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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
352
2.7M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
181
385.7K followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
170
226.6K followers
4 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
164
323.5K followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
159
6.7K followers
6 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
156
1.7M followers
7 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
153
20.2K followers
8 Beijing, China Beijing, China
146
7M followers
9 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
142
147.3K followers
10 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
140
101K followers
11 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
133
94.7K followers
12 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
129
26.6K followers
13 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
114
6.5K followers
14 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
100
141.1K followers
15 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
99
373.2K followers
16 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
98
329.1K followers
17 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
98
2.2M followers
18 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
93
35K followers
19 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
90
30.1K followers
20 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
90
39.5K followers
21 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
88
81.5K followers
22 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
87
64K followers
23 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
84
1.7M followers
24 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
83
1.5M followers
25 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
79
122.1K followers
26 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
78
237K followers
27 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
75
23K followers
28 Houston, USA Houston, USA
74
28.4K followers
29 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
73
14K followers
30 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
72
15.3K followers
31 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
71
52K followers
32 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
69
85.3K followers
33 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
69
9.4K followers
34 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
35 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
69
1.5M followers
36 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
68
688.1K followers
37 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
67
95.9K followers
38 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
66
69K followers
39 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
66
14.2K followers
40 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
66
382.2K followers
41 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
66
678.2K followers
42 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
66
1M followers
43 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
65
60.2K followers
44 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
65
26.8K followers
45 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
65
11.7M followers
46 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
64
110.2K followers
47 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
64
22.9K followers
48 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
63
390.8K followers
49 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
62
1.3M followers
50 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
62
2.1M followers
51 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
62
223.4K followers
52 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
59
326.3K followers
53 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
59
22.8K followers
54 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
59
81.2K followers
55 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
64.8K followers
56 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
58
196.8K followers
57 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
57
171.3K followers
58 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
56
13.3K followers
59 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
56
244.3K followers
60 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
55
1.4M followers
61 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
55
39.5K followers
62 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
54
396.6K followers
63 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
54
37.1K followers
64 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
53
38.1K followers
65 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
53
117.5K followers
66 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
52
284.9K followers
67 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
52
306.8K followers
68 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
52
33.6K followers
69 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
52
196.7K followers
70 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
52
24.9K followers
71 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
51
50.2K followers
72 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
49
65K followers
73 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
49
344.8K followers
74 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
49
204.2K followers
75 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
49
6.5M followers
76 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
47
36.3K followers
77 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
46
62.5K followers
78 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
44
1M followers
79 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
44
143.4K followers
80 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
44
27.8K followers
81 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
44
44.9K followers
82 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
44
5.3M followers
83 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
41
867.5K followers
84 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
40
80.9K followers
85 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
38
118.3K followers
86 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
37
110.4K followers
87 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
37
21K followers
88 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
37
6.1M followers
89 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
36
106.7K followers
90 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
35
24.5K followers
91 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
33
985.5K followers
92 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
33
15K followers
93 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
49.1K followers
94 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
32
253.9K followers
95 Paris, France Paris, France
32
5.6M followers
96 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
30
21.9K followers
97 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
30
342.9K followers
98 New York City, USA New York City, USA
30
1.8M followers
99 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
29
46.7K followers
100 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
28
74.3K followers
101 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
28
16.7K followers
102 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
27
26.5K followers
103 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
27
782.3K followers
104 Denver, USA Denver, USA
27
1.5M followers
105 Lyon, France Lyon, France
23
489.8K followers
106 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
23
329.4K followers
107 Nice, France Nice, France
22
456K followers
108 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
22
80.1K followers
109 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
19
85.4K followers
110 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
19
586.6K followers
111 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
16
273K followers
112 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
16
1.6M followers
113 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
120.5K followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
14
69.2K followers
115 Portland, USA Portland, USA
14
130.7K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
14
300.9K followers
117 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
11
274.7K followers
118 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
8
298.2K followers

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