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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 Delhi, India Delhi, India
329
2.7M followers
2 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
167
1.5M followers
3 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
164
384.7K followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
161
1.7M followers
5 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
140
2.2M followers
6 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
138
2.2M followers
7 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
129
30.1K followers
8 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
126
321.9K followers
9 Beijing, China Beijing, China
124
7M followers
10 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
122
100.6K followers
11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
122
371.6K followers
12 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
114
94.2K followers
13 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
111
147.1K followers
14 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
97
24.3K followers
15 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
96
81.2K followers
16 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
96
226.2K followers
17 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
94
37.1K followers
18 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
89
63.9K followers
19 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
87
6.7K followers
20 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
86
1.7M followers
21 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
85
116.5K followers
22 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
84
326.7K followers
23 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
82
80.6K followers
24 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
81
22.8K followers
25 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
80
5.3M followers
26 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
79
68.7K followers
27 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
77
26.3K followers
28 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
75
1.3M followers
29 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
73
396.2K followers
30 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
73
686.7K followers
31 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
73
222.8K followers
32 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
72
60.1K followers
33 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
71
20.1K followers
34 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
71
170.8K followers
35 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
71
2.1M followers
36 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
69
1.5M followers
37 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
68
15.2K followers
38 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
67
85K followers
39 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
66
51.8K followers
40 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
66
194.9K followers
41 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
66
6.4M followers
42 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
64
1.4M followers
43 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
64
779.5K followers
44 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
64
11.7M followers
45 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
61
381.2K followers
46 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
60
34.9K followers
47 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
59
236.3K followers
48 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
58
22.8K followers
49 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
57
865.4K followers
50 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
56
983.4K followers
51 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
56
13.9K followers
52 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
54
6.5K followers
53 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
53
1M followers
54 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
53
306.3K followers
55 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
53
196.1K followers
56 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
53
676.3K followers
57 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
53
241.6K followers
58 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
52
95.7K followers
59 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
52
121.8K followers
60 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
52
253.7K followers
61 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
52
325.8K followers
62 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
52
49.9K followers
63 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
52
16.4K followers
64 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
51
49.1K followers
65 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
51
6.1M followers
66 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
49
27.8K followers
67 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
48
341.6K followers
68 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
47
62.3K followers
69 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
47
80.9K followers
70 Paris, France Paris, France
46
5.6M followers
71 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
46
24.7K followers
72 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
44
106.5K followers
73 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
44
44.2K followers
74 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
44
1M followers
75 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
43
272.6K followers
76 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
40
341.6K followers
77 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
40
14.1K followers
78 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
40
39.1K followers
79 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
40
39.2K followers
80 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
38
13.2K followers
81 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
38
64.1K followers
82 Lyon, France Lyon, France
36
488.9K followers
83 Nice, France Nice, France
36
455.3K followers
84 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
35
64.5K followers
85 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
35
274K followers
86 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
34
284.4K followers
87 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
34
388.9K followers
88 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
34
142.8K followers
89 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
33
38.1K followers
90 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
33
328.5K followers
91 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
33
203K followers
92 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
33
117K followers
93 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
30
85.2K followers
94 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
30
35.9K followers
95 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
30
110K followers
96 New York City, USA New York City, USA
30
1.8M followers
97 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
29
140.7K followers
98 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
29
21.7K followers
99 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
29
33.3K followers
100 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
29
20.8K followers

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