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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
239
2.7M followers
2 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
190
26.6K followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
167
226.6K followers
4 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
160
323.5K followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
157
1.7M followers
6 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
153
6.7K followers
7 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
149
385.7K followers
8 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
139
20.2K followers
9 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
131
147.4K followers
10 Beijing, China Beijing, China
127
7M followers
11 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
121
101K followers
12 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
119
94.7K followers
13 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
107
329.1K followers
14 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
105
373.2K followers
15 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
95
9.5K followers
16 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
95
15.3K followers
17 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
95
2.2M followers
18 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
94
141.1K followers
19 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
89
30.1K followers
20 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
87
64K followers
21 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
82
6.5K followers
22 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
82
1.5M followers
23 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
82
14K followers
24 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
81
81.5K followers
25 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
81
35K followers
26 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
81
1.5M followers
27 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
79
122.1K followers
28 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
77
237K followers
29 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
77
26.8K followers
30 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
73
85.3K followers
31 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
73
1M followers
32 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
70
1.7M followers
33 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
68
69K followers
34 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
67
1.4M followers
35 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
66
688.1K followers
36 Houston, USA Houston, USA
65
28.5K followers
37 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
64
390.9K followers
38 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
64
2.2M followers
39 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
64
22.9K followers
40 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
63
39.5K followers
41 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
62
1.3M followers
42 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
62
382.2K followers
43 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
62
2.1M followers
44 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
62
678.3K followers
45 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
62
5.3M followers
46 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
61
60.2K followers
47 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
61
22.8K followers
48 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
61
223.4K followers
49 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
61
244.4K followers
50 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
60
14.2K followers
51 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
60
326.3K followers
52 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
60
11.7M followers
53 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
59
52K followers
54 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
59
196.8K followers
55 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
58
6.5M followers
56 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
57
24.9K followers
57 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
56
13.3K followers
58 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
56
196.7K followers
59 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
55
37.1K followers
60 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
55
64.8K followers
61 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
55
81.2K followers
62 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
54
396.6K followers
63 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
54
344.8K followers
64 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
53
306.8K followers
65 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
53
171.4K followers
66 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
53
118.3K followers
67 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
53
44.9K followers
68 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
51
33.6K followers
69 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
50
65K followers
70 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
49
23K followers
71 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
49
36.3K followers
72 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
49
38.1K followers
73 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
49
110.2K followers
74 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
48
62.5K followers
75 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
48
50.2K followers
76 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
47
39.6K followers
77 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
46
284.9K followers
78 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
46
117.5K followers
79 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
44
1M followers
80 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
44
24.5K followers
81 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
44
143.4K followers
82 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
43
253.9K followers
83 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
38
985.6K followers
84 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
38
867.6K followers
85 Paris, France Paris, France
38
5.6M followers
86 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
38
110.4K followers
87 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
38
204.3K followers
88 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
106.7K followers
89 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
37
6.1M followers
90 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
36
27.8K followers
91 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
35
15K followers
92 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
33
26.5K followers
93 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
33
80.9K followers
94 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
31
21K followers
95 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
30
49.1K followers
96 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
29
74.3K followers
97 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
29
21.9K followers
98 Lyon, France Lyon, France
27
489.8K followers
99 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
27
46.7K followers
100 New York City, USA New York City, USA
26
1.8M followers

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