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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
159
2.7M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
156
383.8K followers
3 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
156
1.7M followers
4 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
154
6.7K followers
5 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
127
2.2M followers
6 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
118
80.9K followers
7 Beijing, China Beijing, China
117
6.9M followers
8 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
116
225.8K followers
9 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
108
146.8K followers
10 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
108
340.9K followers
11 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
98
59.8K followers
12 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
97
324.5K followers
13 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
95
1.7M followers
14 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
93
140.4K followers
15 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
91
320.8K followers
16 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
91
94K followers
17 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
91
11.7M followers
18 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
90
1.4M followers
19 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
85
1.3M followers
20 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
84
121.5K followers
21 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
83
26K followers
22 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
82
170.3K followers
23 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
82
1.5M followers
24 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
81
68.5K followers
25 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
77
1.3M followers
26 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
77
19.9K followers
27 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
77
116.2K followers
28 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
76
6.5K followers
29 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
75
685.3K followers
30 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
74
34.8K followers
31 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
74
49.6K followers
32 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
73
192.6K followers
33 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
72
395.9K followers
34 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
70
24.1K followers
35 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
68
6.4M followers
36 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
67
84.8K followers
37 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
67
2.2M followers
38 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
66
235.7K followers
39 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
66
387.3K followers
40 Houston, USA Houston, USA
65
27.8K followers
41 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
64
283.9K followers
42 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
63
304.9K followers
43 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
62
296K followers
44 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
62
370.2K followers
45 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
62
5.3M followers
46 Paris, France Paris, France
61
5.5M followers
47 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
60
100.4K followers
48 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
60
674.5K followers
49 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
59
195.7K followers
50 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
58
22.6K followers
51 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
58
20.6K followers
52 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
238.9K followers
53 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
57
37K followers
54 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
56
15.2K followers
55 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
56
253.5K followers
56 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
56
1.5M followers
57 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
56
2.1M followers
58 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
55
30K followers
59 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
55
324K followers
60 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
54
26.2K followers
61 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
53
63.8K followers
62 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
53
63.6K followers
63 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
53
27.7K followers
64 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
51
106.2K followers
65 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
49
1M followers
66 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
49
38K followers
67 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
49
327.8K followers
68 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
49
1M followers
69 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
48
115.6K followers
70 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
46
340.7K followers
71 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
46
863.8K followers
72 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
44
21.4K followers
73 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
44
981.3K followers
74 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
44
380.4K followers
75 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
44
80.7K followers
76 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
40
38.9K followers
77 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
40
6.1M followers
78 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
39
273.4K followers
79 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
38
84.9K followers
80 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
38
95.6K followers
81 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
38
9.4K followers
82 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
38
14.8K followers
83 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
38
22.4K followers
84 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
38
142.4K followers
85 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
38
80.4K followers
86 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
35
51.6K followers
87 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
34
49.1K followers
88 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
34
222.1K followers
89 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
777.4K followers
90 Lyon, France Lyon, France
32
488K followers
91 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
31
582.8K followers
92 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
30
33.1K followers
93 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
30
109K followers
94 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
29
38.7K followers
95 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
28
62.1K followers
96 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
27
22.6K followers
97 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
27
64.1K followers
98 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
27
201.8K followers
99 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
26
35.7K followers
100 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
26
116.8K followers
101 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
25
15.4K followers
102 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
24
13.1K followers
103 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
24
109.8K followers
104 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
24
297.8K followers
105 Portland, USA Portland, USA
24
127.8K followers
106 Nice, France Nice, France
23
454.4K followers
107 New York City, USA New York City, USA
22
1.8M followers
108 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
21
73.9K followers
109 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
21
14K followers
110 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
21
26.2K followers
111 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
20
333.8K followers
112 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
17
79.8K followers
113 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
43.7K followers
114 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
17
45.8K followers
115 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
16
13.8K followers
116 Denver, USA Denver, USA
16
1.5M followers
117 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
272.4K followers
118 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
14
68.4K followers
119 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
12
24.6K followers
120 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
11
1.6M followers

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