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2023

World Air Quality Report

NEWSROOM
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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
593
2.7M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
183
383.1K followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
177
11.7M followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
155
146.6K followers
5 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
154
322.9K followers
6 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
153
1.7M followers
7 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
151
2.2M followers
8 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
122
1.7M followers
9 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
117
84.7K followers
10 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
117
225.6K followers
11 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
110
68.4K followers
12 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
107
100.1K followers
13 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
106
1.3M followers
14 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
105
369.2K followers
15 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
103
9.4K followers
16 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
100
340.3K followers
17 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
98
673.2K followers
18 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
97
29.9K followers
19 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
95
19.8K followers
20 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
94
386.1K followers
21 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
91
63.7K followers
22 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
90
320.1K followers
23 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
88
684.2K followers
24 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
88
191.6K followers
25 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
85
24K followers
26 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
84
2.1M followers
27 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
81
80.8K followers
28 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
81
1.5M followers
29 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
77
15.1K followers
30 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
76
80.3K followers
31 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
75
221.7K followers
32 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
73
6.4K followers
33 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
71
379.8K followers
34 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
71
169.9K followers
35 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
68
1.4M followers
36 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
68
59.8K followers
37 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
68
51.5K followers
38 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
67
22.5K followers
39 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
67
283.6K followers
40 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
65
395.5K followers
41 Beijing, China Beijing, China
65
6.9M followers
42 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
64
25.8K followers
43 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
64
1.5M followers
44 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
64
237.3K followers
45 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
63
1.3M followers
46 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
62
27.7K followers
47 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
60
253.4K followers
48 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
60
295.1K followers
49 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
63.2K followers
50 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
56
2.2M followers
51 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
56
62K followers
52 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
56
38.7K followers
53 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
55
140.2K followers
54 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
55
121.3K followers
55 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
55
34.7K followers
56 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
55
327.4K followers
57 New York City, USA New York City, USA
54
1.8M followers
58 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
53
979.6K followers
59 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
53
235.4K followers
60 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
53
106.1K followers
61 Lyon, France Lyon, France
52
487.5K followers
62 Houston, USA Houston, USA
52
27.5K followers
63 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
50
195.3K followers
64 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
50
38.5K followers
65 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
49
93.8K followers
66 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
49
115.6K followers
67 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
49
1M followers
68 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
46
304.6K followers
69 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
45
1M followers
70 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
45
63.7K followers
71 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
44
13.8K followers
72 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
44
5.3M followers
73 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
43
26K followers
74 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
42
49.1K followers
75 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
42
109.7K followers
76 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
80.5K followers
77 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
40
14.7K followers
78 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
39
13.9K followers
79 Paris, France Paris, France
39
5.5M followers
80 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
38
37K followers
81 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
38
26K followers
82 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
38
862.4K followers
83 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
37
21.3K followers
84 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
37
323.7K followers
85 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
37
49.4K followers
86 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
35
776K followers
87 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
33
6M followers
88 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
32
73.8K followers
89 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
32
22.3K followers
90 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
32
273K followers
91 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
30
38K followers
92 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
30
13.1K followers
93 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
29
35.5K followers
94 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
28
84.8K followers
95 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
28
115K followers
96 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
27
201K followers
97 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
27
22.5K followers
98 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
26
20.5K followers
99 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
26
43.5K followers
100 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
25
340.2K followers
101 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
25
108.7K followers
102 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
25
142.2K followers
103 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
24
33K followers
104 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
22
95.5K followers
105 Nice, France Nice, France
21
454K followers
106 Denver, USA Denver, USA
21
1.5M followers
107 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
21
15.3K followers
108 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
20
333K followers
109 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
20
6.4M followers
110 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
17
272.1K followers
111 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
16
24.5K followers
112 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
15
79.7K followers
113 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
14
116.2K followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
12
68K followers
115 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
11
45.6K followers
116 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
10
1.6M followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
10
127.2K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
8
297K followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
8
581.6K followers

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