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2023
World Air Quality Report
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0-50
Good
51-100
Moderate
101-150
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
151-200
Unhealthy
201-300
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301+
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| Rank | Major city, country/region | AQI US | Followers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kathmandu, Nepal | 179 | 145.1K followers |
| 2 |  | Beijing, China | 156 | 6.8M followers |
| 3 |  | Hanoi, Vietnam | 152 | 2.2M followers |
| 4 |  | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | 135 | 80.2K followers |
| 5 |  | Kolkata, India | 134 | 1.4M followers |
| 6 |  | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 134 | 224.4K followers |
| 7 | | Wuhan, China | 128 | 317.1K followers |
| 8 |  | Baghdad, Iraq | 127 | 19.5K followers |
| 9 |  | Lahore, Pakistan | 124 | 380.6K followers |
| 10 |  | Yangon, Myanmar | 122 | 23.3K followers |
| 11 | | Hangzhou, China | 119 | 316.8K followers |
| 12 |  | Istanbul, Turkey | 117 | 219.6K followers |
| 13 |  | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 111 | 11.7M followers |
| 14 |  | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 99 | 15K followers |
| 15 | | Delhi, India | 99 | 2.7M followers |
| 16 |  | Medan, Indonesia | 98 | 1.3M followers |
| 17 |  | Manama, Bahrain | 98 | 29.7K followers |
| 18 | | Chengdu, China | 96 | 1.7M followers |
| 19 | | Jerusalem, Israel | 95 | 59.5K followers |
| 20 |  | Seoul, South Korea | 93 | 6.3M followers |
| 21 |  | Kampala, Uganda | 91 | 9.3K followers |
| 22 |  | Lima, Peru | 88 | 34.6K followers |
| 23 |  | Mexico City, Mexico | 87 | 338.6K followers |
| 24 |  | Cairo City, Egypt | 85 | 25.1K followers |
| 25 |  | Tehran, Iran | 84 | 1M followers |
| 26 |  | Warsaw, Poland | 83 | 322.5K followers |
| 27 |  | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 83 | 364.5K followers |
| 28 |  | Johannesburg, South Africa | 82 | 62.1K followers |
| 29 | | Mumbai, India | 81 | 1.5M followers |
| 30 | | Karachi, Pakistan | 78 | 67.8K followers |
| 31 |  | Accra, Ghana | 76 | 6.3K followers |
| 32 | | Guangzhou, China | 73 | 1.5M followers |
| 33 | | Incheon, South Korea | 72 | 22.2K followers |
| 34 | | Shanghai, China | 71 | 2.1M followers |
| 35 |  | Doha, Qatar | 70 | 99.3K followers |
| 36 |  | Paris, France | 70 | 5.5M followers |
| 37 | | Batam, Indonesia | 68 | 1.3M followers |
| 38 |  | Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina | 68 | 48.5K followers |
| 39 |  | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 65 | 377.6K followers |
| 40 | | Bangkok, Thailand | 65 | 5.3M followers |
| 41 |  | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 64 | 394.2K followers |
| 42 |  | Belgrade, Serbia | 64 | 198.2K followers |
| 43 |  | Bratislava, Slovakia | 63 | 37.8K followers |
| 44 | | Krakow, Poland | 61 | 303.5K followers |
| 45 |  | Skopje, North Macedonia | 61 | 13.7K followers |
| 46 |  | Moscow, Russia | 61 | 768.9K followers |
| 47 |  | Osaka, Japan | 61 | 61.5K followers |
| 48 |  | Zagreb, Croatia | 60 | 14.4K followers |
| 49 |  | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 59 | 63.5K followers |
| 50 |  | Sofia, Bulgaria | 57 | 109.2K followers |
| 51 |  | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55 | 6.6K followers |
| 52 | | Kyoto, Japan | 55 | 79.8K followers |
| 53 | | Jakarta, Indonesia | 55 | 1.7M followers |
| 54 | | Busan, South Korea | 53 | 185.8K followers |
| 55 | | Kobe, Japan | 53 | 27.5K followers |
| 56 | | Tokyo, Japan | 53 | 1M followers |
| 57 |  | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 50 | 83.9K followers |
| 58 | | Shenzhen, China | 50 | 382.1K followers |
| 59 |  | Budapest, Hungary | 50 | 21.7K followers |
| 60 |  | Canberra, Australia | 48 | 271.4K followers |
| 61 |  | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR | 47 | 668.5K followers |
| 62 |  | Brussels, Belgium | 45 | 139.2K followers |
| 63 |  | Taipei, Taiwan | 45 | 975K followers |
| 64 |  | Singapore, Singapore | 45 | 857.1K followers |
| 65 |  | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 45 | 37.9K followers |
| 66 |  | London, United Kingdom | 45 | 230.9K followers |
| 67 |  | Bucharest, Romania | 44 | 61.7K followers |
| 68 |  | Madrid, Spain | 44 | 325.6K followers |
| 69 |  | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 44 | 79.8K followers |
| 70 | | Chongqing, China | 41 | 168.5K followers |
| 71 |  | Berlin, Germany | 41 | 193.4K followers |
| 72 |  | Prague, Czech Republic | 41 | 105.5K followers |
| 73 |  | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 41 | 113.4K followers |
| 74 | | Kuching, Malaysia | 40 | 48.9K followers |
| 75 |  | Denver, USA | 38 | 1.5M followers |
| 76 |  | Rome, Italy | 36 | 62.6K followers |
| 77 | | Minneapolis, USA | 36 | 15K followers |
| 78 | | Washington, D.C., USA | 35 | 37.6K followers |
| 79 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 33 | 681.6K followers |
| 80 |  | Nairobi, Kenya | 33 | 13.5K followers |
| 81 | | Salt Lake City, USA | 33 | 44.9K followers |
| 82 | | Nice, France | 32 | 452.1K followers |
| 83 |  | Lisbon, Portugal | 32 | 20.8K followers |
| 84 | | Wroclaw, Poland | 31 | 253.1K followers |
| 85 |  | Oslo, Norway | 31 | 32.1K followers |
| 86 | | Chicago, USA | 31 | 42.6K followers |
| 87 | | Lyon, France | 30 | 485.5K followers |
| 88 |  | Kabul, Afghanistan | 29 | 21.9K followers |
| 89 |  | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 29 | 120.6K followers |
| 90 | | Milano, Italy | 29 | 112.6K followers |
| 91 |  | Montreal, Canada | 29 | 107.8K followers |
| 92 | | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 28 | 282.4K followers |
| 93 |  | Athens, Greece | 28 | 25.3K followers |
| 94 |  | Algiers, Algeria | 27 | 36.9K followers |
| 95 |  | Astana, Kazakhstan | 27 | 25.4K followers |
| 96 |  | Bogota, Colombia | 27 | 79.4K followers |
| 97 | | Toronto, Canada | 26 | 329.8K followers |
| 98 | | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 25 | 233.8K followers |
| 99 |  | Santiago, Chile | 25 | 93.4K followers |
| 100 |  | Vienna, Austria | 25 | 141.1K followers |
| 101 |  | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 25 | 51.1K followers |
| 102 | | San Francisco, USA | 25 | 577.6K followers |
| 103 |  | Helsinki, Finland | 24 | 73.3K followers |
| 104 | | New York City, USA | 24 | 1.8M followers |
| 105 | | Los Angeles, USA | 24 | 6M followers |
| 106 | | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | 23 | 95K followers |
| 107 | | Houston, USA | 23 | 26.9K followers |
| 108 | | Seattle, USA | 23 | 294.6K followers |
| 109 |  | Bern, Switzerland | 22 | 84.2K followers |
| 110 | | Munich, Germany | 21 | 337.7K followers |
| 111 |  | Pristina, Kosovo | 21 | 12.8K followers |
| 112 | | Detroit, USA | 21 | 24.3K followers |
| 113 | | Portland, USA | 21 | 125.3K followers |
| 114 |  | Stockholm, Sweden | 18 | 34.6K followers |
| 115 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 17 | 2.2M followers |
| 116 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 16 | 20.2K followers |
| 117 | | Sydney, Australia | 14 | 1.6M followers |
| 118 |  | Kyiv, Ukraine | 12 | 271.5K followers |
| 119 | | Melbourne, Australia | 12 | 291.8K followers |
| 120 |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 9 | 66.6K followers |
| 121 | | Vancouver BC, Canada | 9 | 113.9K followers |
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