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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
159
2.7M followers
2 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
155
323.5K followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
154
226.6K followers
4 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
151
141.1K followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
144
1.7M followers
6 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
137
6.7K followers
7 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
136
147.4K followers
8 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
135
94.7K followers
9 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
129
1.4M followers
10 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
117
26.7K followers
11 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
114
2.2M followers
12 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
114
373.3K followers
13 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
97
81.5K followers
14 Beijing, China Beijing, China
95
7M followers
15 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
91
60.2K followers
16 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
91
20.2K followers
17 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
88
385.8K followers
18 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
82
26.8K followers
19 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
81
30.1K followers
20 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
81
1.5M followers
21 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
79
329.2K followers
22 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
78
6.6K followers
23 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
74
101K followers
24 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
73
64K followers
25 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
73
122.1K followers
26 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
72
1.5M followers
27 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
71
35K followers
28 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
69
85.3K followers
29 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
69
382.2K followers
30 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
69
1M followers
31 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
68
69K followers
32 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
67
1.7M followers
33 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
66
390.9K followers
34 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
65
9.5K followers
35 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
64
6.5M followers
36 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
63
15.3K followers
37 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
63
678.3K followers
38 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
62
13.3K followers
39 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
62
22.8K followers
40 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
62
2.1M followers
41 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
62
5.3M followers
42 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
61
37.1K followers
43 Paris, France Paris, France
61
5.6M followers
44 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
60
344.9K followers
45 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
60
52K followers
46 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
60
39.5K followers
47 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
59
1.3M followers
48 Houston, USA Houston, USA
59
28.5K followers
49 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
58
62.5K followers
50 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
58
688.2K followers
51 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
58
24.9K followers
52 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
58
223.4K followers
53 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
58
196.8K followers
54 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
244.5K followers
55 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
57
38.1K followers
56 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
57
2.2M followers
57 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
56
396.6K followers
58 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
56
110.2K followers
59 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
55
1M followers
60 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
55
284.9K followers
61 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
55
14.2K followers
62 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
55
33.6K followers
63 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
55
196.8K followers
64 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
55
22.9K followers
65 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
54
253.9K followers
66 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
54
237K followers
67 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
53
14K followers
68 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
204.3K followers
69 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
48
110.4K followers
70 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
48
44.9K followers
71 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
45
50.2K followers
72 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
45
6.1M followers
73 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
44
69.2K followers
74 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
44
65K followers
75 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
44
15K followers
76 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
44
117.6K followers
77 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
44
171.4K followers
78 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
44
106.7K followers
79 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
44
27.8K followers
80 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
44
39.6K followers
81 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
43
36.3K followers
82 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
41
306.9K followers
83 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
38
95.9K followers
84 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
38
867.7K followers
85 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
38
143.4K followers
86 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
38
46.7K followers
87 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
38
11.7M followers
88 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
37
326.3K followers
89 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
34
74.3K followers
90 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
33
24.5K followers
91 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
33
22K followers
92 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
64.8K followers
93 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
33
81.2K followers
94 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
33
118.3K followers
95 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
30
985.7K followers
96 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
30
80.1K followers
97 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
29
49.1K followers
98 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
28
26.5K followers
99 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
28
1.6M followers
100 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
27
274.7K followers
101 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
26
21K followers
102 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
25
16.7K followers
103 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
25
46.7K followers
104 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
24
342.9K followers
105 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
23
273K followers
106 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
23
586.7K followers
107 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
21
329.4K followers
108 Lyon, France Lyon, France
20
489.9K followers
109 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
19
85.4K followers
110 Denver, USA Denver, USA
19
1.5M followers
111 New York City, USA New York City, USA
17
1.8M followers
112 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
16
782.4K followers
113 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
14
301K followers
114 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
12
80.9K followers
115 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
11
23K followers
116 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
11
120.5K followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
11
130.7K followers

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