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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
151
147.4K followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
149
226.6K followers
3 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
149
323.6K followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
132
1.7M followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
130
6.7K followers
6 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
124
26.7K followers
7 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
115
373.4K followers
8 Delhi, India Delhi, India
113
2.7M followers
9 Beijing, China Beijing, China
102
7M followers
10 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
96
60.2K followers
11 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
93
1.3M followers
12 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
92
52K followers
13 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
90
141.2K followers
14 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
89
1.4M followers
15 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
84
385.9K followers
16 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
83
396.6K followers
17 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
82
20.2K followers
18 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
81
64K followers
19 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
80
81.5K followers
20 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
79
196.9K followers
21 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
78
1.5M followers
22 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
77
30.1K followers
23 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
74
94.7K followers
24 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
73
85.4K followers
25 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
73
688.3K followers
26 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
71
382.2K followers
27 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
71
1.5M followers
28 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
70
69K followers
29 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
30 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
31 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
68
101K followers
32 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
68
329.3K followers
33 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
67
345K followers
34 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
65
2.1M followers
35 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
65
50.2K followers
36 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
62
39.5K followers
37 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
62
244.6K followers
38 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
61
26.9K followers
39 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
61
24.9K followers
40 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
61
35K followers
41 Houston, USA Houston, USA
61
28.5K followers
42 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
60
1M followers
43 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
60
1M followers
44 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
58
14.2K followers
45 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
58
118.4K followers
46 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
57
285K followers
47 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
57
171.4K followers
48 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
56
1.3M followers
49 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
56
24.5K followers
50 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
56
6.6K followers
51 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
56
223.5K followers
52 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
56
22.9K followers
53 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
55
15.3K followers
54 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
55
1.7M followers
55 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
391K followers
56 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
55
13.3K followers
57 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
55
196.8K followers
58 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
55
204.4K followers
59 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
55
6.5M followers
60 Paris, France Paris, France
54
5.6M followers
61 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
54
5.3M followers
62 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
53
110.4K followers
63 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
52
122.1K followers
64 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
52
65K followers
65 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
51
237.1K followers
66 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
49
9.5K followers
67 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
49
33.6K followers
68 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
49
22.9K followers
69 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
49
678.4K followers
70 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
47
11.7M followers
71 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
46
62.5K followers
72 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
45
36.3K followers
73 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
45
143.4K followers
74 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
44
37.1K followers
75 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
44
38.1K followers
76 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
44
326.4K followers
77 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
42
14K followers
78 Nice, France Nice, France
39
456.1K followers
79 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
39
253.9K followers
80 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
39
74.3K followers
81 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
38
69.2K followers
82 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
38
985.8K followers
83 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
38
273K followers
84 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
38
1.6M followers
85 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
37
343K followers
86 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
36
49.1K followers
87 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
36
22K followers
88 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
36
867.8K followers
89 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
36
39.6K followers
90 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
35
85.4K followers
91 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
35
44.9K followers
92 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
33
15K followers
93 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
33
106.8K followers
94 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
33
329.5K followers
95 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
33
21K followers
96 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
33
6.1M followers
97 Lyon, France Lyon, France
32
489.9K followers
98 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
30
95.9K followers
99 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
30
306.9K followers
100 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
27
26.5K followers
101 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
27
117.6K followers
102 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
27
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 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
22
80.1K followers
107 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
22
110.2K followers
108 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
22
64.8K followers
109 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
22
81.3K followers
110 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
20
16.7K followers
111 Denver, USA Denver, USA
19
1.5M followers
112 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
16
80.9K followers
113 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
16
120.6K followers
114 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
16
27.8K followers
115 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
12
298.3K followers
116 New York City, USA New York City, USA
11
1.8M followers
117 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
11
301K followers
118 Portland, USA Portland, USA
10
130.7K followers
119 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
5
23K followers

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