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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 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
181
11.6M followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
158
220.8K followers
3 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
156
1.5M followers
4 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
155
10.1K followers
5 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
152
372.9K followers
6 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
151
5.8K followers
7 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
143
27.7K followers
8 Delhi, India Delhi, India
132
2.7M followers
9 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
110
20.1K followers
10 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
107
2M followers
11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
104
386.6K followers
12 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
102
212.9K followers
13 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
102
346.4K followers
14 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
99
62.2K followers
15 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
95
6M followers
16 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
93
304.1K followers
17 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
91
20.5K followers
18 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
84
65.7K followers
19 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
82
1.7M followers
20 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
80
138.2K followers
21 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
78
36.7K followers
22 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
78
22.5K followers
23 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
77
77.3K followers
24 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
77
103.4K followers
25 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
77
5.2M followers
26 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
73
96.2K followers
27 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
72
6.4K followers
28 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
72
318.3K followers
29 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
71
1.3M followers
30 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
70
49.4K followers
31 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
67
81.3K followers
32 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
67
102.9K followers
33 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
67
45.5K followers
34 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
66
251.4K followers
35 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
65
366.1K followers
36 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
65
2.1M followers
37 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
64
738K followers
38 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
64
333K followers
39 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
63
18.4K followers
40 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
63
185.6K followers
41 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
62
672.4K followers
42 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
61
1M followers
43 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
61
2.2M followers
44 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
60
21.5K followers
45 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
60
102.8K followers
46 Beijing, China Beijing, China
59
6.5M followers
47 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
58
58.3K followers
48 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
57
78K followers
49 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
57
78.1K followers
50 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
55
9.1K followers
51 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
55
18.2K followers
52 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
55
299.3K followers
53 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
55
12.6K followers
54 Lyon, France Lyon, France
54
479.9K followers
55 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
54
317.3K followers
56 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
54
35.2K followers
57 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
53
1.3M followers
58 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
53
14.5K followers
59 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
53
37K followers
60 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
53
956.5K followers
61 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
53
53.6K followers
62 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
53
161.7K followers
63 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
53
293.7K followers
64 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
53
76.3K followers
65 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
981K followers
66 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
52
187.1K followers
67 Nice, France Nice, France
50
447.1K followers
68 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
50
136.9K followers
69 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
50
33.8K followers
70 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
50
26.8K followers
71 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
49
648.3K followers
72 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
47
91.6K followers
73 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
46
155.4K followers
74 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
45
13K followers
75 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
45
365.3K followers
76 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
43
19.6K followers
77 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
42
48.3K followers
78 Paris, France Paris, France
41
5.2M followers
79 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
40
11.7K followers
80 Portland, USA Portland, USA
39
117.2K followers
81 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
38
1.5M followers
82 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
38
12.7K followers
83 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
37
107.2K followers
84 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
37
57.9K followers
85 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
37
59.9K followers
86 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
35
328.9K followers
87 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
33
228.5K followers
88 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
33
61.2K followers
89 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
33
261.1K followers
90 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
31
268.6K followers
91 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
30
71.3K followers
92 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
30
23.2K followers
93 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
29
835.5K followers
94 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
29
285.1K followers
95 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
28
136.1K followers
96 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
26
28.6K followers
97 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
26
319.5K followers
98 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
26
207.2K followers
99 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
25
279.5K followers
100 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
25
1.6M followers

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