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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
Very unhealthy
301+
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| Rank | Major city, country/region | AQI US | Followers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kathmandu, Nepal | 171 | 145K followers |
| 2 |  | Cairo City, Egypt | 162 | 25.1K followers |
| 3 |  | Kolkata, India | 158 | 1.4M followers |
| 4 |  | Wuhan, China | 158 | 316.9K followers |
| 5 |  | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 149 | 11.7M followers |
| 6 |  | Hanoi, Vietnam | 147 | 2.2M followers |
| 7 |  | Yangon, Myanmar | 145 | 23.3K followers |
| 8 |  | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | 124 | 80.1K followers |
| 9 |  | Tehran, Iran | 112 | 1M followers |
| 10 | | Beijing, China | 112 | 6.8M followers |
| 11 |  | Jakarta, Indonesia | 112 | 1.7M followers |
| 12 |  | Istanbul, Turkey | 111 | 219.1K followers |
| 13 |  | Manama, Bahrain | 105 | 29.6K followers |
| 14 |  | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 105 | 224.4K followers |
| 15 |  | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 104 | 364.2K followers |
| 16 |  | Seoul, South Korea | 95 | 6.3M followers |
| 17 |  | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 83 | 394.1K followers |
| 18 |  | Johannesburg, South Africa | 82 | 62K followers |
| 19 | | Incheon, South Korea | 82 | 22.1K followers |
| 20 |  | Karachi, Pakistan | 79 | 67.7K followers |
| 21 | | Medan, Indonesia | 77 | 1.3M followers |
| 22 |  | Warsaw, Poland | 77 | 322.4K followers |
| 23 | | Batam, Indonesia | 76 | 1.3M followers |
| 24 | | Jerusalem, Israel | 76 | 59.4K followers |
| 25 |  | Doha, Qatar | 76 | 99.2K followers |
| 26 |  | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 76 | 15K followers |
| 27 |  | Lima, Peru | 76 | 34.5K followers |
| 28 | | Hangzhou, China | 74 | 316.3K followers |
| 29 | | Delhi, India | 68 | 2.7M followers |
| 30 |  | Mexico City, Mexico | 66 | 338.5K followers |
| 31 |  | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 66 | 377.5K followers |
| 32 | | Mumbai, India | 66 | 1.5M followers |
| 33 | | Lahore, Pakistan | 66 | 380.5K followers |
| 34 |  | Taipei, Taiwan | 65 | 974.6K followers |
| 35 | | Chengdu, China | 64 | 1.7M followers |
| 36 | | Chongqing, China | 64 | 168.3K followers |
| 37 | | Busan, South Korea | 63 | 185.2K followers |
| 38 |  | Osaka, Japan | 56 | 61.4K followers |
| 39 |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 55 | 282.3K followers |
| 40 |  | Santiago, Chile | 55 | 93.3K followers |
| 41 |  | Baghdad, Iraq | 54 | 19.4K followers |
| 42 |  | Algiers, Algeria | 53 | 36.9K followers |
| 43 |  | Rome, Italy | 53 | 62.5K followers |
| 44 | | Shanghai, China | 53 | 2.1M followers |
| 45 |  | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 53 | 79.8K followers |
| 46 |  | Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina | 51 | 48.5K followers |
| 47 |  | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 50 | 83.9K followers |
| 48 |  | Lyon, France | 50 | 485.4K followers |
| 49 |  | Belgrade, Serbia | 50 | 197.9K followers |
| 50 |  | Bucharest, Romania | 46 | 61.7K followers |
| 51 | | Krakow, Poland | 45 | 303.5K followers |
| 52 |  | Moscow, Russia | 45 | 768K followers |
| 53 | | Kyoto, Japan | 45 | 79.7K followers |
| 54 | | Kobe, Japan | 45 | 27.5K followers |
| 55 | | Tokyo, Japan | 45 | 1M followers |
| 56 |  | Bogota, Colombia | 42 | 79.3K followers |
| 57 | | Nice, France | 41 | 452K followers |
| 58 |  | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 41 | 113.2K followers |
| 59 | | London, United Kingdom | 41 | 230.4K followers |
| 60 | | Wroclaw, Poland | 39 | 253.1K followers |
| 61 | | Shenzhen, China | 39 | 381.8K followers |
| 62 |  | Denver, USA | 39 | 1.5M followers |
| 63 |  | Zagreb, Croatia | 38 | 14.3K followers |
| 64 |  | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 37 | 63.4K followers |
| 65 |  | Skopje, North Macedonia | 37 | 13.6K followers |
| 66 |  | Kampala, Uganda | 37 | 9.3K followers |
| 67 | | Paris, France | 37 | 5.5M followers |
| 68 |  | Berlin, Germany | 37 | 193.3K followers |
| 69 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 37 | 681.5K followers |
| 70 |  | Vienna, Austria | 37 | 141K followers |
| 71 |  | Bern, Switzerland | 35 | 84.1K followers |
| 72 |  | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR | 35 | 668.2K followers |
| 73 |  | Lisbon, Portugal | 34 | 20.8K followers |
| 74 |  | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 34 | 233.7K followers |
| 75 |  | Prague, Czech Republic | 33 | 105.5K followers |
| 76 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 33 | 2.2M followers |
| 77 | | Guangzhou, China | 33 | 1.5M followers |
| 78 |  | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 32 | 51.1K followers |
| 79 | | Kuching, Malaysia | 31 | 48.9K followers |
| 80 |  | Brussels, Belgium | 31 | 139.1K followers |
| 81 | | Munich, Germany | 31 | 337.5K followers |
| 82 |  | Astana, Kazakhstan | 30 | 25.4K followers |
| 83 |  | Madrid, Spain | 30 | 325.5K followers |
| 84 | | Chicago, USA | 30 | 42.5K followers |
| 85 | | Los Angeles, USA | 30 | 6M followers |
| 86 | | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 29 | 120.5K followers |
| 87 | | Milano, Italy | 29 | 112.4K followers |
| 88 |  | Pristina, Kosovo | 29 | 12.8K followers |
| 89 |  | Budapest, Hungary | 29 | 21.7K followers |
| 90 |  | Helsinki, Finland | 28 | 73.2K followers |
| 91 |  | Singapore, Singapore | 28 | 856.7K followers |
| 92 |  | Oslo, Norway | 27 | 32.1K followers |
| 93 |  | Stockholm, Sweden | 26 | 34.5K followers |
| 94 |  | Sofia, Bulgaria | 26 | 109.2K followers |
| 95 | | Minneapolis, USA | 26 | 15K followers |
| 96 | | Bangkok, Thailand | 25 | 5.3M followers |
| 97 |  | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 24 | 37.9K followers |
| 98 |  | Canberra, Australia | 23 | 271.3K followers |
| 99 |  | Athens, Greece | 22 | 25.1K followers |
| 100 |  | Vancouver BC, Canada | 22 | 113.7K followers |
| 101 | | Houston, USA | 22 | 26.8K followers |
| 102 | | Detroit, USA | 21 | 24.3K followers |
| 103 | | Montreal, Canada | 21 | 107.7K followers |
| 104 | | New York City, USA | 19 | 1.8M followers |
| 105 | | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | 17 | 95K followers |
| 106 |  | Accra, Ghana | 17 | 6.3K followers |
| 107 | | Toronto, Canada | 17 | 329.6K followers |
| 108 |  | Kyiv, Ukraine | 17 | 271.3K followers |
| 109 | | Sydney, Australia | 17 | 1.6M followers |
| 110 | | Washington, D.C., USA | 14 | 37.5K followers |
| 111 | | Seattle, USA | 14 | 294.4K followers |
| 112 |  | Nairobi, Kenya | 13 | 13.5K followers |
| 113 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 13 | 20.1K followers |
| 114 | | Salt Lake City, USA | 12 | 44.8K followers |
| 115 |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 11 | 66.5K followers |
| 116 | | Melbourne, Australia | 11 | 291.6K followers |
| 117 | | San Francisco, USA | 9 | 577.2K followers |
| 118 |  | Kabul, Afghanistan | 8 | 21.9K followers |
| 119 |  | Bratislava, Slovakia | 8 | 37.8K followers |
| 120 | | Portland, USA | 7 | 125K followers |
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