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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 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
231
225.7K followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
179
1.7M followers
3 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
174
383.6K followers
4 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
149
24.1K followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
129
6.7K followers
6 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
123
11.7M followers
7 Beijing, China Beijing, China
117
6.9M followers
8 Delhi, India Delhi, India
114
2.7M followers
9 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
105
369.8K followers
10 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
99
146.7K followers
11 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
90
320.5K followers
12 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
89
340.7K followers
13 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
89
34.8K followers
14 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
88
19.8K followers
15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
88
380.2K followers
16 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
86
1.5M followers
17 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
84
59.8K followers
18 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
84
170.1K followers
19 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
82
80.9K followers
20 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
78
1.3M followers
21 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
77
1.7M followers
22 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
76
295.6K followers
23 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
74
324K followers
24 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
73
80.4K followers
25 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
72
93.9K followers
26 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
71
68.5K followers
27 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
71
2.2M followers
28 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
69
25.9K followers
29 Houston, USA Houston, USA
69
27.6K followers
30 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
68
395.7K followers
31 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
68
100.3K followers
32 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
68
684.9K followers
33 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
68
2.1M followers
34 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
66
22.5K followers
35 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
66
674K followers
36 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
66
5.3M followers
37 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
65
1.5M followers
38 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
64
222K followers
39 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
64
238.3K followers
40 Lyon, France Lyon, France
63
487.8K followers
41 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
60
121.4K followers
42 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
60
386.9K followers
43 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
59
2.2M followers
44 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
58
37K followers
45 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
58
6.4K followers
46 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
58
79.8K followers
47 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
58
192.2K followers
48 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
57
140.3K followers
49 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
57
304.8K followers
50 Paris, France Paris, France
56
5.5M followers
51 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
56
22.6K followers
52 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
56
6.4M followers
53 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
55
1.4M followers
54 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
55
38K followers
55 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
54
863.3K followers
56 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
54
49.5K followers
57 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
53
15.2K followers
58 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
53
340.5K followers
59 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
53
14.7K followers
60 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
53
142.3K followers
61 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
53
327.6K followers
62 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
201.5K followers
63 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
53
116K followers
64 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
52
235.6K followers
65 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
52
195.5K followers
66 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
51
109.8K followers
67 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
49
30K followers
68 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
49
980.8K followers
69 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
49
115.4K followers
70 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
49
20.6K followers
71 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
47
84.7K followers
72 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
47
106.2K followers
73 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
47
22.4K followers
74 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
46
14K followers
75 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
44
26.1K followers
76 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
44
80.6K followers
77 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
44
38.8K followers
78 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
43
6.1M followers
79 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
40
253.5K followers
80 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
38
49.1K followers
81 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
38
21.4K followers
82 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
38
33.1K followers
83 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
38
62.1K followers
84 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
37
283.8K followers
85 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
36
323.9K followers
86 New York City, USA New York City, USA
35
1.8M followers
87 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
34
64K followers
88 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
34
38.6K followers
89 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
33
1M followers
90 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
33
63.8K followers
91 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
776.8K followers
92 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
63.5K followers
93 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
33
27.7K followers
94 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
32
51.6K followers
95 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
31
73.9K followers
96 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
30
26.1K followers
97 Nice, France Nice, France
28
454.3K followers
98 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
27
84.9K followers
99 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
27
35.6K followers
100 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
27
333.5K followers
101 Portland, USA Portland, USA
30
127.5K followers
102 Nice, France Nice, France
28
454.3K followers
103 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
27
84.9K followers
104 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
27
35.6K followers
105 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
27
333.5K followers
106 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
27
273.2K followers
107 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
27
582.3K followers
108 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
23
1.6M followers
109 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
22
13.1K followers
110 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
20
45.8K followers
111 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
19
24.6K followers
112 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
19
43.7K followers
113 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
18
108.9K followers
114 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
18
116.6K followers
115 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
17
68.3K followers
116 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
11
95.5K followers
117 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
11
1M followers
118 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
7
272.2K followers
119 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
5
13.8K followers

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