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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 Delhi, India Delhi, India
184
2.7M followers
2 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
161
6.7K followers
3 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
159
26.8K followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
158
226.7K followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
154
1.7M followers
6 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
146
386.2K followers
7 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
145
81.6K followers
8 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
115
2.2M followers
9 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
112
60.2K followers
10 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
112
20.2K followers
11 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
110
52K followers
12 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
108
147.4K followers
13 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
102
688.6K followers
14 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
94
323.9K followers
15 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
93
9.5K followers
16 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
90
6.5M followers
17 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
89
64.1K followers
18 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
88
373.8K followers
19 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
86
101.1K followers
20 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
82
69.1K followers
21 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
81
15.1K followers
22 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
81
197.3K followers
23 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
77
81K followers
24 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
77
118.7K followers
25 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
75
85.4K followers
26 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
75
14.3K followers
27 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
75
22.9K followers
28 Beijing, China Beijing, China
75
7M followers
29 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
74
329.8K followers
30 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
73
30.2K followers
31 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
72
21K followers
32 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
68
15.3K followers
33 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
68
14.1K followers
34 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
67
1.5M followers
35 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
66
6.6K followers
36 Nice, France Nice, France
65
456.3K followers
37 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
63
117.9K followers
38 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
62
39.7K followers
39 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
60
141.3K followers
40 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
60
38.2K followers
41 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
60
94.7K followers
42 Houston, USA Houston, USA
60
28.6K followers
43 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
58
396.7K followers
44 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
58
2.1M followers
45 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
58
35.1K followers
46 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
65K followers
47 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
58
11.7M followers
48 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
58
1M followers
49 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
57
1.3M followers
50 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
57
37.1K followers
51 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
57
81.3K followers
52 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
56
13.3K followers
53 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
56
110.3K followers
54 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
56
25K followers
55 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
56
27.8K followers
56 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
56
245.2K followers
57 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
55
1.4M followers
58 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
55
382.5K followers
59 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
55
223.7K followers
60 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
55
39.6K followers
61 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
54
50.3K followers
62 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
53
27K followers
63 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
51
254K followers
64 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
51
197K followers
65 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
50
345.4K followers
66 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
47
171.5K followers
67 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
46
95.9K followers
68 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
45
45K followers
69 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
44
1M followers
70 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
44
285.1K followers
71 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
44
65.2K followers
72 Paris, France Paris, France
44
5.6M followers
73 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
44
62.5K followers
74 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
44
22.9K followers
75 New York City, USA New York City, USA
44
1.8M followers
76 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
43
326.5K followers
77 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
43
143.5K followers
78 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
42
343.2K followers
79 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
41
106.8K followers
80 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
38
1.3M followers
81 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
38
49.1K followers
82 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
38
24.6K followers
83 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
38
204.7K followers
84 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
37
22K followers
85 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
37
16.8K followers
86 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
36
1.7M followers
87 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
36
110.6K followers
88 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
35
6.1M followers
89 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
34
85.5K followers
90 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
34
74.4K followers
91 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
34
237.2K followers
92 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
34
329.7K followers
93 Lyon, France Lyon, France
33
490.1K followers
94 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
33
122.2K followers
95 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
36.4K followers
96 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
33
307.1K followers
97 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
33
33.6K followers
98 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
783.1K followers
99 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
32
587.3K followers
100 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
30
868.2K followers
101 Denver, USA Denver, USA
30
1.5M followers
102 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
28
678.8K followers
103 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
27
986.3K followers
104 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
27
1.5M followers
105 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
23
26.6K followers
106 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
23
391.4K followers
107 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
22
2.2M followers
108 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
22
274.9K followers
109 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
22
301.3K followers
110 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
22
5.3M followers
111 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
20
80.2K followers
112 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
20
120.8K followers
113 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
20
46.9K followers
114 Portland, USA Portland, USA
17
131K followers
115 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
14
273K followers
116 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
11
23.1K followers
117 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
11
298.5K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
10
1.6M followers
119 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
1
69.3K followers

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