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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
171
2.7M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
163
146.3K followers
3 Beijing, China Beijing, China
156
6.9M followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
149
1.7M followers
5 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
122
5.3M followers
6 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
119
1.4M followers
7 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
114
15.1K followers
8 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
105
34.7K followers
9 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
103
9.4K followers
10 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
97
11.7M followers
11 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
94
63.7K followers
12 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
94
225.4K followers
13 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
91
29.9K followers
14 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
86
100K followers
15 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
84
6.4K followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
83
80.7K followers
17 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
80
2.2M followers
18 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
80
368.6K followers
19 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
78
978.5K followers
20 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
76
59.7K followers
21 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
76
1.5M followers
22 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
75
340K followers
23 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
75
382.7K followers
24 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
74
1.5M followers
25 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
72
19.8K followers
26 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
72
68.3K followers
27 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
72
23.8K followers
28 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
70
84.6K followers
29 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
70
195K followers
30 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
70
2.1M followers
31 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
68
379.3K followers
32 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
66
253.4K followers
33 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
66
49.2K followers
34 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
65
25.7K followers
35 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
65
304.4K followers
36 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
65
2.2M followers
37 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
65
80.2K followers
38 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
64
93.7K followers
39 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
63
319.7K followers
40 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
61
115.3K followers
41 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
58
1.7M followers
42 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
58
106K followers
43 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
57
37.9K followers
44 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
56
38.6K followers
45 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
55
323.5K followers
46 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
55
62K followers
47 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
53
283.4K followers
48 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
53
13.9K followers
49 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
52
395.3K followers
50 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
52
236.1K followers
51 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
49
32.8K followers
52 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
49
24.5K followers
53 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
48
1.3M followers
54 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
45
385.3K followers
55 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
45
13K followers
56 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
45
22.2K followers
57 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
45
51.5K followers
58 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
45
200.5K followers
59 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
44
140.1K followers
60 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
44
327.1K followers
61 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
41
14.6K followers
62 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
41
321.8K followers
63 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
41
25.9K followers
64 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
80.4K followers
65 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
40
121.2K followers
66 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
40
672.3K followers
67 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
39
37K followers
68 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
39
73.7K followers
69 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
37
169.6K followers
70 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
37
1M followers
71 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
35
109.6K followers
72 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
35
142K followers
73 Paris, France Paris, France
34
5.5M followers
74 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
35.3K followers
75 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
33
339.8K followers
76 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
33
108.5K followers
77 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
33
190.9K followers
78 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
29
235.1K followers
79 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
29
62.9K followers
80 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
29
221.4K followers
81 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
29
27.6K followers
82 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
27
21.2K followers
83 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
26
25.9K followers
84 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
25
22.3K followers
85 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
25
63.5K followers
86 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
25
683.5K followers
87 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
25
13.7K followers
88 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
25
22.5K followers
89 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
24
49.1K followers
90 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
24
861.5K followers
91 Lyon, France Lyon, France
23
487.1K followers
92 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
23
775K followers
93 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
23
20.5K followers
94 Houston, USA Houston, USA
23
27.4K followers
95 Nice, France Nice, France
22
453.7K followers
96 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
22
45.5K followers
97 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
21
6.4M followers
98 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
21
6M followers
99 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
20
115.8K followers
100 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
20
296.6K followers
101 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
17
1M followers
102 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
17
84.7K followers
103 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
17
38.3K followers
104 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
17
294.5K followers
105 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
17
15.3K followers
106 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
16
114.5K followers
107 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
272K followers
108 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
14
272.7K followers
109 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
14
43.4K followers
110 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
13
79.7K followers
111 Denver, USA Denver, USA
13
1.5M followers
112 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
13
580.8K followers
113 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
12
95.4K followers
114 New York City, USA New York City, USA
12
1.8M followers
115 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
11
332.4K followers
116 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
7
67.8K followers
117 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
5
1.6M followers
118 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
126.8K followers

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