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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
219
2.7M followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
165
1.7M followers
3 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
159
147.3K followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
158
226.5K followers
5 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
156
30.1K followers
6 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
153
385.6K followers
7 Beijing, China Beijing, China
153
7M followers
8 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
139
6.7K followers
9 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
139
101K followers
10 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
126
396.6K followers
11 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
117
323.3K followers
12 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
105
26.6K followers
13 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
102
1.7M followers
14 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
100
94.6K followers
15 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
90
1.5M followers
16 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
88
688K followers
17 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
87
52K followers
18 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
86
1.3M followers
19 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
85
328.9K followers
20 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
83
382.1K followers
21 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
82
141.1K followers
22 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
81
69K followers
23 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
79
20.2K followers
24 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
79
373.1K followers
25 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
77
390.7K followers
26 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
75
1.4M followers
27 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
73
678.1K followers
28 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
72
64K followers
29 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
71
6.5K followers
30 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
70
1.3M followers
31 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
69
1.5M followers
32 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
68
60.2K followers
33 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
68
9.4K followers
34 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
68
118.3K followers
35 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
68
39.5K followers
36 Houston, USA Houston, USA
67
28.4K followers
37 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
66
223.4K followers
38 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
65
122K followers
39 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
64
81.4K followers
40 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
64
15.3K followers
41 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
64
80.9K followers
42 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
63
284.9K followers
43 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
62
24.5K followers
44 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
62
26.8K followers
45 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
61
95.9K followers
46 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
60
14.2K followers
47 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
60
35K followers
48 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
60
22.8K followers
49 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
60
11.7M followers
50 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
60
1M followers
51 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
59
171.3K followers
52 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
59
81.2K followers
53 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
58
26.5K followers
54 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
64.7K followers
55 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
58
21K followers
56 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
244.2K followers
57 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
56
22.8K followers
58 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
56
2.1M followers
59 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
56
27.8K followers
60 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
55
2.2M followers
61 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
55
143.4K followers
62 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
196.6K followers
63 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
54
236.9K followers
64 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
54
80.1K followers
65 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
54
50.2K followers
66 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
53
110.2K followers
67 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
53
6.5M followers
68 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
52
867.4K followers
69 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
52
62.5K followers
70 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
52
6.1M followers
71 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
50
13.3K followers
72 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
49
85.3K followers
73 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
49
14K followers
74 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
48
24.9K followers
75 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
47
38.1K followers
76 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
47
344.7K followers
77 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
46
44.8K followers
78 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
44
2.2M followers
79 Lyon, France Lyon, France
43
489.8K followers
80 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
43
36.2K followers
81 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
41
326.3K followers
82 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
39
342.8K followers
83 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
39
196.7K followers
84 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
38
23K followers
85 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
38
74.3K followers
86 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
38
329.3K followers
87 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
37
253.9K followers
88 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
37
110.3K followers
89 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
36
21.9K followers
90 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
36
16.7K followers
91 Paris, France Paris, France
35
5.6M followers
92 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
35
39.4K followers
93 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
34
85.4K followers
94 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
33
64.9K followers
95 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
33
33.5K followers
96 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
33
274.6K followers
97 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
49.1K followers
98 Nice, France Nice, France
32
456K followers
99 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
30
37.1K followers
100 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
29
106.7K followers
101 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
28
306.8K followers
102 New York City, USA New York City, USA
28
1.8M followers
103 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
27
1M followers
104 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
27
985.4K followers
105 Denver, USA Denver, USA
27
1.5M followers
106 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
27
204.2K followers
107 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
25
46.7K followers
108 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
23
298.1K followers
109 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
22
5.3M followers
110 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
19
69.2K followers
111 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
19
782.1K followers
112 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
19
117.4K followers
113 Portland, USA Portland, USA
17
130.6K followers
114 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
272.9K followers
115 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
14
15K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
12
300.8K followers
117 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
11
1.6M followers
118 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
10
120.4K followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
9
586.5K followers

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