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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 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
164
146.5K followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
160
1.7M followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
139
11.7M followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
138
2.7M followers
5 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
112
5.3M followers
6 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
110
2.1M followers
7 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
106
6.4K followers
8 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
101
340.1K followers
9 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
88
68.4K followers
10 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
84
1.7M followers
11 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
80
1.4M followers
12 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
80
225.5K followers
13 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
80
2.2M followers
14 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
80
382.9K followers
15 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
80
1.5M followers
16 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
77
368.9K followers
17 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
76
84.6K followers
18 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
76
1M followers
19 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
76
59.8K followers
20 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
76
63.7K followers
21 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
75
80.8K followers
22 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
74
379.6K followers
23 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
74
93.8K followers
24 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
74
115.5K followers
25 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
73
19.8K followers
26 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
72
15.1K followers
27 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
72
23.9K followers
28 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
68
1.5M followers
29 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
64
80.3K followers
30 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
63
1.3M followers
31 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
63
100K followers
32 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
63
979.1K followers
33 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
62
121.3K followers
34 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
61
395.4K followers
35 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
59
29.9K followers
36 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
59
385.7K followers
37 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
59
38.6K followers
38 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
57
1.3M followers
39 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
57
283.5K followers
40 Beijing, China Beijing, China
57
6.9M followers
41 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
55
323.6K followers
42 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
54
169.8K followers
43 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
54
319.9K followers
44 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
54
34.7K followers
45 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
53
322.4K followers
46 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
52
672.7K followers
47 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
50
236.8K followers
48 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
48
253.4K followers
49 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
48
235.3K followers
50 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
48
191.3K followers
51 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
45
37K followers
52 New York City, USA New York City, USA
44
1.8M followers
53 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
43
9.4K followers
54 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
43
51.5K followers
55 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
41
109.6K followers
56 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
41
22.2K followers
57 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
41
63.1K followers
58 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
40
62K followers
59 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
39
25.8K followers
60 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
38
22.5K followers
61 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
38
6.4M followers
62 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
37
304.5K followers
63 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
37
13.9K followers
64 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
37
13K followers
65 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
37
683.9K followers
66 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
37
195.1K followers
67 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
37
2.2M followers
68 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
37
80.5K followers
69 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
37
200.8K followers
70 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
37
27.6K followers
71 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
37
1M followers
72 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
37
6M followers
73 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
36
73.7K followers
74 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
36
49.3K followers
75 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
34
49.1K followers
76 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
34
327.2K followers
77 Nice, France Nice, France
33
453.8K followers
78 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
33
21.3K followers
79 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
33
26K followers
80 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
33
13.8K followers
81 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
33
20.5K followers
82 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
32
140.1K followers
83 Houston, USA Houston, USA
32
27.4K followers
84 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
30
38.4K followers
85 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
29
38K followers
86 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
29
272.9K followers
87 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
28
32.9K followers
88 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
28
26K followers
89 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
26
84.8K followers
90 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
26
35.4K followers
91 Lyon, France Lyon, France
25
487.3K followers
92 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
25
862K followers
93 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
24
63.7K followers
94 Paris, France Paris, France
23
5.5M followers
95 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
21
775.5K followers
96 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
21
142.1K followers
97 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
19
95.5K followers
98 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
19
14.7K followers
99 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
19
108.6K followers
100 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
19
332.7K followers
101 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
19
332.7K followers
102 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
18
272.1K followers
103 Denver, USA Denver, USA
18
1.5M followers
104 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
17
114.8K followers
105 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
17
24.5K followers
106 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
16
15.3K followers
107 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
14
294.8K followers
108 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
14
43.5K followers
109 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
12
340K followers
110 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
11
45.6K followers
111 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
11
1.6M followers
112 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
9
581.2K followers
113 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
22.4K followers
114 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
7
116K followers
115 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
6
67.9K followers
116 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
4
79.7K followers
117 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
4
296.8K followers
118 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
3
221.5K followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
3
127K followers

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