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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
154
147.3K followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
153
226.5K followers
3 Beijing, China Beijing, China
146
7M followers
4 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
137
6.7K followers
5 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
129
64K followers
6 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
127
1.4M followers
7 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
127
323.3K followers
8 Delhi, India Delhi, India
127
2.7M followers
9 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
111
94.6K followers
10 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
105
26.6K followers
11 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
105
1.7M followers
12 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
99
1.7M followers
13 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
98
30.1K followers
14 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
93
1.3M followers
15 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
92
141.1K followers
16 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
90
1.5M followers
17 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
84
284.9K followers
18 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
84
80.8K followers
19 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
81
60.2K followers
20 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
81
688K followers
21 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
80
81.4K followers
22 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
79
1.3M followers
23 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
79
85.3K followers
24 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
79
385.6K followers
25 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
78
382K followers
26 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
77
100.9K followers
27 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
76
68.9K followers
28 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
76
171.3K followers
29 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
75
328.8K followers
30 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
75
35K followers
31 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
74
122K followers
32 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
73
373K followers
33 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
73
44.8K followers
34 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
70
9.4K followers
35 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
68
22.8K followers
36 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
68
2.2M followers
37 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
68
2.1M followers
38 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
68
11.7M followers
39 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
67
80.1K followers
40 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
66
20.2K followers
41 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
66
6.5K followers
42 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
66
24.9K followers
43 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
66
1.5M followers
44 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
65
26.7K followers
45 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
64
396.5K followers
46 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
64
390.6K followers
47 Houston, USA Houston, USA
64
28.4K followers
48 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
63
21K followers
49 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
62
50.1K followers
50 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
62
678K followers
51 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
60
1M followers
52 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
58
24.5K followers
53 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
58
14.2K followers
54 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
58
867.3K followers
55 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
58
110.2K followers
56 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
64.7K followers
57 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
58
143.4K followers
58 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
58
52K followers
59 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
244.1K followers
60 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
56
15.3K followers
61 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
56
223.3K followers
62 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
56
298K followers
63 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
56
27.8K followers
64 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
55
81.2K followers
65 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
55
22.8K followers
66 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
196.6K followers
67 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
54
2.2M followers
68 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
54
6.5M followers
69 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
53
26.5K followers
70 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
53
39.5K followers
71 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
52
13.3K followers
72 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
51
33.5K followers
73 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
51
344.6K followers
74 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
51
14K followers
75 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
49
38.1K followers
76 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
49
62.5K followers
77 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
48
236.9K followers
78 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
47
985.3K followers
79 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
44
69.1K followers
80 Lyon, France Lyon, France
44
489.7K followers
81 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
43
196.7K followers
82 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
41
95.9K followers
83 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
40
326.2K followers
84 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
39
36.2K followers
85 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
38
64.9K followers
86 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
38
110.3K followers
87 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
38
274.6K followers
88 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
38
118.2K followers
89 Nice, France Nice, France
37
456K followers
90 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
36
49.1K followers
91 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
36
85.4K followers
92 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
36
74.3K followers
93 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
35
253.9K followers
94 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
35
342.8K followers
95 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
33
21.9K followers
96 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
33
5.3M followers
97 Paris, France Paris, France
32
5.6M followers
98 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
32
6.1M followers
99 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
31
16.7K followers
100 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
30
37.1K followers
101 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
29
329.3K followers
102 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
29
39.4K followers
103 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
27
204.1K followers
104 New York City, USA New York City, USA
27
1.8M followers
105 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
26
306.8K followers
106 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
26
106.7K followers
107 Denver, USA Denver, USA
21
1.5M followers
108 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
18
272.9K followers
109 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
18
46.7K followers
110 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
17
300.7K followers
111 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
16
23K followers
112 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
16
117.4K followers
113 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
14
15K followers
114 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
13
120.3K followers
115 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
13
1.6M followers
116 Portland, USA Portland, USA
13
130.5K followers
117 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
11
1M followers
118 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
11
782K followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
8
586.4K followers

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