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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
157
2.7M followers
2 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
152
1.7M followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
149
6.7K followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
111
147.2K followers
5 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
103
1.5M followers
6 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
99
117.9K followers
7 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
96
385.3K followers
8 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
94
226.4K followers
9 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
90
1.5M followers
10 Beijing, China Beijing, China
90
7M followers
11 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
89
94.6K followers
12 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
88
323K followers
13 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
87
81.4K followers
14 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
85
60.1K followers
15 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
85
372.6K followers
16 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
84
1.7M followers
17 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
82
328.3K followers
18 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
81
141K followers
19 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
64K followers
20 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
79
85.2K followers
21 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
79
2.1M followers
22 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
71
30.1K followers
23 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
71
171.1K followers
24 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
71
80.8K followers
25 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
70
984.8K followers
26 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
68
37.1K followers
27 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
68
68.9K followers
28 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
68
1.4M followers
29 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
68
687.7K followers
30 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
67
1.3M followers
31 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
66
396.5K followers
32 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
66
381.9K followers
33 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
66
390.2K followers
34 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
66
196.6K followers
35 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
65
6.5K followers
36 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
65
81.1K followers
37 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
65
20.9K followers
38 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
64
2.2M followers
39 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
64
677.5K followers
40 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
64
11.7M followers
41 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
63
13.2K followers
42 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
62
64.5K followers
43 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
62
223.1K followers
44 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
62
6.4M followers
45 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
62
44.6K followers
46 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
61
14K followers
47 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
60
35K followers
48 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
59
15.3K followers
49 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
58
1.3M followers
50 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
58
100.9K followers
51 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
58
9.4K followers
52 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
58
14.2K followers
53 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
58
22.8K followers
54 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
58
39.4K followers
55 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
57
26.5K followers
56 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
57
16.6K followers
57 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
56
284.7K followers
58 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
56
20.1K followers
59 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
56
866.8K followers
60 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
56
27.8K followers
61 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
56
1.6M followers
62 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
56
1M followers
63 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
55
306.6K followers
64 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
55
236.8K followers
65 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
55
117.2K followers
66 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
55
243.5K followers
67 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
54
62.4K followers
68 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
54
26.6K followers
69 Houston, USA Houston, USA
54
28.3K followers
70 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
53
110.2K followers
71 Lyon, France Lyon, France
52
489.5K followers
72 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
52
253.9K followers
73 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
52
203.8K followers
74 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
51
24.5K followers
75 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
51
50.1K followers
76 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
51
272.8K followers
77 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
51
196.2K followers
78 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
50
33.5K followers
79 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
49
106.6K followers
80 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
49
5.3M followers
81 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
48
36.1K followers
82 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
46
24.8K followers
83 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
44
15K followers
84 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
44
80.1K followers
85 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
42
110.1K followers
86 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
41
74.2K followers
87 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
40
22.8K followers
88 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
40
51.9K followers
89 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
40
6.1M followers
90 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
38
143.3K followers
91 Paris, France Paris, France
36
5.6M followers
92 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
34
122K followers
93 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
33
326.1K followers
94 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
49.1K followers
95 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
32
344.2K followers
96 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
32
274.4K followers
97 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
30
26.4K followers
98 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
29
342.6K followers
99 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
27
1M followers
100 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
27
22.9K followers
101 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
27
95.8K followers
102 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
27
38.1K followers
103 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
27
781.4K followers
104 Nice, France Nice, France
26
455.8K followers
105 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
25
2.2M followers
106 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
23
297.8K followers
107 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
22
21.9K followers
108 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
22
64.8K followers
109 Denver, USA Denver, USA
21
1.5M followers
110 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
21
46.5K followers
111 New York City, USA New York City, USA
21
1.8M followers
112 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
19
85.3K followers
113 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
17
69.1K followers
114 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
120.1K followers
115 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
14
39.3K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
10
300.5K followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
9
130.3K followers
118 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
8
329.1K followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
4
586K followers

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