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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
156
2.7M followers
2 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
152
6.7K followers
3 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
152
26.5K followers
4 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
152
1.7M followers
5 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
119
117.9K followers
6 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
107
147.2K followers
7 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
104
1.5M followers
8 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
93
94.6K followers
9 Beijing, China Beijing, China
93
7M followers
10 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
92
226.4K followers
11 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
90
1.5M followers
12 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
90
372.6K followers
13 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
88
68.9K followers
14 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
88
323K followers
15 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
87
81.4K followers
16 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
85
60.1K followers
17 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
84
385.3K followers
18 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
83
64K followers
19 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
82
85.2K followers
20 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
82
328.3K followers
21 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
81
9.4K followers
22 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
79
141K followers
23 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
79
2.1M followers
24 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
79
39.4K followers
25 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
78
6.5K followers
26 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
77
1.7M followers
27 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
73
100.9K followers
28 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
73
15.3K followers
29 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
73
984.8K followers
30 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
72
80.8K followers
31 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
70
171.1K followers
32 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
67
1.3M followers
33 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
66
30.1K followers
34 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
66
390.2K followers
35 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
66
687.6K followers
36 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
66
2.2M followers
37 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
66
64.5K followers
38 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
66
81.1K followers
39 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
66
11.7M followers
40 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
65
196.6K followers
41 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
65
20.9K followers
42 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
64
381.9K followers
43 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
64
677.5K followers
44 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
64
6.4M followers
45 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
63
1.4M followers
46 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
62
20.1K followers
47 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
62
35K followers
48 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
61
396.5K followers
49 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
60
14K followers
50 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
60
27.8K followers
51 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
59
44.6K followers
52 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
58
306.6K followers
53 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
58
22.8K followers
54 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
243.5K followers
55 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
57
236.7K followers
56 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
56
14.2K followers
57 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
56
13.2K followers
58 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
56
16.6K followers
59 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
55
284.7K followers
60 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
55
36.1K followers
61 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
55
866.8K followers
62 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
55
1M followers
63 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
54
37.1K followers
64 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
54
26.6K followers
65 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
54
203.7K followers
66 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
53
1.3M followers
67 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
53
24.5K followers
68 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
53
117.2K followers
69 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
53
62.4K followers
70 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
196.2K followers
71 Houston, USA Houston, USA
53
28.3K followers
72 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
52
15K followers
73 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
51
253.9K followers
74 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
51
33.5K followers
75 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
51
50.1K followers
76 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
49
110.2K followers
77 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
49
5.3M followers
78 Lyon, France Lyon, France
47
489.5K followers
79 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
47
74.2K followers
80 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
47
1.6M followers
81 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
45
24.8K followers
82 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
44
1M followers
83 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
44
110.1K followers
84 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
44
272.8K followers
85 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
43
51.9K followers
86 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
38
38.1K followers
87 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
38
80.1K followers
88 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
38
22.8K followers
89 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
38
143.3K followers
90 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
38
223.1K followers
91 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
38
6.1M followers
92 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
36
106.6K followers
93 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
35
326.1K followers
94 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
34
122K followers
95 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
33
49.1K followers
96 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
33
22.9K followers
97 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
33
95.8K followers
98 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
781.4K followers
99 Paris, France Paris, France
33
5.6M followers
100 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
31
342.6K followers

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