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2022

World Air Quality Report

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 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
201
58K followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
193
208.8K followers
3 Shenyang, China Shenyang, China
182
133.9K followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
181
2.7M followers
5 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
171
87.2K followers
6 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
170
30.2K followers
7 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
169
344.9K followers
8 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
168
259.9K followers
9 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
164
1.4M followers
10 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
163
1.6M followers
11 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
161
1.9M followers
12 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
158
297.7K followers
13 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
157
1.5M followers
14 Poznan, Poland Poznan, Poland
153
5.8K followers
15 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
146
14.1K followers
16 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
146
285.5K followers
17 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
140
1.6M followers
18 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
134
14K followers
19 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
132
122.4K followers
20 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
132
7K followers
21 Beijing, China Beijing, China
129
5.2M followers
22 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
127
302.5K followers
23 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
125
2.1M followers
24 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
118
244.9K followers
25 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
117
47.1K followers
26 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
113
11.6K followers
27 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
107
2.1M followers
28 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
105
11.1K followers
29 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
98
58.1K followers
30 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
93
581.7K followers
31 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
92
4.9M followers
32 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
90
224K followers
33 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
88
74.4K followers
34 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
88
132.6K followers
35 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
86
7.1K followers
36 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
86
107.3K followers
37 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
84
13.9K followers
38 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
82
162.7K followers
39 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
79
58.7K followers
40 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
78
7.7K followers
41 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
78
4.8M followers
42 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
76
70.8K followers
43 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
72
3.3K followers
44 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
72
299.9K followers
45 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
71
56.4K followers
46 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
70
10.4K followers
47 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
68
96.5K followers
48 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
68
142.2K followers
49 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
66
312.8K followers
50 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
65
338.7K followers
51 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
63
371.4K followers
52 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
63
11.4M followers
53 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
62
58.6K followers
54 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
60
35K followers
55 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
57
32.1K followers
56 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
57
124.9K followers
57 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
56
13.3K followers
58 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
56
1.4M followers
59 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
55
214.4K followers
60 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
54
43.6K followers
61 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
53
76.7K followers
62 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
53
690.8K followers
63 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
53
16.6K followers
64 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
51
115K followers
65 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
50
35.9K followers
66 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
50
31.6K followers
67 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
50
646.2K followers
68 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
44
321.3K followers
69 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
43
100.3K followers
70 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
41
41.2K followers
71 Nagoya, Japan Nagoya, Japan
41
5.2K followers
72 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
39
769.1K followers
73 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
37
15.6K followers
74 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
35
128.6K followers
75 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
35
24.2K followers
76 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
35
239.9K followers
77 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
35
4.5M followers
78 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
33
66.5K followers
79 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
33
24.9K followers
80 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
33
135.6K followers
81 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
33
883.3K followers
82 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
32
21.4K followers
83 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
30
8.2K followers
84 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
30
73.8K followers
85 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
29
901.2K followers
86 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
28
195.5K followers
87 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
28
66.2K followers
88 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
27
304.9K followers
89 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
25
93.1K followers
90 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
27.9K followers
91 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
24
88K followers
92 Houston, USA Houston, USA
24
17.4K followers
93 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
22
294.1K followers
94 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
21
47.2K followers
95 Paris, France Paris, France
21
4M followers
96 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
20
73.2K followers
97 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
19
241.2K followers
98 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
18
1.6M followers
99 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
17
258.5K followers
100 New York City, USA New York City, USA
17
1.8M followers
101 Denver, USA Denver, USA
16
1.5M followers
102 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
16
518K followers
103 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
12
87.7K followers
104 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
12
22.4K followers
105 Lyon, France Lyon, France
10
470.8K followers
106 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
8
33.2K followers
107 Portland, USA Portland, USA
6
95.8K followers
108 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
5
77.3K followers
109 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
4
258.1K followers

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