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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
158
146.5K followers
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
151
11.7M followers
3 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
134
63.7K followers
4 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
131
23.9K followers
5 Delhi, India Delhi, India
124
2.7M followers
6 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
111
395.4K followers
7 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
105
225.5K followers
8 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
105
1.5M followers
9 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
102
1.7M followers
10 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
102
2.1M followers
11 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
102
5.3M followers
12 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
93
1.7M followers
13 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
93
369K followers
14 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
92
29.9K followers
15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
92
379.6K followers
16 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
91
340.2K followers
17 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
86
80.8K followers
18 Beijing, China Beijing, China
84
6.9M followers
19 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
81
34.7K followers
20 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
80
25.8K followers
21 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
80
13K followers
22 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
77
68.4K followers
23 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
77
169.8K followers
24 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
77
320K followers
25 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
77
93.8K followers
26 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
76
59.8K followers
27 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
76
2.2M followers
28 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
74
100.1K followers
29 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
73
191.4K followers
30 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
72
84.7K followers
31 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
72
19.8K followers
32 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
72
979.3K followers
33 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
72
22.5K followers
34 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
69
1.3M followers
35 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
68
1.4M followers
36 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
65
80.3K followers
37 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
64
382.9K followers
38 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
64
51.5K followers
39 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
63
1.5M followers
40 New York City, USA New York City, USA
62
1.8M followers
41 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
61
322.6K followers
42 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
59
385.8K followers
43 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
57
1.3M followers
44 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
57
327.3K followers
45 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
57
6.4M followers
46 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
55
672.8K followers
47 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
52
684K followers
48 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
50
15.1K followers
49 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
49
2.2M followers
50 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
48
235.3K followers
51 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
47
63.7K followers
52 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
46
253.4K followers
53 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
45
6.4K followers
54 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
44
283.5K followers
55 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
44
38K followers
56 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
44
38.4K followers
57 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
43
49.3K followers
58 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
42
115.5K followers
59 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
41
9.4K followers
60 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
41
1M followers
61 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
40
22.2K followers
62 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
40
142.1K followers
63 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
40
38.7K followers
64 Nice, France Nice, France
39
453.9K followers
65 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
39
21.3K followers
66 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
37
340.1K followers
67 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
37
195.2K followers
68 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
106.1K followers
69 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
37
63.1K followers
70 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
37
80.5K followers
71 Paris, France Paris, France
36
5.5M followers
72 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
36
14.7K followers
73 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
35
49.1K followers
74 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
35
121.3K followers
75 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
35
323.7K followers
76 Houston, USA Houston, USA
35
27.4K followers
77 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
33
37K followers
78 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
35.4K followers
79 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
33
237K followers
80 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
32
79.7K followers
81 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
32
294.9K followers
82 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
31
84.8K followers
83 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
31
13.9K followers
84 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
31
108.6K followers
85 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
31
20.5K followers
86 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
30
32.9K followers
87 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
30
62K followers
88 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
29
1M followers
89 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
29
775.7K followers
90 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
28
68K followers
91 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
28
114.9K followers
92 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
27
862.2K followers
93 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
26
73.8K followers
94 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
26
26K followers
95 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
25
200.8K followers
96 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
23
27.7K followers
97 Lyon, France Lyon, France
22
487.4K followers
98 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
21
26K followers
99 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
21
109.7K followers
100 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
21
272.9K followers
101 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
19
332.7K followers
102 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
19
15.3K followers
103 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
18
140.2K followers
104 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
18
13.8K followers
105 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
17
24.5K followers
106 Denver, USA Denver, USA
16
1.5M followers
107 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
16
6M followers
108 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
15
304.5K followers
109 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
272.1K followers
110 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
12
221.6K followers
111 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
9
43.5K followers
112 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
9
581.3K followers
113 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
8
22.4K followers
114 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
8
95.5K followers
115 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
7
1.6M followers
116 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
6
116.1K followers
117 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
3
45.6K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
3
296.8K followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
2
127K followers

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