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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
204
2.7M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
182
386K followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
180
6.7K followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
178
1.7M followers
5 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
176
226.6K followers
6 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
162
26.7K followers
7 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
154
147.4K followers
8 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
134
2.2M followers
9 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
125
94.7K followers
10 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
114
20.2K followers
11 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
103
60.2K followers
12 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
98
396.6K followers
13 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
90
64K followers
14 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
85
6.6K followers
15 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
84
323.7K followers
16 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
82
373.6K followers
17 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
81
30.1K followers
18 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
81
688.4K followers
19 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
81
81K followers
20 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
79
329.4K followers
21 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
79
197.1K followers
22 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
77
35K followers
23 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
74
101K followers
24 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
74
69.1K followers
25 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
72
118.5K followers
26 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
70
81.5K followers
27 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
69
85.4K followers
28 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
69
26.9K followers
29 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
68
52K followers
30 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
67
5.3M followers
31 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
66
122.2K followers
32 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
64
382.3K followers
33 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
63
14.3K followers
34 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
63
1.5M followers
35 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
63
22.9K followers
36 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
62
22.9K followers
37 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
62
244.9K followers
38 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
61
285K followers
39 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
61
15.3K followers
40 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
60
117.7K followers
41 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
60
196.9K followers
42 Beijing, China Beijing, China
60
7M followers
43 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
60
39.6K followers
44 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
59
237.1K followers
45 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
59
2.1M followers
46 Paris, France Paris, France
58
5.6M followers
47 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
58
6.5M followers
48 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
58
11.7M followers
49 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
57
50.3K followers
50 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
57
223.6K followers
51 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
56
15.1K followers
52 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
55
2.2M followers
53 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
55
204.5K followers
54 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
53
24.5K followers
55 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
53
65.1K followers
56 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
53
38.1K followers
57 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
53
1.7M followers
58 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
53
171.5K followers
59 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
53
62.5K followers
60 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
53
14K followers
61 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
52
141.2K followers
62 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
52
326.5K followers
63 Houston, USA Houston, USA
52
28.5K followers
64 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
51
13.3K followers
65 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
49
1.3M followers
66 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
49
307K followers
67 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
49
391.2K followers
68 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
49
678.6K followers
69 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
45
24.9K followers
70 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
45
274.8K followers
71 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
44
254K followers
72 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
44
74.3K followers
73 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
44
1.5M followers
74 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
42
39.6K followers
75 Nice, France Nice, France
41
456.2K followers
76 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
41
9.5K followers
77 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
41
6.1M followers
78 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
40
49.1K followers
79 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
38
1M followers
80 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
38
23.1K followers
81 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
38
985.9K followers
82 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
37
22K followers
83 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
36
1.3M followers
84 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
36
37.1K followers
85 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
36
36.3K followers
86 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
782.8K followers
87 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
64.9K followers
88 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
33
27.8K followers
89 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
33
16.7K followers
90 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
32
26.5K followers
91 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
32
1.4M followers
92 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
31
69.3K followers
93 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
31
46.8K followers
94 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
30
345.2K followers
95 Denver, USA Denver, USA
30
1.5M followers
96 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
29
110.3K followers
97 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
28
143.5K followers
98 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
28
587K followers
99 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
343.1K followers
100 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
27
867.9K followers
101 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
27
143.5K followers
102 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
27
329.5K followers
103 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
26
106.8K followers
104 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
45K followers
105 Lyon, France Lyon, France
22
490K followers
106 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
22
273K followers
107 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
22
1M followers
108 New York City, USA New York City, USA
20
1.8M followers
109 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
19
85.4K followers
110 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
19
301.2K followers
111 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
18
33.6K followers
112 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
18
120.7K followers
113 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
18
21K followers
114 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
17
80.1K followers
115 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
16
1.6M followers
116 Portland, USA Portland, USA
15
130.9K followers
117 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
13
95.9K followers
118 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
11
81.3K followers
119 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
10
298.4K followers

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