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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
212
2.7M followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
174
1.7M followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
167
226.6K followers
4 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
164
385.7K followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
159
6.7K followers
6 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
158
101K followers
7 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
153
323.4K followers
8 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
139
20.2K followers
9 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
135
1.7M followers
10 Beijing, China Beijing, China
132
7M followers
11 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
122
30.1K followers
12 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
121
94.6K followers
13 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
114
147.3K followers
14 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
102
9.4K followers
15 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
101
2.2M followers
16 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
96
26.6K followers
17 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
90
688.1K followers
18 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
87
1.5M followers
19 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
86
373.1K followers
20 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
85
122.1K followers
21 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
81
69K followers
22 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
81
237K followers
23 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
81
329K followers
24 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
64K followers
25 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
80
95.9K followers
26 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
75
382.1K followers
27 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
75
6.5K followers
28 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
75
52K followers
29 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
74
678.1K followers
30 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
73
23K followers
31 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
73
141.1K followers
32 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
70
396.6K followers
33 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
69
14.2K followers
34 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
35 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
69
223.4K followers
36 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
69
39.5K followers
37 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
69
11.7M followers
38 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
68
390.8K followers
39 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
68
14K followers
40 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
67
35K followers
41 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
66
60.2K followers
42 Houston, USA Houston, USA
66
28.4K followers
43 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
65
2.1M followers
44 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
64
81.4K followers
45 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
64
15.3K followers
46 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
64
110.2K followers
47 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
64
22.8K followers
48 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
64
26.8K followers
49 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
64
1.5M followers
50 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
64
64.7K followers
51 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
64
1M followers
52 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
63
1.3M followers
53 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
62
85.3K followers
54 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
60
284.9K followers
55 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
60
244.3K followers
56 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
58
38.1K followers
57 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
58
81.2K followers
58 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
57
1.4M followers
59 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
57
326.3K followers
60 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
56
37.1K followers
61 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
56
171.3K followers
62 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
56
22.8K followers
63 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
56
196.7K followers
64 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
55
33.6K followers
65 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
54
13.3K followers
66 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
54
6.5M followers
67 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
53
27.8K followers
68 New York City, USA New York City, USA
53
1.8M followers
69 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
52
306.8K followers
70 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
52
196.7K followers
71 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
52
21K followers
72 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
50
36.2K followers
73 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
49
1M followers
74 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
49
867.5K followers
75 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
49
143.4K followers
76 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
49
80.9K followers
77 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
49
204.2K followers
78 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
48
24.5K followers
79 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
48
62.5K followers
80 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
48
50.2K followers
81 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
47
39.4K followers
82 Nice, France Nice, France
44
456K followers
83 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
44
24.9K followers
84 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
41
65K followers
85 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
41
117.5K followers
86 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
41
6.1M followers
87 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
38
985.5K followers
88 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
38
782.3K followers
89 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
37
44.9K followers
90 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
36
110.4K followers
91 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
35
344.8K followers
92 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
33
15K followers
93 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
33
118.3K followers
94 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
49.1K followers
95 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
32
253.9K followers
96 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
32
74.3K followers
97 Paris, France Paris, France
32
5.6M followers
98 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
31
21.9K followers
99 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
31
342.9K followers
100 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
30
46.7K followers
101 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
27
5.3M followers
102 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
27
586.6K followers
103 Denver, USA Denver, USA
26
1.5M followers
104 Nice, France Nice, France
25
456K followers
105 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
25
329.3K followers
106 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
22
85.4K followers
107 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
21
106.7K followers
108 Lyon, France Lyon, France
20
489.8K followers
109 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
20
80.1K followers
110 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
19
26.5K followers
111 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
16
272.9K followers
112 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
120.4K followers
113 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
13
274.7K followers
114 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
13
1.6M followers
115 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
12
69.2K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
11
300.9K followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
10
130.6K followers
118 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
9
298.1K followers

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