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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
282
2.7M followers
2 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
181
1.3M followers
3 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
178
1.7M followers
4 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
168
384.8K followers
5 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
165
100.7K followers
6 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
151
30.1K followers
7 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
133
1.5M followers
8 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
123
226.2K followers
9 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
122
94.3K followers
10 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
119
147.1K followers
11 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
112
322.2K followers
12 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
111
6.7K followers
13 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
111
51.8K followers
14 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
107
371.9K followers
15 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
102
24.3K followers
16 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
99
327.1K followers
17 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
96
85K followers
18 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
94
117.2K followers
19 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
88
396.3K followers
20 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
87
1.3M followers
21 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
86
68.8K followers
22 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
85
81.3K followers
23 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
84
1.7M followers
24 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
83
34.9K followers
25 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
81
15.2K followers
26 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
81
170.9K followers
27 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
81
5.3M followers
28 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
78
381.3K followers
29 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
77
9.4K followers
30 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
77
116.7K followers
31 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
75
1M followers
32 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
75
26.4K followers
33 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
72
60.1K followers
34 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
71
1.4M followers
35 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
71
686.9K followers
36 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
71
2.2M followers
37 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
71
49.9K followers
38 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
71
195.1K followers
39 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
70
2.1M followers
40 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
68
20.1K followers
41 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
64
63.9K followers
42 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
64
1.5M followers
43 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
64
203.2K followers
44 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
63
16.5K followers
45 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
62
342.3K followers
46 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
61
865.7K followers
47 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
61
13.9K followers
48 Nice, France Nice, France
60
455.4K followers
49 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
60
2.2M followers
50 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
60
222.8K followers
51 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
59
983.7K followers
52 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
59
6.1M followers
53 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
57
6.5K followers
54 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
56
22.8K followers
55 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
56
44.3K followers
56 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
56
11.7M followers
57 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
54
24.7K followers
58 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
53
196.3K followers
59 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
53
676.5K followers
60 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
53
6.4M followers
61 Lyon, France Lyon, France
51
489.1K followers
62 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
51
74.1K followers
63 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
51
389.2K followers
64 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
51
39.3K followers
65 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
50
253.8K followers
66 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
49
236.4K followers
67 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
49
64.2K followers
68 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
49
81K followers
69 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
47
26.3K followers
70 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
46
38.1K followers
71 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
46
80K followers
72 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
45
49.1K followers
73 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
44
342K followers
74 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
44
106.5K followers
75 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
42
143K followers
76 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
42
39.1K followers
77 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
41
33.4K followers
78 New York City, USA New York City, USA
40
1.8M followers
79 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
39
109.8K followers
80 Houston, USA Houston, USA
39
28.2K followers
81 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
38
14.9K followers
82 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
38
297.1K followers
83 Beijing, China Beijing, China
38
7M followers
84 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
38
27.8K followers
85 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
38
1M followers
86 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
36
37.1K followers
87 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
35
36K followers
88 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
35
325.9K followers
89 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
34
121.8K followers
90 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
34
64.6K followers
91 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
34
14.1K followers
92 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
34
62.4K followers
93 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
34
242.1K followers
94 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
33
21.7K followers
95 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
33
1.6M followers
96 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
32
13.2K followers
97 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
32
328.7K followers
98 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
31
110K followers
99 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
30
284.4K followers
100 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
30
780K followers
101 Paris, France Paris, France
29
5.6M followers
102 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
28
274.1K followers
103 Denver, USA Denver, USA
28
1.5M followers
104 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
28
46.3K followers
105 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
27
22.8K followers
106 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
27
306.4K followers
107 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
26
85.2K followers
108 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
24
26.5K followers
109 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
22
95.8K followers
110 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
22
80.7K followers
111 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
22
584.9K followers
112 Portland, USA Portland, USA
20
129.4K followers
113 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
18
272.7K followers
114 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
16
22.6K followers
115 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
16
119.3K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
16
299.6K followers
117 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
13
140.8K followers
118 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
13
20.8K followers
119 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
5
68.8K followers

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