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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
167
2.7M followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
159
1.7M followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
135
6.7K followers
4 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
129
22.9K followers
5 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
119
226.8K followers
6 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
119
6.5M followers
7 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
105
60.2K followers
8 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
99
26.8K followers
9 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
97
386.4K followers
10 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
92
81.6K followers
11 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
92
1.7M followers
12 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
90
101.1K followers
13 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
89
69.1K followers
14 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
84
20.2K followers
15 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
83
64.1K followers
16 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
82
30.2K followers
17 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
82
15.3K followers
18 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
82
2.2M followers
19 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
82
1.5M followers
20 Houston, USA Houston, USA
82
28.7K followers
21 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
81
330.1K followers
22 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
77
52.1K followers
23 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
76
396.8K followers
24 Beijing, China Beijing, China
75
7M followers
25 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
75
374.1K followers
26 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
74
171.6K followers
27 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
73
85.4K followers
28 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
73
6.6K followers
29 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
73
2.2M followers
30 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
70
1.3M followers
31 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
70
324.2K followers
32 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
69
382.6K followers
33 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
67
9.5K followers
34 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
67
2.1M followers
35 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
66
15.2K followers
36 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
65
141.3K followers
37 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
65
147.5K followers
38 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
64
198.1K followers
39 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
63
679.1K followers
40 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
62
391.7K followers
41 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
62
13.4K followers
42 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
61
14.3K followers
43 New York City, USA New York City, USA
61
1.8M followers
44 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
60
1.4M followers
45 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
60
204.9K followers
46 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
59
50.4K followers
47 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
59
81K followers
48 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
58
122.2K followers
49 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
245.7K followers
50 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
57
38.2K followers
51 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
56
285.2K followers
52 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
56
118.8K followers
53 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
55
254K followers
54 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
55
197.1K followers
55 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
55
106.9K followers
56 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
55
143.6K followers
57 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
55
223.7K followers
58 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
55
45.1K followers
59 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
54
94.7K followers
60 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
54
345.8K followers
61 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
54
39.7K followers
62 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
53
35.1K followers
63 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
1M followers
64 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
52
110.6K followers
65 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
52
21.1K followers
66 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
49
110.3K followers
67 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
49
27.8K followers
68 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
48
307.1K followers
69 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
48
326.6K followers
70 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
48
237.3K followers
71 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
47
37.1K followers
72 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
47
783.5K followers
73 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
47
23K followers
74 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
44
80.2K followers
75 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
44
65K followers
76 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
44
81.4K followers
77 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
43
39.7K followers
78 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
41
95.9K followers
79 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
41
6.1M followers
80 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
40
49.2K followers
81 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
40
22.1K followers
82 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
38
24.6K followers
83 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
38
868.6K followers
84 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
38
62.5K followers
85 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
38
688.8K followers
86 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
38
27K followers
87 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
38
1.5M followers
88 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
38
587.7K followers
89 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
37
14.1K followers
90 Nice, France Nice, France
36
456.4K followers
91 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
36
36.4K followers
92 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
36
33.7K followers
93 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
36
25K followers
94 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
33
1M followers
95 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
33
85.5K followers
96 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
33
329.9K followers
97 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
32
343.4K followers
98 Paris, France Paris, France
32
5.6M followers
99 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
32
298.7K followers
100 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
31
74.4K followers
101 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
30
986.5K followers
102 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
28
16.8K followers
103 Lyon, France Lyon, France
27
490.3K followers
104 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
27
65.3K followers
105 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
27
11.7M followers
106 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
23
273.1K followers
107 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
22
26.6K followers
108 Portland, USA Portland, USA
22
131.2K followers
109 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
22
5.3M followers
110 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
18
275K followers
111 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
18
46.9K followers
112 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
16
1.6M followers
113 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
121K followers
114 Denver, USA Denver, USA
15
1.5M followers
115 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
14
301.6K followers
116 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
11
118.1K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
8
69.4K followers
118 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
5
23.2K followers

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