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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
219
2.7M followers
2 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
182
6.7K followers
3 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
170
64K followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
169
147.3K followers
5 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
167
20.2K followers
6 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
162
1.7M followers
7 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
146
385.5K followers
8 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
127
26.6K followers
9 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
124
1.7M followers
10 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
124
323.2K followers
11 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
119
226.5K followers
12 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
111
80.8K followers
13 Beijing, China Beijing, China
110
7M followers
14 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
97
328.7K followers
15 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
97
94.6K followers
16 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
92
85.3K followers
17 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
90
30.1K followers
18 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
90
68.9K followers
19 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
88
2.2M followers
20 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
86
687.9K followers
21 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
85
141.1K followers
22 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
83
1.5M followers
23 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
81
171.2K followers
24 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
80
100.9K followers
25 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
79
390.5K followers
26 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
79
2.2M followers
27 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
79
372.9K followers
28 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
78
1.3M followers
29 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
78
35K followers
30 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
75
9.4K followers
31 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
75
236.8K followers
32 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
73
1.3M followers
33 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
73
122K followers
34 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
73
15.3K followers
35 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
71
382K followers
36 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
71
1.5M followers
37 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
70
396.5K followers
38 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
69
81.4K followers
39 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
68
14K followers
40 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
68
21K followers
41 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
68
27.8K followers
42 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
67
60.2K followers
43 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
64
26.7K followers
44 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
64
64.6K followers
45 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
64
44.7K followers
46 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
63
37.1K followers
47 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
63
14.2K followers
48 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
63
6.5K followers
49 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
63
24.9K followers
50 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
63
2.1M followers
51 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
62
253.9K followers
52 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
62
985.1K followers
53 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
62
51.9K followers
54 Houston, USA Houston, USA
62
28.4K followers
55 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
61
284.8K followers
56 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
60
36.2K followers
57 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
60
1.4M followers
58 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
60
81.2K followers
59 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
60
11.7M followers
60 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
60
1M followers
61 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
58
1M followers
62 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
58
13.3K followers
63 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
58
143.3K followers
64 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
58
677.8K followers
65 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
58
6.5M followers
66 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
57
22.8K followers
67 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
56
867.2K followers
68 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
55
306.7K followers
69 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
55
223.3K followers
70 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
55
118.1K followers
71 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
54
39.5K followers
72 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
53
80.1K followers
73 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
52
33.5K followers
74 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
52
110.2K followers
75 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
52
22.8K followers
76 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
49
23K followers
77 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
49
196.4K followers
78 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
49
243.9K followers
79 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
49
5.3M followers
80 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
48
204K followers
81 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
47
196.6K followers
82 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
44
62.4K followers
83 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
44
274.6K followers
84 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
41
50.1K followers
85 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
40
49.1K followers
86 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
40
326.2K followers
87 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
39
110.3K followers
88 New York City, USA New York City, USA
39
1.8M followers
89 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
38
38.1K followers
90 Paris, France Paris, France
38
5.6M followers
91 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
36
117.3K followers
92 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
35
74.3K followers
93 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
35
64.9K followers
94 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
35
6.1M followers
95 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
33
26.4K followers
96 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
31
16.7K followers
97 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
30
95.9K followers
98 Denver, USA Denver, USA
30
1.5M followers
99 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
28
15K followers
100 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
27
329.2K followers
101 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
26
21.9K followers
102 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
26
106.7K followers
103 Nice, France Nice, France
25
455.9K followers
104 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
25
342.7K followers
105 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
25
46.6K followers
106 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
24
344.5K followers
107 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
23
272.9K followers
108 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
22
781.8K followers
109 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
22
120.3K followers
110 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
22
298K followers
111 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
21
300.7K followers
112 Portland, USA Portland, USA
18
130.5K followers
113 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
17
69.1K followers
114 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
17
24.5K followers
115 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
17
39.4K followers
116 Lyon, France Lyon, France
16
489.7K followers
117 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
14
85.4K followers
118 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
14
586.3K followers
119 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
11
1.6M followers

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