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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
169
2.7M followers
2 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
158
1.7M followers
3 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
152
26.5K followers
4 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
144
6.7K followers
5 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
144
117.9K followers
6 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
123
9.4K followers
7 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
112
147.2K followers
8 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
106
385.3K followers
9 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
99
372.6K followers
10 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
97
1.5M followers
11 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
92
6.5K followers
12 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
90
226.4K followers
13 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
90
1.7M followers
14 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
89
94.6K followers
15 Beijing, China Beijing, China
89
7M followers
16 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
88
1.5M followers
17 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
84
323K followers
18 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
84
2.2M followers
19 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
82
64K followers
20 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
82
81.4K followers
21 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
81
80.8K followers
22 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
79
68.9K followers
23 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
78
30.1K followers
24 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
78
984.7K followers
25 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
77
85.2K followers
26 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
77
2.1M followers
27 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
77
39.4K followers
28 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
76
328.3K followers
29 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
75
171.1K followers
30 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
73
100.9K followers
31 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
73
15.3K followers
32 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
68
60.1K followers
33 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
68
20.1K followers
34 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
68
687.6K followers
35 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
68
6.4M followers
36 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
67
1.3M followers
37 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
67
15K followers
38 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
67
390.2K followers
39 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
66
141K followers
40 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
65
35K followers
41 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
64
81.1K followers
42 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
64
20.9K followers
43 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
64
11.7M followers
44 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
63
14K followers
45 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
62
381.8K followers
46 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
62
196.6K followers
47 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
62
64.5K followers
48 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
62
677.4K followers
49 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
62
27.8K followers
50 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
61
24.4K followers
51 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
61
36.1K followers
52 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
61
236.7K followers
53 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
61
223.1K followers
54 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
60
22.8K followers
55 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
59
396.5K followers
56 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
59
306.6K followers
57 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
58
44.6K followers
58 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
56
16.6K followers
59 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
55
866.8K followers
60 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
55
62.4K followers
61 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
55
243.5K followers
62 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
55
1M followers
63 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
53
253.9K followers
64 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
53
50.1K followers
65 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
203.7K followers
66 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
196.2K followers
67 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
52
1.4M followers
68 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
52
13.2K followers
69 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
52
26.6K followers
70 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
52
110.2K followers
71 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
51
5.3M followers
72 Houston, USA Houston, USA
50
28.3K followers
73 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
49
110.1K followers
74 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
48
284.7K followers
75 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
48
51.9K followers
76 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
47
14.2K followers
77 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
43
74.2K followers
78 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
43
1.6M followers
79 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
42
117.2K followers
80 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
42
24.8K followers
81 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
41
37.1K followers
82 Lyon, France Lyon, France
40
489.5K followers
83 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
40
122K followers
84 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
40
33.5K followers
85 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
40
272.8K followers
86 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
38
1M followers
87 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
38
1.3M followers
88 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
38
143.3K followers
89 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
38
6.1M followers
90 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
106.6K followers
91 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
36
781.4K followers
92 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
36
2.2M followers
93 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
35
326.1K followers
94 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
35
64.8K followers
95 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
35
22.8K followers
96 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
33
22.9K followers
97 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
33
342.6K followers
98 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
33
26.4K followers
99 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
33
80.1K followers
100 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
33
274.4K followers
101 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
49.1K followers
102 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
30
95.8K followers
103 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
29
344.1K followers
104 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
29
329.1K followers
105 Nice, France Nice, France
27
455.8K followers
106 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
27
38.1K followers
107 Denver, USA Denver, USA
22
1.5M followers
108 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
22
46.5K followers
109 Paris, France Paris, France
21
5.6M followers
110 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
20
85.3K followers
111 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
20
21.9K followers
112 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
18
297.7K followers
113 New York City, USA New York City, USA
18
1.8M followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
17
69.1K followers
115 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
120.1K followers
116 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
12
39.3K followers
117 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
10
300.5K followers
118 Portland, USA Portland, USA
8
130.3K followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
4
586K followers

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