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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
249
2.7M followers
2 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
248
20.1K followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
202
6.7K followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
187
1.7M followers
5 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
166
385.4K followers
6 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
161
1.7M followers
7 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
156
147.3K followers
8 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
151
9.4K followers
9 Beijing, China Beijing, China
137
7M followers
10 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
124
1.5M followers
11 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
108
323.1K followers
12 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
94
118.1K followers
13 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
89
26.6K followers
14 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
87
171.2K followers
15 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
84
30.1K followers
16 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
84
94.6K followers
17 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
83
328.5K followers
18 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
82
1.5M followers
19 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
81
64K followers
20 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
80
13.3K followers
21 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
79
381.9K followers
22 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
77
14.2K followers
23 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
76
2.2M followers
24 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
73
1.3M followers
25 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
73
15.3K followers
26 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
72
26.7K followers
27 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
72
14K followers
28 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
71
85.3K followers
29 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
71
68.9K followers
30 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
70
372.8K followers
31 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
70
44.7K followers
32 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
69
687.7K followers
33 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
69
196.6K followers
34 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
67
396.5K followers
35 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
67
60.1K followers
36 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
67
20.9K followers
37 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
66
984.9K followers
38 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
66
11.7M followers
39 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
64
95.9K followers
40 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
64
236.8K followers
41 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
64
64.6K followers
42 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
64
81.1K followers
43 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
64
80.8K followers
44 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
63
226.4K followers
45 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
60
1M followers
46 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
60
1.3M followers
47 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
60
100.9K followers
48 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
60
390.3K followers
49 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
60
2.2M followers
50 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
60
35K followers
51 Houston, USA Houston, USA
59
28.3K followers
52 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
58
50.1K followers
53 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
58
1M followers
54 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
57
24.8K followers
55 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
57
677.6K followers
56 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
56
81.4K followers
57 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
56
1.4M followers
58 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
56
867K followers
59 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
56
2.1M followers
60 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
55
6.5K followers
61 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
55
110.1K followers
62 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
55
51.9K followers
63 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
196.3K followers
64 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
55
39.5K followers
65 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
54
22.8K followers
66 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
54
5.3M followers
67 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
53
143.3K followers
68 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
203.9K followers
69 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
53
27.8K followers
70 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
52
284.8K followers
71 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
52
122K followers
72 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
52
223.2K followers
73 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
51
306.7K followers
74 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
49
6.5M followers
75 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
49
6.1M followers
76 Paris, France Paris, France
46
5.6M followers
77 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
44
141K followers
78 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
44
24.5K followers
79 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
44
36.2K followers
80 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
44
38.1K followers
81 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
44
22.8K followers
82 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
44
274.5K followers
83 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
43
243.7K followers
84 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
42
74.3K followers
85 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
40
253.9K followers
86 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
38
49.1K followers
87 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
38
23K followers
88 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
38
37.1K followers
89 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
38
326.2K followers
90 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
38
62.4K followers
91 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
37
110.3K followers
92 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
37
16.6K followers
93 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
34
21.9K followers
94 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
34
106.7K followers
95 Nice, France Nice, France
33
455.9K followers
96 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
33
33.5K followers
97 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
33
80.1K followers
98 Denver, USA Denver, USA
33
1.5M followers
99 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
32
344.3K followers
100 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
32
39.4K followers
101 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
31
26.4K followers
102 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
31
329.2K followers
103 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
30
85.4K followers
104 New York City, USA New York City, USA
29
1.8M followers
105 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
28
342.7K followers
106 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
27
64.9K followers
107 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
26
69.1K followers
108 Lyon, France Lyon, France
26
489.6K followers
109 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
26
46.6K followers
110 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
22
272.9K followers
111 Portland, USA Portland, USA
21
130.4K followers
112 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
20
300.6K followers
113 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
19
781.7K followers
114 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
120.2K followers
115 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
16
15K followers
116 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
16
117.3K followers
117 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
12
297.9K followers
118 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
10
586.1K followers
119 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
8
1.6M followers

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