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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 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
199
19.9K followers
2 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
198
26.1K followers
3 Delhi, India Delhi, India
193
2.7M followers
4 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
147
1.3M followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
143
6.7K followers
6 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
134
321.1K followers
7 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
132
1.7M followers
8 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
124
146.9K followers
9 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
115
81K followers
10 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
108
59.9K followers
11 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
97
384K followers
12 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
97
2.2M followers
13 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
94
94K followers
14 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
92
982K followers
15 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
92
80.5K followers
16 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
88
1.3M followers
17 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
86
30K followers
18 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
86
2.1M followers
19 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
86
370.5K followers
20 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
82
325.1K followers
21 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
81
225.9K followers
22 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
79
1M followers
23 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
78
6.5K followers
24 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
77
63.8K followers
25 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
75
1.5M followers
26 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
73
100.5K followers
27 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
73
68.6K followers
28 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
73
685.7K followers
29 Beijing, China Beijing, China
73
6.9M followers
30 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
71
1.7M followers
31 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
70
305.1K followers
32 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
33 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
69
1.5M followers
34 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
68
395.9K followers
35 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
68
140.5K followers
36 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
67
170.4K followers
37 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
67
11.7M followers
38 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
65
115.8K followers
39 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
64
192.9K followers
40 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
64
39K followers
41 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
64
239.6K followers
42 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
63
21.5K followers
43 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
61
195.8K followers
44 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
61
106.3K followers
45 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
61
20.7K followers
46 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
60
22.7K followers
47 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
60
380.6K followers
48 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
60
34.8K followers
49 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
60
5.3M followers
50 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
59
121.6K followers
51 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
58
1.4M followers
52 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
58
253.6K followers
53 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
58
387.8K followers
54 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
56
84.9K followers
55 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
56
674.9K followers
56 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
55
15.2K followers
57 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
55
864.1K followers
58 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
55
22.6K followers
59 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
54
284K followers
60 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
54
9.4K followers
61 Paris, France Paris, France
54
5.5M followers
62 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
53
340.9K followers
63 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
53
63.8K followers
64 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
52
62.2K followers
65 Lyon, France Lyon, France
51
488.2K followers
66 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
51
235.8K followers
67 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
49
22.5K followers
68 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
49
80.8K followers
69 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
49
116.4K followers
70 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
49
6.4M followers
71 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
49
1M followers
72 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
48
37.1K followers
73 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
48
14.8K followers
74 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
46
49.6K followers
75 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
44
85K followers
76 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
44
142.5K followers
77 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
44
27.7K followers
78 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
43
38K followers
79 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
43
6.1M followers
80 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
42
324.3K followers
81 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
42
222.3K followers
82 Houston, USA Houston, USA
40
27.8K followers
83 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
39
109.8K followers
84 Denver, USA Denver, USA
39
1.5M followers
85 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
38
49.1K followers
86 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
38
51.7K followers
87 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
38
202.1K followers
88 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
38
298K followers
89 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
37
26.2K followers
90 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
37
109.1K followers
91 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
33
64.2K followers
92 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
33
13.1K followers
93 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
33
24.6K followers
94 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
32
79.9K followers
95 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
32
117.1K followers
96 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
31
24.2K followers
97 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
30
14K followers
98 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
29
777.9K followers
99 Nice, France Nice, France
28
454.6K followers
100 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
28
74K followers

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