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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 Beijing, China Beijing, China
493
6.9M followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
180
383.9K followers
3 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
171
26K followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
165
2.7M followers
5 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
159
1.3M followers
6 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
156
1.7M followers
7 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
140
24.2K followers
8 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
138
81K followers
9 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
129
6.7K followers
10 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
114
225.9K followers
11 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
111
146.9K followers
12 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
111
1.7M followers
13 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
101
324.9K followers
14 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
88
1.3M followers
15 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
88
59.9K followers
16 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
86
94K followers
17 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
84
170.4K followers
18 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
84
321K followers
19 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
82
2.2M followers
20 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
77
380.5K followers
21 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
75
95.6K followers
22 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
75
34.8K followers
23 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
73
1M followers
24 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
71
68.6K followers
25 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
69
395.9K followers
26 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
68
1.4M followers
27 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
68
370.4K followers
28 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
67
140.5K followers
29 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
67
235.8K followers
30 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
66
685.4K followers
31 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
64
84.8K followers
32 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
64
1.5M followers
33 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
63
116.4K followers
34 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
62
2.2M followers
35 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
62
79.9K followers
36 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
62
11.7M followers
37 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
60
80.4K followers
38 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
59
15.2K followers
39 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
58
121.5K followers
40 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
58
1.5M followers
41 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
58
222.2K followers
42 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
239.3K followers
43 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
58
6.1M followers
44 Houston, USA Houston, USA
57
27.8K followers
45 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
56
6.5K followers
46 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
56
2.1M followers
47 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
55
63.8K followers
48 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
55
981.5K followers
49 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
387.6K followers
50 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
54
863.9K followers
51 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
54
49.6K followers
52 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
54
674.7K followers
53 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
54
22.6K followers
54 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
54
192.8K followers
55 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
53
19.9K followers
56 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
53
38K followers
57 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
52
283.9K followers
58 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
52
80.8K followers
59 Lyon, France Lyon, France
51
488.1K followers
60 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
51
142.5K followers
61 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
50
253.5K followers
62 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
50
21.4K followers
63 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
49
340.7K followers
64 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
49
305K followers
65 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
49
115.7K followers
66 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
49
106.3K followers
67 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
49
6.4M followers
68 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
49
5.3M followers
69 Paris, France Paris, France
48
5.5M followers
70 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
48
296.1K followers
71 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
47
195.7K followers
72 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
47
20.7K followers
73 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
45
22.4K followers
74 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
44
100.4K followers
75 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
44
26.2K followers
76 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
43
62.2K followers
77 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
43
51.6K followers
78 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
42
14.8K followers
79 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
41
63.7K followers
80 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
38
30K followers
81 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
38
85K followers
82 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
38
1M followers
83 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
34
35.7K followers
84 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
34
74K followers
85 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
33
49.1K followers
86 Nice, France Nice, France
33
454.5K followers
87 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
33
64.1K followers
88 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
33
324.2K followers
89 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
33
13.8K followers
90 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
33
116.9K followers
91 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
33
27.7K followers
92 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
33
38.9K followers
93 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
32
33.1K followers
94 Denver, USA Denver, USA
31
1.5M followers
95 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
31
582.9K followers
96 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
30
37.1K followers
97 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
28
109.8K followers
98 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
28
26.2K followers
99 Portland, USA Portland, USA
28
127.9K followers
100 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
27
9.4K followers
101 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
27
13.1K followers
102 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
27
201.9K followers
103 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
26
297.9K followers
104 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
24
15.4K followers
105 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
23
333.9K followers
106 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
23
43.7K followers
107 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
22
777.7K followers
108 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
22
24.6K followers
109 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
21
327.9K followers
110 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
19
273.5K followers
111 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
18
109.1K followers
112 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
16
68.4K followers
113 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
16
14K followers
114 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
16
45.9K followers
115 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
272.4K followers
116 New York City, USA New York City, USA
12
1.8M followers
117 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
11
38.7K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
8
1.6M followers
119 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
5
22.6K followers

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