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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
165
2.7M followers
2 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
159
6.8K followers
3 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
159
1.7M followers
4 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
112
387.5K followers
5 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
110
27.1K followers
6 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
106
147.8K followers
7 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
105
60.4K followers
8 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
102
35.2K followers
9 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
96
69.4K followers
10 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
93
95.1K followers
11 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
91
325.7K followers
12 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
90
2.1M followers
13 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
89
81.9K followers
14 Houston, USA Houston, USA
89
29K followers
15 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
86
375.8K followers
16 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
84
1.5M followers
17 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
83
52.2K followers
18 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
82
101.4K followers
19 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
74
2.2M followers
20 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
74
299.9K followers
21 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
73
85.7K followers
22 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
73
30.3K followers
23 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
72
74.7K followers
24 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
71
50.7K followers
25 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
69
332.6K followers
26 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
27 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
68
64.2K followers
28 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
68
15.4K followers
29 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
66
397.2K followers
30 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
66
224.5K followers
31 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
65
96.1K followers
32 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
64
1.5M followers
33 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
63
273.4K followers
34 New York City, USA New York City, USA
63
1.8M followers
35 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
62
38.2K followers
36 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
62
383.5K followers
37 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
60
1.3M followers
38 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
60
1.7M followers
39 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
60
14.2K followers
40 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
60
1.6M followers
41 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
58
9.5K followers
42 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
58
25.1K followers
43 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
65.7K followers
44 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
57
347.5K followers
45 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
56
1M followers
46 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
56
20.4K followers
47 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
56
785.8K followers
48 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
56
23.2K followers
49 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
55
988.3K followers
50 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
55
6.6K followers
51 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
393.2K followers
52 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
55
172.2K followers
53 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
55
27.9K followers
54 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
53
37.1K followers
55 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
53
254.1K followers
56 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
53
81.6K followers
57 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
1M followers
58 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
52
681.1K followers
59 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
49
15.3K followers
60 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
49
40.1K followers
61 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
48
36.7K followers
62 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
44
227.2K followers
63 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
44
119.8K followers
64 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
43
344.4K followers
65 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
43
197.7K followers
66 Denver, USA Denver, USA
43
1.5M followers
67 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
42
327.2K followers
68 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
42
62.7K followers
69 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
42
107.1K followers
70 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
42
144K followers
71 Nice, France Nice, France
41
457.2K followers
72 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
41
23.1K followers
73 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
41
206.1K followers
74 Lyon, France Lyon, France
39
491.2K followers
75 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
39
1.4M followers
76 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
38
34K followers
77 Beijing, China Beijing, China
38
7M followers
78 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
38
201.1K followers
79 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
38
40.1K followers
80 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
35
110.5K followers
81 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
34
22.3K followers
82 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
34
307.6K followers
83 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
34
65.7K followers
84 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
34
330.8K followers
85 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
34
6.2M followers
86 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
33
85.8K followers
87 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
870.5K followers
88 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
33
119.2K followers
89 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
33
6.5M followers
90 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
33
11.7M followers
91 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
32
285.6K followers
92 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
32
122.5K followers
93 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
32
26.8K followers
94 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
32
27.3K followers
95 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
31
248.2K followers
96 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
30
49.2K followers
97 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
30
141.6K followers
98 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
29
14.4K followers
99 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
29
237.9K followers
100 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
29
45.4K followers
101 Paris, France Paris, France
28
5.6M followers
102 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
28
589.8K followers
103 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
27
1.4M followers
104 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
27
689.9K followers
105 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
22
13.5K followers
106 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
22
80.4K followers
107 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
22
81.3K followers
108 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
20
111K followers
109 Portland, USA Portland, USA
20
132.3K followers
110 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
19
302.8K followers
111 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
18
16.9K followers
112 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
17
275.8K followers
113 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
16
23.4K followers
114 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
16
5.3M followers
115 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
12
122K followers
116 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
12
21.2K followers
117 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
9
24.8K followers
118 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
7
69.8K followers

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