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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 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
154
226.6K followers
2 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
149
323.6K followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
133
6.7K followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
133
147.4K followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
132
1.7M followers
6 Delhi, India Delhi, India
110
2.7M followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
107
26.7K followers
8 Beijing, China Beijing, China
107
7M followers
9 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
97
373.4K followers
10 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
96
60.2K followers
11 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
94
385.9K followers
12 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
93
1.3M followers
13 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
89
141.2K followers
14 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
88
20.2K followers
15 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
85
396.6K followers
16 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
84
688.3K followers
17 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
84
35K followers
18 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
84
196.9K followers
19 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
80
81.5K followers
20 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
79
1.5M followers
21 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
78
1.4M followers
22 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
78
2.2M followers
23 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
77
64K followers
24 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
75
30.1K followers
25 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
75
2.2M followers
26 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
71
382.2K followers
27 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
71
1.5M followers
28 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
70
52K followers
29 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
68
69K followers
30 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
68
329.3K followers
31 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
68
345K followers
32 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
67
94.7K followers
33 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
64
85.4K followers
34 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
64
50.2K followers
35 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
63
101K followers
36 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
62
2.1M followers
37 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
62
1M followers
38 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
61
39.5K followers
39 Houston, USA Houston, USA
60
28.5K followers
40 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
60
118.4K followers
41 Paris, France Paris, France
59
5.6M followers
42 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
59
26.9K followers
43 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
59
244.7K followers
44 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
58
1M followers
45 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
58
223.5K followers
46 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
56
285K followers
47 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
56
24.5K followers
48 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
56
14.2K followers
49 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
56
24.9K followers
50 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
55
1.3M followers
51 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
55
6.6K followers
52 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
55
171.4K followers
53 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
55
204.4K followers
54 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
55
22.9K followers
55 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
55
6.5M followers
56 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
54
196.8K followers
57 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
53
15.3K followers
58 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
52
122.1K followers
59 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
52
13.3K followers
60 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
52
22.9K followers
61 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
51
65K followers
62 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
51
237.1K followers
63 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
49
38.1K followers
64 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
49
33.6K followers
65 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
48
110.4K followers
66 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
47
678.4K followers
67 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
45
62.5K followers
68 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
45
143.4K followers
69 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
44
36.3K followers
70 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
44
326.4K followers
71 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
44
14K followers
72 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
44
5.3M followers
73 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
42
1.7M followers
74 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
41
391K followers
75 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
41
273K followers
76 Nice, France Nice, France
40
456.1K followers
77 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
39
74.3K followers
78 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
38
95.9K followers
79 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
38
37.1K followers
80 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
38
253.9K followers
81 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
38
9.5K followers
82 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
38
343K followers
83 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
38
11.7M followers
84 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
37
49.1K followers
85 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
36
85.4K followers
86 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
36
22K followers
87 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
36
985.8K followers
88 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
36
329.5K followers
89 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
35
69.2K followers
90 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
34
106.8K followers
91 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
34
1.6M followers
92 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
34
6.1M followers
93 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
867.8K followers
94 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
33
15.1K followers
95 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
33
39.6K followers
96 Lyon, France Lyon, France
32
489.9K followers
97 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
32
306.9K followers
98 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
31
21K followers
99 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
29
110.2K followers
100 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
27
117.6K followers
101 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
27
44.9K followers
102 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
26
274.7K followers
103 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
24
586.8K followers
104 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
23
46.7K followers
105 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
22
782.5K followers
106 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
22
81.3K followers
107 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
21
16.7K followers
108 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
20
80.1K followers
109 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
20
80.9K followers
110 Denver, USA Denver, USA
20
1.5M followers
111 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
19
120.6K followers
112 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
18
26.5K followers
113 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
16
64.8K followers
114 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
16
27.8K followers
115 New York City, USA New York City, USA
13
1.8M followers
116 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
12
298.3K followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
11
130.7K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
11
301K followers
119 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
5
23K followers

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