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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
174
2.7M followers
2 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
171
26.7K followers
3 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
156
323.6K followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
154
226.6K followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
145
6.7K followers
6 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
145
147.4K followers
7 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
127
1.7M followers
8 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
119
385.9K followers
9 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
94
52K followers
10 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
93
1.3M followers
11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
92
373.4K followers
12 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
90
35K followers
13 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
89
94.7K followers
14 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
86
688.3K followers
15 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
84
20.2K followers
16 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
83
141.2K followers
17 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
80
81.5K followers
18 Beijing, China Beijing, China
80
7M followers
19 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
79
1.5M followers
20 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
79
197K followers
21 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
78
60.2K followers
22 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
77
396.6K followers
23 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
77
1.4M followers
24 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
77
2.2M followers
25 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
73
382.3K followers
26 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
73
329.3K followers
27 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
71
64K followers
28 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
71
2.2M followers
29 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
70
30.1K followers
30 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
67
69K followers
31 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
64
101K followers
32 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
64
2.1M followers
33 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
64
1.5M followers
34 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
62
1M followers
35 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
61
50.2K followers
36 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
60
85.4K followers
37 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
60
1M followers
38 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
60
345K followers
39 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
60
39.5K followers
40 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
59
26.9K followers
41 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
58
24.5K followers
42 Paris, France Paris, France
58
5.6M followers
43 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
58
223.5K followers
44 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
244.7K followers
45 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
57
15.3K followers
46 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
57
6.6K followers
47 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
56
14.2K followers
48 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
56
171.4K followers
49 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
55
1.3M followers
50 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
55
1.7M followers
51 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
55
196.8K followers
52 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
55
22.9K followers
53 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
55
118.4K followers
54 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
55
6.5M followers
55 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
54
285K followers
56 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
54
24.9K followers
57 Houston, USA Houston, USA
54
28.5K followers
58 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
53
38.1K followers
59 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
53
14K followers
60 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
52
65K followers
61 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
52
13.3K followers
62 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
49
122.1K followers
63 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
49
985.8K followers
64 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
49
33.6K followers
65 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
49
22.9K followers
66 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
49
11.7M followers
67 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
47
273K followers
68 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
47
204.4K followers
69 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
44
36.3K followers
70 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
44
326.4K followers
71 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
44
237.1K followers
72 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
43
143.4K followers
73 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
42
62.5K followers
74 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
41
69.2K followers
75 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
39
74.3K followers
76 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
39
343K followers
77 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
38
49.1K followers
78 Nice, France Nice, France
38
456.1K followers
79 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
38
110.4K followers
80 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
106.8K followers
81 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
36
85.4K followers
82 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
36
95.9K followers
83 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
36
253.9K followers
84 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
36
22K followers
85 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
36
329.5K followers
86 Lyon, France Lyon, France
34
489.9K followers
87 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
34
6.1M followers
88 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
33
110.2K followers
89 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
33
5.3M followers
90 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
32
306.9K followers
91 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
32
21K followers
92 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
32
39.6K followers
93 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
31
678.4K followers
94 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
31
274.8K followers
95 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
31
80.9K followers
96 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
30
867.8K followers
97 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
30
15.1K followers
98 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
28
46.7K followers
99 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
27
37.1K followers
100 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
27
9.5K followers
101 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
27
117.6K followers
102 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
27
391.1K followers
103 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
27
80.1K followers
104 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
27
1.6M followers
105 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
25
120.6K followers
106 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
44.9K followers
107 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
25
586.8K followers
108 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
22
81.3K followers
109 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
22
16.7K followers
110 Denver, USA Denver, USA
21
1.5M followers
111 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
19
26.5K followers
112 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
16
782.6K followers
113 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
16
64.8K followers
114 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
16
27.8K followers
115 New York City, USA New York City, USA
14
1.8M followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
12
301.1K followers
117 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
11
23K followers
118 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
11
298.3K followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
11
130.7K followers

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