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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 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
170
23.1K followers
2 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
166
2.1M followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
157
221.7K followers
4 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
152
1.4M followers
5 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
152
2M followers
6 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
146
388.2K followers
7 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
129
139.7K followers
8 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
118
374.4K followers
9 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
117
77.8K followers
10 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
117
1.6M followers
11 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
117
11.6M followers
12 Delhi, India Delhi, India
112
2.7M followers
13 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
110
21.3K followers
14 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
99
214.3K followers
15 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
95
58.5K followers
16 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
93
307.9K followers
17 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
89
1.3M followers
18 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
83
334.1K followers
19 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
81
1.5M followers
20 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
80
369.2K followers
21 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
79
5.9K followers
22 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
77
163.9K followers
23 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
76
20.4K followers
24 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
73
78.3K followers
25 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
72
1.5M followers
26 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
72
6.4K followers
27 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
70
1M followers
28 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
29 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
68
62.5K followers
30 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
67
23.8K followers
31 Beijing, China Beijing, China
67
6.6M followers
32 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
65
66.3K followers
33 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
65
6.1M followers
34 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
64
61.4K followers
35 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
63
370.2K followers
36 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
63
318.5K followers
37 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
63
2.2M followers
38 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
63
351.5K followers
39 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
63
5.2M followers
40 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
62
14.6K followers
41 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
62
653.7K followers
42 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
61
10.2K followers
43 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
59
18.7K followers
44 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
59
23.7K followers
45 Houston, USA Houston, USA
59
25K followers
46 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
58
9.2K followers
47 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
57
33.9K followers
48 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
56
46.2K followers
49 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
55
961K followers
50 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
55
674.3K followers
51 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
53
91.9K followers
52 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
52
28K followers
53 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
50
107.6K followers
54 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
48
36.8K followers
55 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
46
35.9K followers
56 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
45
81.9K followers
57 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
45
60.3K followers
58 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
44
31.9K followers
59 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
43
841.5K followers
60 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
42
300.1K followers
61 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
41
299.9K followers
62 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
41
29.6K followers
63 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
39
22.4K followers
64 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
38
19.1K followers
65 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
37
97.1K followers
66 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
37
990K followers
67 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
36
93.8K followers
68 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
36
251.8K followers
69 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
35
48.5K followers
70 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
35
279.8K followers
71 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
35
20.1K followers
72 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
34
213.4K followers
73 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
33
12.9K followers
74 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
33
37.1K followers
75 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
33
319.8K followers
76 Lyon, France Lyon, France
32
480.8K followers
77 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
32
71.7K followers
78 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
32
103.4K followers
79 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
32
49.8K followers
80 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
32
5.8M followers
81 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
31
137.8K followers
82 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
31
159K followers
83 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
30
13.3K followers
84 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
29
78.5K followers
85 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
29
12.9K followers
86 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
27
742.3K followers
87 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
27
187.5K followers
88 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
27
35K followers
89 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
27
39.9K followers
90 New York City, USA New York City, USA
26
1.8M followers
91 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
24
105.7K followers
92 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
24
321.7K followers
93 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
24
106.6K followers
94 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
23
59.2K followers
95 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
23
269.3K followers
96 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
23
14.2K followers
97 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
21
82.3K followers
98 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
21
55.8K followers
99 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
21
263.5K followers
100 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
21
1.6M followers
101 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
20
136.8K followers
102 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
20
104.9K followers
103 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
18
229.7K followers
104 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
16
42.7K followers
105 Nice, France Nice, France
15
447.8K followers
106 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
14
77.3K followers
107 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
14
27K followers
108 Denver, USA Denver, USA
13
1.5M followers
109 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
20.3K followers
110 Paris, France Paris, France
8
5.3M followers
111 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
8
12K followers
112 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
8
282.4K followers
113 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
6
566.3K followers
114 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
5
18.8K followers
115 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
5
107.1K followers
116 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
4
190K followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
3
119.2K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
3
287.5K followers
119 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
2
330.3K followers
120 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
1
62.8K followers

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