
52
866K followers
65 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
52
109.9K followers
66 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
52
342.8K followers
67 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
50
253.8K followers
68 Nice, France Nice, France
49
455.5K followers
69 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
49
983.9K followers
70 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
49
13.9K followers
71 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
49
297.3K followers
72 Beijing, China Beijing, China
47
7M followers
73 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
45
14.1K followers
74 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
44
38.1K followers
75 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
44
272.7K followers
76 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
44
203.3K followers
77 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
42
49.1K followers
78 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
42
33.4K followers
79 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
38
64.6K followers
80 Paris, France Paris, France
38
5.6M followers
81 Denver, USA Denver, USA
38
1.5M followers
82 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
37
62.4K followers
83 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
35
325.9K followers
84 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
35
24.7K followers
85 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
35
143K followers
86 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
35
22.8K followers
87 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
34
36K followers
88 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
34
20.9K followers
89 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
33
116.8K followers
90 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
33
13.2K followers
91 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
33
80K followers
92 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
33
110K followers
93 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
22.7K followers
94 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
33
6.4M followers
95 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
33
242.4K followers
96 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
30
21.7K followers
97 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
30
26.5K followers
98 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
30
1.6M followers
99 Lyon, France Lyon, France
29
489.2K followers
100 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
28
299.8K followers
101 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
342.2K followers
102 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
27
26.4K followers
103 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
27
274.2K followers
104 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
26
85.2K followers
105 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
24
328.8K followers
106 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
22
119.5K followers
107 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
20
68.9K followers
108 Denver, USA Denver, USA
19
1.5M followers
109 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
19
46.4K followers
110 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
16
95.8K followers
111 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
16
780.4K followers
112 Portland, USA Portland, USA
16
129.6K followers
113 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
14
80.7K followers
114 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
14
585.2K followers
115 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
12
16.5K followers
116 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
11
22.9K followers
117 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
11
39.2K followers
118 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
4
140.8K followers
119 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
0
1.3M followers

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