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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 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
178
380.6K followers
2 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
177
1.3M followers
3 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
177
19.4K followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
176
2.7M followers
5 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
174
145K followers
6 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
169
11.7M followers
7 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
166
2.2M followers
8 Beijing, China Beijing, China
161
6.8M followers
9 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
159
317K followers
10 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
153
224.4K followers
11 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
142
23.3K followers
12 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
127
25.1K followers
13 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
110
1M followers
14 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
105
1.7M followers
15 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
101
80.1K followers
16 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
97
219.5K followers
17 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
95
1.4M followers
18 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
94
364.4K followers
19 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
93
1.7M followers
20 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
91
316.5K followers
21 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
91
6.3M followers
22 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
90
338.5K followers
23 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
88
198.1K followers
24 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
86
22.1K followers
25 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
84
29.6K followers
26 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
82
62.1K followers
27 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
82
99.3K followers
28 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
81
6.6K followers
29 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
80
59.5K followers
30 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
78
67.8K followers
31 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
77
36.9K followers
32 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
74
185.5K followers
33 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
72
37.9K followers
34 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
71
1.3M followers
35 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
70
322.5K followers
36 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
68
83.9K followers
37 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
68
1.5M followers
38 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
68
768.5K followers
39 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
67
394.1K followers
40 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
67
34.6K followers
41 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
62
9.3K followers
42 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
61
63.4K followers
43 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
61
15K followers
44 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
61
377.5K followers
45 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
61
2.1M followers
46 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
61
113.3K followers
47 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
58
48.5K followers
48 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
57
168.4K followers
49 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
56
12.8K followers
50 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
54
62.6K followers
51 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
53
14.4K followers
52 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
53
79.8K followers
53 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
1M followers
54 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
51
93.3K followers
55 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
50
303.5K followers
56 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
50
856.9K followers
57 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
50
112.5K followers
58 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
50
15K followers
59 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
47
109.2K followers
60 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
45
21.9K followers
61 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
45
253.1K followers
62 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
45
6.3K followers
63 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
45
61.5K followers
64 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
44
230.7K followers
65 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
42
13.6K followers
66 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
41
2.2M followers
67 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
41
79.4K followers
68 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
41
1.5M followers
69 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
41
27.5K followers
70 Houston, USA Houston, USA
41
26.8K followers
71 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
41
5.3M followers
72 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
40
120.5K followers
73 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
38
24.3K followers
74 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
38
668.3K followers
75 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
37
95K followers
76 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
37
974.8K followers
77 Paris, France Paris, France
36
5.5M followers
78 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
36
271.4K followers
79 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
34
282.3K followers
80 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
34
139.2K followers
81 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
33
37.8K followers
82 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
33
381.9K followers
83 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
33
681.5K followers
84 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
33
42.6K followers
85 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
33
6M followers
86 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
48.9K followers
87 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
31
20.8K followers
88 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
31
79.7K followers
89 Lyon, France Lyon, France
30
485.5K followers
90 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
30
325.6K followers
91 Denver, USA Denver, USA
30
1.5M followers
92 Nice, France Nice, France
29
452.1K followers
93 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
29
34.5K followers
94 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
29
25.4K followers
95 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
29
193.3K followers
96 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
29
21.7K followers
97 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
29
51.1K followers
98 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
29
37.5K followers
99 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
28
337.6K followers
100 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
28
105.5K followers
101 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
26
233.8K followers
102 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
25
141K followers
103 New York City, USA New York City, USA
25
1.8M followers
104 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
24
84.1K followers
105 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
22
73.2K followers
106 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
22
32.1K followers
107 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
22
107.8K followers
108 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
21
329.7K followers
109 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
18
61.7K followers
110 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
18
1.6M followers
111 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
15
44.9K followers
112 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
14
25.2K followers
113 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
12
13.5K followers
114 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
12
20.2K followers
115 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
11
271.3K followers
116 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
9
291.7K followers
117 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
7
577.5K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
6
294.5K followers
119 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
5
66.5K followers
120 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
5
113.8K followers
121 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
125.2K followers

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