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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 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
219
372.9K followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
204
11.6M followers
3 Delhi, India Delhi, India
197
2.7M followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
187
138.2K followers
5 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
173
220.7K followers
6 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
153
10.1K followers
7 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
153
6.4K followers
8 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
152
1.5M followers
9 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
141
20.5K followers
10 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
135
27.7K followers
11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
124
346.3K followers
12 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
123
2M followers
13 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
114
65.7K followers
14 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
112
14.5K followers
15 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
105
5.8K followers
16 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
100
49.4K followers
17 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
99
62.2K followers
18 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
99
212.9K followers
19 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
90
5.2M followers
20 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
88
20.1K followers
21 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
85
9.1K followers
22 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
84
386.6K followers
23 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
77.3K followers
24 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
81
304.1K followers
25 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
80
96.2K followers
26 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
80
103.4K followers
27 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
80
293.5K followers
28 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
78
6M followers
29 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
77
36.7K followers
30 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
75
1.7M followers
31 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
73
18.4K followers
32 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
73
672.4K followers
33 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
72
333K followers
34 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
71
318.2K followers
35 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
70
2.2M followers
36 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
69
1.3M followers
37 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
69
21.5K followers
38 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
69
102.7K followers
39 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
40 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
65
81.3K followers
41 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
64
58.3K followers
42 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
62
299.3K followers
43 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
62
187K followers
44 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
61
19.9K followers
45 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
61
53.6K followers
46 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
61
91.6K followers
47 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
59
366.1K followers
48 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
59
2.1M followers
49 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
58
35.2K followers
50 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
57
78.1K followers
51 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
56
737.9K followers
52 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
56
78K followers
53 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
56
33.8K followers
54 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
55
1M followers
55 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
55
12.7K followers
56 Beijing, China Beijing, China
55
6.5M followers
57 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
54
317.3K followers
58 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
53
22.4K followers
59 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
155.3K followers
60 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
52
161.7K followers
61 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
51
102.9K followers
62 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
51
45.5K followers
63 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
50
13K followers
64 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
50
980.8K followers
65 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
48
23.2K followers
66 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
47
12.6K followers
67 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
46
251.4K followers
68 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
45
228.5K followers
69 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
45
36.9K followers
70 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
45
59.9K followers
71 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
45
136.9K followers
72 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
45
26.8K followers
73 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
41
48.3K followers
74 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
41
18.2K followers
75 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
41
57.9K followers
76 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
41
956.4K followers
77 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
41
76.3K followers
78 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
37
835.3K followers
79 Paris, France Paris, France
35
5.2M followers
80 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
35
185.5K followers
81 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
34
61.2K followers
82 Portland, USA Portland, USA
34
117.2K followers
83 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
33
279.5K followers
84 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
33
107.2K followers
85 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
31
328.8K followers
86 Nice, France Nice, France
31
447.1K followers
87 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
30
71.2K followers
88 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
30
648.1K followers
89 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
29
365.2K followers
90 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
29
19.6K followers
91 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
28
136.1K followers
92 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
28
1.6M followers
93 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
27
207K followers
94 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
27
285.1K followers
95 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
26
279.3K followers
96 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
26
5.7M followers
97 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
25
30.8K followers
98 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
38.9K followers
99 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
25
1.6M followers
100 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
22
11.7K followers
101 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
22
104.9K followers
102 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
21
261.1K followers
103 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
20
1.5M followers
104 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
20
268.6K followers
105 Houston, USA Houston, USA
19
24.3K followers
106 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
18
28.6K followers
107 Denver, USA Denver, USA
18
1.5M followers
108 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
18
14K followers
109 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
17
42.1K followers
110 Lyon, France Lyon, France
16
479.9K followers
111 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
16
33.9K followers
112 New York City, USA New York City, USA
15
1.8M followers
113 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
13
562.6K followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
12
61.5K followers
115 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
10
81.7K followers
116 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
10
93.3K followers
117 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
8
104K followers
118 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
5
18.1K followers
119 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
4
23.5K followers
120 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
0
319.5K followers

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