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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
306
2.7M followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
183
226.6K followers
3 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
178
385.7K followers
4 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
167
323.4K followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
162
6.7K followers
6 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
160
1.7M followers
7 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
157
101K followers
8 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
132
147.3K followers
9 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
132
1.7M followers
10 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
124
94.7K followers
11 Beijing, China Beijing, China
121
7M followers
12 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
118
26.6K followers
13 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
110
20.2K followers
14 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
106
30.1K followers
15 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
102
122.1K followers
16 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
99
373.1K followers
17 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
98
6.5K followers
18 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
90
329K followers
19 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
90
688.1K followers
20 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
81.5K followers
21 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
82
35K followers
22 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
81
237K followers
23 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
81
2.2M followers
24 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
81
1.5M followers
25 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
80
141.1K followers
26 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
64K followers
27 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
79
69K followers
28 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
78
95.9K followers
29 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
75
23K followers
30 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
75
52K followers
31 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
74
2.2M followers
32 Houston, USA Houston, USA
74
28.4K followers
33 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
73
85.3K followers
34 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
73
15.3K followers
35 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
73
14K followers
36 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
73
39.5K followers
37 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
72
382.1K followers
38 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
71
678.2K followers
39 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
69
223.4K followers
40 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
68
14.2K followers
41 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
68
390.8K followers
42 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
67
396.6K followers
43 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
66
110.2K followers
44 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
66
1.5M followers
45 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
65
60.2K followers
46 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
65
9.4K followers
47 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
65
26.8K followers
48 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
65
2.1M followers
49 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
64
22.8K followers
50 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
64
64.8K followers
51 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
64
11.7M followers
52 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
64
1M followers
53 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
62
1.3M followers
54 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
60
37.1K followers
55 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
60
81.2K followers
56 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
58
13.3K followers
57 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
58
196.7K followers
58 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
56
22.8K followers
59 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
55
38.1K followers
60 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
55
326.3K followers
61 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
55
244.3K followers
62 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
54
284.9K followers
63 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
53
33.6K followers
64 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
53
171.3K followers
65 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
204.2K followers
66 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
53
27.8K followers
67 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
52
196.7K followers
68 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
52
39.5K followers
69 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
52
6.5M followers
70 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
51
62.5K followers
71 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
49
1.4M followers
72 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
48
143.4K followers
73 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
47
306.8K followers
74 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
46
65K followers
75 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
46
21K followers
76 New York City, USA New York City, USA
45
1.8M followers
77 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
44
117.5K followers
78 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
44
50.2K followers
79 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
43
36.2K followers
80 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
42
24.9K followers
81 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
41
867.5K followers
82 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
39
6.1M followers
83 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
38
1M followers
84 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
38
985.5K followers
85 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
38
344.8K followers
86 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
37
44.9K followers
87 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
36
74.3K followers
88 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
36
15K followers
89 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
36
110.4K followers
90 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
33
49.1K followers
91 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
33
5.3M followers
92 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
32
253.9K followers
93 Paris, France Paris, France
32
5.6M followers
94 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
31
342.9K followers
95 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
31
118.3K followers
96 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
29
46.7K followers
97 Denver, USA Denver, USA
28
1.5M followers
98 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
27
782.3K followers
99 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
27
80.1K followers
100 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
27
329.4K followers
101 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
27
300.9K followers
102 Nice, France Nice, France
25
456K followers
103 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
25
24.5K followers
104 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
23
586.6K followers
105 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
22
16.7K followers
106 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
21
106.7K followers
107 Lyon, France Lyon, France
19
489.8K followers
108 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
18
85.4K followers
109 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
17
21.9K followers
110 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
16
26.5K followers
111 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
16
80.9K followers
112 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
16
120.5K followers
113 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
273K followers
114 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
15
1.6M followers
115 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
69.2K followers
116 Portland, USA Portland, USA
12
130.7K followers
117 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
11
274.7K followers
118 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
11
298.1K followers

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