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2023

World Air Quality Report

NEWSROOM
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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
145.5K followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
160
11.7M followers
3 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
159
1.3M followers
4 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
139
63.6K followers
5 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
137
2.2M followers
6 Delhi, India Delhi, India
132
2.7M followers
7 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
124
224.8K followers
8 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
123
23.5K followers
9 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
110
1.4M followers
10 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
110
9.3K followers
11 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
107
1.7M followers
12 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
102
25.4K followers
13 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
98
15K followers
14 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
98
51.3K followers
15 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
96
22.3K followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
92
80.4K followers
17 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
91
1.5M followers
18 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
86
1M followers
19 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
86
114.2K followers
20 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
84
99.6K followers
21 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
84
339K followers
22 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
83
29.8K followers
23 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
83
366K followers
24 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
80
6.3M followers
25 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
79
63K followers
26 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
77
68K followers
27 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
76
19.6K followers
28 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
75
318.8K followers
29 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
75
109.4K followers
30 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
74
32.4K followers
31 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
74
12.9K followers
32 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
71
59.6K followers
33 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
68
79.5K followers
34 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
68
2.1M followers
35 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
67
326.2K followers
36 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
65
6.3K followers
37 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
65
771.6K followers
38 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
64
378.3K followers
39 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
63
105.7K followers
40 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
61
394.6K followers
41 Beijing, China Beijing, China
61
6.9M followers
42 New York City, USA New York City, USA
60
1.8M followers
43 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
59
381.4K followers
44 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
57
1.3M followers
45 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
57
38.2K followers
46 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
56
34.6K followers
47 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
55
976.3K followers
48 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
55
682.3K followers
49 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
55
318.2K followers
50 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
53
37.8K followers
51 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
53
1.5M followers
52 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
50
79.9K followers
53 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
48
48.8K followers
54 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
45
303.9K followers
55 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
45
93.5K followers
56 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
45
188.1K followers
57 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
44
21.9K followers
58 Nice, France Nice, France
42
452.7K followers
59 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
42
37.9K followers
60 Houston, USA Houston, USA
42
27.1K followers
61 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
41
253.2K followers
62 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
41
113.4K followers
63 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
38
37K followers
64 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
37
383.3K followers
65 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
37
193.9K followers
66 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
37
13.6K followers
67 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
35
670K followers
68 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
35
232.9K followers
69 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
34
34.9K followers
70 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
34
141.4K followers
71 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
33
25.6K followers
72 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
33
169K followers
73 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
32
84.4K followers
74 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
32
139.5K followers
75 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
31
6M followers
76 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
30
73.5K followers
77 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
30
858.7K followers
78 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
30
234.2K followers
79 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
30
24.4K followers
80 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
29
84.2K followers
81 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
29
322.9K followers
82 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
29
14.5K followers
83 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
29
272K followers
84 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
29
1M followers
85 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
28
13.7K followers
86 Lyon, France Lyon, France
27
486.2K followers
87 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
27
120.8K followers
88 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
27
1.7M followers
89 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
25
49K followers
90 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
25
338.5K followers
91 Paris, France Paris, France
25
5.5M followers
92 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
25
2.2M followers
93 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
25
271.7K followers
94 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
23
61.8K followers
95 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
21
199.1K followers
96 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
21
5.3M followers
97 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
20
330.9K followers
98 Denver, USA Denver, USA
20
1.5M followers
99 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
20
578.9K followers
100 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
18
25.6K followers
101 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
17
22K followers
102 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
17
95.2K followers
103 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
17
282.7K followers
104 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
17
21K followers
105 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
16
45.1K followers
106 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
14
42.9K followers
107 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
13
1.6M followers
108 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
12
108.1K followers
109 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
12
62K followers
110 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
11
114.6K followers
111 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
10
292.8K followers
112 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
10
295.4K followers
113 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
8
80K followers
114 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
8
20.3K followers
115 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
8
27.6K followers
116 Portland, USA Portland, USA
6
125.9K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
5
67.1K followers
118 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
4
15.1K followers
119 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
3
220.6K followers

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