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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
242
2.7M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
192
146K followers
3 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
172
382.1K followers
4 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
168
6.6K followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
158
1.7M followers
6 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
152
11.7M followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
126
25.6K followers
8 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
118
121K followers
9 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
118
225.1K followers
10 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
107
19.7K followers
11 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
107
234.7K followers
12 Beijing, China Beijing, China
99
6.9M followers
13 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
98
283.1K followers
14 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
97
51.4K followers
15 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
94
5.3M followers
16 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
93
9.4K followers
17 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
93
683K followers
18 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
91
15.1K followers
19 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
91
13.7K followers
20 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
87
1.3M followers
21 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
85
339.5K followers
22 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
84
84.4K followers
23 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
84
68.2K followers
24 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
79
80.6K followers
25 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
78
1.5M followers
26 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
76
59.7K followers
27 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
76
1.5M followers
28 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
72
6.4M followers
29 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
71
326.7K followers
30 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
71
20.4K followers
31 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
70
93.6K followers
32 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
70
22.4K followers
33 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
69
29.8K followers
34 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
35 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
67
34.7K followers
36 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
66
63.6K followers
37 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
66
319.2K followers
38 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
65
23.7K followers
39 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
65
320.4K followers
40 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
65
114.7K followers
41 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
64
63.3K followers
42 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
63
1.4M followers
43 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
63
194.4K followers
44 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
62
234.6K followers
45 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
58
32.6K followers
46 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
57
6M followers
47 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
56
169.3K followers
48 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
56
2.1M followers
49 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
189.5K followers
50 New York City, USA New York City, USA
54
1.8M followers
51 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
53
37K followers
52 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
53
378.8K followers
53 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
53
384.4K followers
54 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
51
671.3K followers
55 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
50
977.5K followers
56 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
50
323.2K followers
57 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
49
79.6K followers
58 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
49
80.1K followers
59 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
49
293.8K followers
60 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
48
1.7M followers
61 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
46
221.1K followers
62 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
45
22.2K followers
63 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
45
395K followers
64 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
45
49K followers
65 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
45
62.5K followers
66 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
43
860.4K followers
67 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
41
99.8K followers
68 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
41
6.4K followers
69 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
41
12.9K followers
70 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
41
108.3K followers
71 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
80.2K followers
72 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
41
271.8K followers
73 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
40
253.3K followers
74 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
37
367.8K followers
75 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
36
105.9K followers
76 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
35
49K followers
77 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
35
139.9K followers
78 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
35
21.1K followers
79 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
34
304.2K followers
80 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
34
38.1K followers
81 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
33
1M followers
82 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
33
272.4K followers
83 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
33
27.6K followers
84 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
33
38.4K followers
85 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
32
35.1K followers
86 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
32
141.8K followers
87 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
29
37.9K followers
88 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
29
22.1K followers
89 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
29
1M followers
90 Houston, USA Houston, USA
27
27.3K followers
91 Lyon, France Lyon, France
26
486.7K followers
92 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
26
73.6K followers
93 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
25
13.8K followers
94 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
25
25.8K followers
95 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
25
61.9K followers
96 Paris, France Paris, France
24
5.5M followers
97 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
23
109.5K followers
98 Nice, France Nice, France
22
453.2K followers
99 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
22
199.9K followers
100 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
21
84.6K followers
101 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
20
114K followers
102 Denver, USA Denver, USA
20
1.5M followers
103 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19
2.2M followers
104 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
19
45.4K followers
105 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
18
1.7M followers
106 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
17
95.3K followers
107 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
17
773.7K followers
108 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
17
24.4K followers
109 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
43.2K followers
110 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
16
339.3K followers
111 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
16
14.6K followers
112 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
16
331.7K followers
113 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
14
296K followers
114 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
13
115.2K followers
115 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
12
579.9K followers
116 Portland, USA Portland, USA
10
126.4K followers
117 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
7
1.6M followers
118 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
4
67.5K followers
119 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
3
15.2K followers

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