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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
355
2.7M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
211
146.1K followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
173
11.7M followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
167
1.7M followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
149
6.6K followers
6 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
127
382.4K followers
7 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
127
22.4K followers
8 Beijing, China Beijing, China
126
6.9M followers
9 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
118
25.6K followers
10 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
112
2.2M followers
11 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
108
225.2K followers
12 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
97
6.4M followers
13 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
93
683.2K followers
14 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
87
339.8K followers
15 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
85
15.1K followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
80.6K followers
17 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
84
5.3M followers
18 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
83
2.1M followers
19 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
79
63.6K followers
20 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
78
1.3M followers
21 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
76
1.4M followers
22 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
74
93.7K followers
23 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
72
99.9K followers
24 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
71
23.8K followers
25 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
70
51.4K followers
26 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
69
321K followers
27 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
68
29.9K followers
28 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
68
59.7K followers
29 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
68
319.4K followers
30 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
67
1.5M followers
31 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
64
34.7K followers
32 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
63
84.5K followers
33 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
62
79.6K followers
34 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
61
68.2K followers
35 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
60
1.5M followers
36 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
58
326.9K followers
37 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
56
109.6K followers
38 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
56
294.1K followers
39 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
190.1K followers
40 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
54
13K followers
41 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
53
19.7K followers
42 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
53
80.1K followers
43 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
53
368.2K followers
44 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
50
1.7M followers
45 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
48
6.4K followers
46 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
46
6M followers
47 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
45
9.4K followers
48 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
45
774.3K followers
49 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
45
384.8K followers
50 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
45
169.4K followers
51 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
44
37K followers
52 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
44
304.3K followers
53 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
41
62.7K followers
54 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
80.3K followers
55 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
41
27.6K followers
56 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
40
38.5K followers
57 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
38
323.4K followers
58 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
38
200.2K followers
59 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
37
253.3K followers
60 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
37
1M followers
61 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
36
194.8K followers
62 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
35
221.2K followers
63 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
34
140K followers
64 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
34
49.1K followers
65 Denver, USA Denver, USA
34
1.5M followers
66 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
33
395.1K followers
67 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
860.8K followers
68 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
33
114.9K followers
69 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
32
35.2K followers
70 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
32
234.9K followers
71 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
32
63.4K followers
72 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
32
62K followers
73 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
32
22.1K followers
74 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
30
49.1K followers
75 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
30
25.8K followers
76 Paris, France Paris, France
30
5.5M followers
77 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
29
283.2K followers
78 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
29
977.9K followers
79 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
29
379.1K followers
80 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
29
32.7K followers
81 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
29
2.2M followers
82 Lyon, France Lyon, France
28
486.9K followers
83 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
28
21.2K followers
84 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
28
671.7K followers
85 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
27
141.9K followers
86 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
25
105.9K followers
87 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
25
13.7K followers
88 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
25
235.3K followers
89 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
24
73.6K followers
90 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
23
1M followers
91 Nice, France Nice, France
23
453.4K followers
92 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
23
332K followers
93 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
22
84.6K followers
94 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
22
339.6K followers
95 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
21
95.4K followers
96 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
20
121.1K followers
97 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
20
14.6K followers
98 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
20
24.4K followers
99 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
20
108.4K followers
100 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
19
37.9K followers
101 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
19
272.6K followers
102 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
19
115.5K followers
103 New York City, USA New York City, USA
19
1.8M followers
104 Houston, USA Houston, USA
18
27.3K followers
105 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
18
43.3K followers
106 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
18
296.2K followers
107 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
17
22.3K followers
108 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
17
13.8K followers
109 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
17
114.3K followers
110 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
17
15.2K followers
111 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
17
1.6M followers
112 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
16
38.2K followers
113 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
16
271.9K followers
114 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
16
45.4K followers
115 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
14
580.3K followers
116 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
12
25.8K followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
12
126.6K followers
118 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
10
20.4K followers
119 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
8
67.6K followers

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