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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 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
160
2.2M followers
2 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
144
5.3M followers
3 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
141
1.4M followers
4 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
141
23K followers
5 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
128
337.8K followers
6 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
127
144.3K followers
7 Delhi, India Delhi, India
124
2.7M followers
8 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
107
98.9K followers
9 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
105
19.3K followers
10 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
99
24.7K followers
11 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
97
1.7M followers
12 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
97
11.7M followers
13 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
93
59.2K followers
14 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
91
48.1K followers
15 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
90
361.9K followers
16 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
87
14.9K followers
17 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
84
223.9K followers
18 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
83
2.1M followers
19 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
82
1.5M followers
20 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
80
1M followers
21 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
78
60.5K followers
22 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
77
393.5K followers
23 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
77
79.7K followers
24 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
76
28.6K followers
25 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
74
67.5K followers
26 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
74
182.4K followers
27 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
74
27.4K followers
28 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
72
1.3M followers
29 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
72
6.2K followers
30 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
72
315.5K followers
31 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
72
93.1K followers
32 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
72
1.7M followers
33 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
70
376.3K followers
34 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
68
313.6K followers
35 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
68
79.3K followers
36 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
65
1.3M followers
37 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
65
379.4K followers
38 Beijing, China Beijing, China
65
6.8M followers
39 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
64
63.2K followers
40 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
62
665.9K followers
41 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
61
972.4K followers
42 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
61
167.6K followers
43 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
60
34.4K followers
44 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
59
83.5K followers
45 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
59
10.6K followers
46 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
59
14.2K followers
47 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
59
379.9K followers
48 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
59
680.3K followers
49 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
57
6.6K followers
50 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
57
79.2K followers
51 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
54
37.5K followers
52 Denver, USA Denver, USA
53
1.5M followers
53 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
50
1M followers
54 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
50
12.6K followers
55 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
49
61.9K followers
56 Houston, USA Houston, USA
49
26.5K followers
57 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
48
36.9K followers
58 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
48
22K followers
59 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
48
112.2K followers
60 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
46
20.5K followers
61 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
46
13.5K followers
62 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
45
321.9K followers
63 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
45
218.1K followers
64 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
45
6.3M followers
65 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
43
50.9K followers
66 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
39
25.1K followers
67 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
37
61.5K followers
68 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
37
324.7K followers
69 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
37
196.8K followers
70 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
36
48.9K followers
71 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
35
5.9M followers
72 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
33
120.2K followers
73 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
33
233K followers
74 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
854.2K followers
75 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
33
1.5M followers
76 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
32
94.8K followers
77 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
31
138.7K followers
78 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
31
192.4K followers
79 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
30
9.3K followers
80 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
29
109K followers
81 New York City, USA New York City, USA
29
1.8M followers
82 Lyon, France Lyon, France
28
484.6K followers
83 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
27
281.7K followers
84 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
336.4K followers
85 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
27
37.7K followers
86 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
27
73K followers
87 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
27
140.6K followers
88 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
27
227.5K followers
89 Paris, France Paris, France
26
5.4M followers
90 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
25
252.9K followers
91 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
25
112.4K followers
92 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
24
83.8K followers
93 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
24
31.6K followers
94 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
23
62K followers
95 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
23
20K followers
96 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
23
79.5K followers
97 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
22
34K followers
98 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
21
105.2K followers
99 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
21
293.1K followers
100 Portland, USA Portland, USA
20
123.7K followers

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