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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 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
193
145.2K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
162
2.7M followers
3 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
156
2.2M followers
4 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
156
11.7M followers
5 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
153
19.5K followers
6 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
152
9.3K followers
7 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
151
224.5K followers
8 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
122
1.4M followers
9 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
119
99.4K followers
10 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
99
15K followers
11 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
99
23.4K followers
12 Beijing, China Beijing, China
95
6.8M followers
13 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
94
6.6K followers
14 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
92
186.6K followers
15 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
91
364.8K followers
16 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
90
1.3M followers
17 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
86
5.3M followers
18 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
85
67.8K followers
19 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
85
6.3K followers
20 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
85
1.7M followers
21 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
84
219.9K followers
22 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
83
338.7K followers
23 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
82
80.3K followers
24 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
81
29.7K followers
25 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
63.5K followers
26 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
78
317.1K followers
27 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
76
79.4K followers
28 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
76
380.8K followers
29 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
74
317.4K followers
30 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
74
113.6K followers
31 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
72
1.5M followers
32 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
70
303.6K followers
33 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
70
1.5M followers
34 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
69
25.2K followers
35 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
68
769.6K followers
36 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
67
322.6K followers
37 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
66
79.8K followers
38 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
65
139.2K followers
39 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
65
975.3K followers
40 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
65
22.2K followers
41 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
65
6.3M followers
42 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
64
1.3M followers
43 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
63
84K followers
44 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
63
394.3K followers
45 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
60
59.5K followers
46 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
59
21.8K followers
47 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
59
2.1M followers
48 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
59
1.7M followers
49 Houston, USA Houston, USA
58
26.9K followers
50 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
57
193.5K followers
51 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
56
382.4K followers
52 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
54
37K followers
53 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
54
25.4K followers
54 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
54
168.6K followers
55 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
53
253.1K followers
56 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
53
377.8K followers
57 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
53
38K followers
58 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
52
668.9K followers
59 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
50
13.7K followers
60 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
49
34.6K followers
61 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
48
62.7K followers
62 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
48
15.1K followers
63 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
45
1M followers
64 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
45
27.5K followers
65 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
44
109.3K followers
66 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
43
61.7K followers
67 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
43
325.8K followers
68 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
41
20.9K followers
69 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
41
681.7K followers
70 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
41
1M followers
71 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
40
13.6K followers
72 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
39
112.8K followers
73 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
38
48.6K followers
74 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
37
37.8K followers
75 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
37
51.2K followers
76 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
36
12.8K followers
77 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
36
25.4K followers
78 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
35
857.4K followers
79 Paris, France Paris, France
35
5.5M followers
80 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
35
198.4K followers
81 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
34
330.1K followers
82 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
33
107.9K followers
83 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
33
42.7K followers
84 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
48.9K followers
85 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
32
14.4K followers
86 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
32
93.4K followers
87 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
31
282.4K followers
88 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
31
105.6K followers
89 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
31
79.8K followers
90 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
31
231.3K followers
91 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
29
233.9K followers
92 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
29
61.7K followers
93 Lyon, France Lyon, France
27
485.7K followers
94 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
27
120.6K followers
95 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
337.8K followers
96 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
27
20.2K followers
97 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
25
84.2K followers
98 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
25
34.7K followers
99 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
25
141.1K followers
100 New York City, USA New York City, USA
25
1.8M followers
101 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
27
45K followers
102 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
25
84.2K followers
103 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
25
34.7K followers
104 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
25
141.1K followers
105 New York City, USA New York City, USA
25
1.8M followers
106 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
25
577.9K followers
107 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
23
2.2M followers
108 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
22
73.3K followers
109 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
22
24.3K followers
110 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
21
32.2K followers
111 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
21
6M followers
112 Portland, USA Portland, USA
20
125.4K followers
113 Nice, France Nice, France
18
452.3K followers
114 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
17
271.6K followers
115 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
17
271.4K followers
116 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
15
292.1K followers
117 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
14
95.1K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
10
1.6M followers
119 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
9
66.7K followers
120 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
21.9K followers

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