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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
217
2.7M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
181
384.7K followers
3 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
161
1.3M followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
160
1.7M followers
5 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
146
1.5M followers
6 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
135
2.2M followers
7 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
130
371.6K followers
8 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
123
2.2M followers
9 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
112
100.6K followers
10 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
110
30.1K followers
11 Beijing, China Beijing, China
110
7M followers
12 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
107
147.1K followers
13 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
103
63.9K followers
14 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
102
94.2K followers
15 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
101
321.9K followers
16 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
97
24.3K followers
17 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
92
226.2K followers
18 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
91
81.2K followers
19 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
89
37.1K followers
20 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
87
6.7K followers
21 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
84
15.2K followers
22 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
84
5.3M followers
23 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
82
68.7K followers
24 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
82
22.8K followers
25 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
79
326.7K followers
26 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
79
80.6K followers
27 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
77
1.7M followers
28 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
76
1.3M followers
29 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
74
26.3K followers
30 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
73
20.1K followers
31 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
73
222.8K followers
32 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
72
236.3K followers
33 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
71
60.1K followers
34 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
71
170.8K followers
35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
69
396.2K followers
36 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
69
686.7K followers
37 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
69
1.5M followers
38 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
68
1.4M followers
39 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
67
51.8K followers
40 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
66
194.9K followers
41 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
64
116.5K followers
42 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
64
2.1M followers
43 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
64
6.4M followers
44 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
63
34.9K followers
45 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
62
13.9K followers
46 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
62
11.7M followers
47 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
60
779.5K followers
48 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
57
85K followers
49 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
56
39.2K followers
50 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
56
6.1M followers
51 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
55
983.3K followers
52 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
55
865.4K followers
53 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
55
6.5K followers
54 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
54
22.8K followers
55 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
54
381.1K followers
56 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
54
16.4K followers
57 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
53
1M followers
58 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
53
306.3K followers
59 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
53
196.1K followers
60 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
53
241.6K followers
61 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
52
49.1K followers
62 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
52
325.8K followers
63 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
52
49.9K followers
64 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
51
14.1K followers
65 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
50
121.8K followers
66 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
49
24.7K followers
67 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
49
676.3K followers
68 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
47
203K followers
69 Paris, France Paris, France
46
5.6M followers
70 Denver, USA Denver, USA
46
1.5M followers
71 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
45
44.2K followers
72 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
44
106.5K followers
73 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
44
64.1K followers
74 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
43
284.4K followers
75 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
42
253.7K followers
76 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
42
62.3K followers
77 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
41
341.6K followers
78 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
41
27.8K followers
79 Nice, France Nice, France
40
455.3K followers
80 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
40
46.2K followers
81 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
39
68.7K followers
82 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
38
95.7K followers
83 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
38
38.1K followers
84 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
38
80.9K followers
85 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
38
328.5K followers
86 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
38
117K followers
87 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
38
1M followers
88 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
37
13.2K followers
89 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
36
388.9K followers
90 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
35
341.5K followers
91 Houston, USA Houston, USA
35
28.1K followers
92 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
34
272.6K followers
93 New York City, USA New York City, USA
34
1.8M followers
94 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
33
9.4K followers
95 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
33
64.5K followers
96 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
33
142.8K followers
97 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
32
35.9K followers
98 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
32
14.9K followers
99 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
32
80K followers
100 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
31
39.1K followers
101 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
30
85.2K followers
102 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
29
140.7K followers
103 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
29
21.7K followers
104 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
29
110K followers
105 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
29
33.3K followers
106 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
29
274K followers
107 Portland, USA Portland, USA
29
129.1K followers
108 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
28
26.4K followers
109 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
28
20.8K followers
110 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
25
74.1K followers
111 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
24
584.6K followers
112 Lyon, France Lyon, France
23
488.9K followers
113 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
23
109.7K followers
114 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
23
299.4K followers
115 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
22
22.6K followers
116 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
21
1.6M followers
117 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
119K followers
118 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
17
296.9K followers
119 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
16
26.3K followers

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