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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
266
2.7M followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
168
1.7M followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
161
11.7M followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
160
146.4K followers
5 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
156
2.2M followers
6 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
152
382.8K followers
7 Beijing, China Beijing, China
130
6.9M followers
8 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
123
5.3M followers
9 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
106
2.1M followers
10 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
102
225.4K followers
11 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
102
1.5M followers
12 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
96
340K followers
13 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
96
34.7K followers
14 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
95
379.4K followers
15 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
91
1.7M followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
80.7K followers
17 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
82
19.8K followers
18 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
82
2.2M followers
19 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
63.7K followers
20 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
79
29.9K followers
21 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
78
13K followers
22 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
78
319.8K followers
23 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
77
59.7K followers
24 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
76
100K followers
25 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
76
51.5K followers
26 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
75
322.1K followers
27 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
74
1.3M followers
28 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
74
1.4M followers
29 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
74
68.3K followers
30 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
73
368.7K followers
31 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
72
9.4K followers
32 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
72
93.8K followers
33 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
72
115.4K followers
34 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
70
63.6K followers
35 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
69
25.7K followers
36 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
66
395.4K followers
37 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
66
15.1K followers
38 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
65
1M followers
39 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
65
1.5M followers
40 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
64
978.8K followers
41 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
63
84.6K followers
42 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
61
38.6K followers
43 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
58
25.9K followers
44 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
58
169.7K followers
45 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
56
49.2K followers
46 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
56
327.2K followers
47 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
55
23.9K followers
48 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
55
6.4K followers
49 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
55
13.8K followers
50 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
50
672.4K followers
51 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
49
22.2K followers
52 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
48
38K followers
53 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
44
32.9K followers
54 Lyon, France Lyon, France
40
487.2K followers
55 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
40
253.4K followers
56 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
40
323.6K followers
57 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
39
37K followers
58 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
39
142.1K followers
59 Nice, France Nice, France
38
453.8K followers
60 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
37
304.5K followers
61 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
37
235.2K followers
62 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
36
339.9K followers
63 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
36
80.2K followers
64 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
36
191K followers
65 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
35
283.4K followers
66 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
34
121.3K followers
67 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
34
195.1K followers
68 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
34
6.4M followers
69 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
33
683.7K followers
70 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
33
200.7K followers
71 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
33
22.5K followers
72 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
32
140.1K followers
73 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
31
385.5K followers
74 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
30
84.8K followers
75 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
30
73.7K followers
76 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
30
62K followers
77 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
29
35.4K followers
78 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
29
109.6K followers
79 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
29
79.7K followers
80 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
29
63K followers
81 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
29
27.6K followers
82 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
28
106K followers
83 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
28
24.5K followers
84 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
28
236.5K followers
85 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
27
49.1K followers
86 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
27
25.9K followers
87 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
26
21.3K followers
88 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
26
272.8K followers
89 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
25
80.4K followers
90 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
25
1M followers
91 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
24
861.7K followers
92 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
24
38.4K followers
93 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
23
95.4K followers
94 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
23
13.9K followers
95 Paris, France Paris, France
23
5.5M followers
96 Houston, USA Houston, USA
23
27.4K followers
97 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
22
332.5K followers
98 Denver, USA Denver, USA
21
1.5M followers
99 New York City, USA New York City, USA
19
1.8M followers
100 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
17
14.7K followers
101 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
17
272.1K followers
102 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
115.9K followers
103 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
43.4K followers
104 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
16
20.5K followers
105 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
16
15.3K followers
106 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
16
6M followers
107 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
12
22.4K followers
108 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
12
108.6K followers
109 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
11
581K followers
110 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
10
775.3K followers
111 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
10
114.7K followers
112 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
6
221.5K followers
113 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
6
294.6K followers
114 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
6
45.5K followers
115 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
6
1.6M followers
116 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
126.9K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
3
67.9K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
3
296.7K followers

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