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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 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
322
6.1M followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
180
11.6M followers
3 Delhi, India Delhi, India
178
2.7M followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
175
1.6M followers
5 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
172
221.8K followers
6 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
168
1.3M followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
166
23.1K followers
8 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
161
374.6K followers
9 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
160
2.1M followers
10 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
155
20.6K followers
11 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
154
139.8K followers
12 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
132
6.4K followers
13 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
130
2M followers
14 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
128
21.3K followers
15 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
127
334.2K followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
121
77.9K followers
17 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
119
1.5M followers
18 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
119
214.4K followers
19 Beijing, China Beijing, China
119
6.6M followers
20 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
111
5.9K followers
21 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
109
2.2M followers
22 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
108
388.3K followers
23 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
104
106.8K followers
24 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
96
369.3K followers
25 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
95
1.4M followers
26 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
94
282.6K followers
27 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
88
66.3K followers
28 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
84
308.2K followers
29 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
83
1.5M followers
30 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
82
370.5K followers
31 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
82
5.2M followers
32 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
78
961.3K followers
33 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
76
78.3K followers
34 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
76
351.8K followers
35 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
75
36.8K followers
36 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
72
18.7K followers
37 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
71
1.3M followers
38 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
71
654.1K followers
39 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
70
160.7K followers
40 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
69
58.5K followers
41 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
65
318.5K followers
42 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
65
164K followers
43 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
61
62.6K followers
44 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
59
97.1K followers
45 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
59
742.6K followers
46 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
59
674.3K followers
47 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
58
12.9K followers
48 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
57
20.4K followers
49 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
57
28K followers
50 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
56
93.8K followers
51 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
55
46.3K followers
52 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
53
82K followers
53 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
51
33.9K followers
54 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
50
91.9K followers
55 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
48
105K followers
56 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
46
105.8K followers
57 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
45
10.2K followers
58 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
45
300.2K followers
59 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
45
22.4K followers
60 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
45
60.3K followers
61 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
45
39.9K followers
62 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
44
36K followers
63 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
41
48.5K followers
64 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
41
269.3K followers
65 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
40
19.2K followers
66 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
40
31.9K followers
67 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
40
137.8K followers
68 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
39
20.2K followers
69 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
37
251.9K followers
70 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
37
12.9K followers
71 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
35
61.4K followers
72 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
35
18.8K followers
73 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
34
279.8K followers
74 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
34
71.7K followers
75 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
34
187.6K followers
76 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
34
35K followers
77 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
33
1M followers
78 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
33
37.1K followers
79 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
841.8K followers
80 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
33
321.8K followers
81 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
33
23.8K followers
82 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
33
213.7K followers
83 New York City, USA New York City, USA
33
1.8M followers
84 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
32
136.8K followers
85 Lyon, France Lyon, France
31
480.9K followers
86 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
31
190.3K followers
87 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
31
1.6M followers
88 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
30
49.9K followers
89 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
30
5.8M followers
90 Nice, France Nice, France
29
447.9K followers
91 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
29
300.2K followers
92 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
29
103.5K followers
93 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
29
78.5K followers
94 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
27
13.3K followers
95 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
26
14.6K followers
96 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
26
319.9K followers
97 Houston, USA Houston, USA
26
25K followers
98 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
25
9.2K followers
99 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
25
55.9K followers
100 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
25
263.6K followers
101 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
26
107.3K followers
102 Houston, USA Houston, USA
26
25K followers
103 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
25
263.6K followers
104 Denver, USA Denver, USA
25
1.5M followers
105 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
25
990.4K followers
106 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
23
82.4K followers
107 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
22
59.3K followers
108 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
22
14.3K followers
109 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
21
107.7K followers
110 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
21
27K followers
111 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
20
23.8K followers
112 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
19
330.4K followers
113 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
18
229.8K followers
114 Paris, France Paris, France
17
5.3M followers
115 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
13
29.6K followers
116 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
12
77.3K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
10
62.9K followers
118 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
8
12K followers
119 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
5
42.8K followers
120 Portland, USA Portland, USA
3
119.3K followers

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