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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 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
162
1.4M followers
2 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
155
145.9K followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
151
11.7M followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
113
2.7M followers
5 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
112
225.1K followers
6 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
110
25.5K followers
7 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
107
1.5M followers
8 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
106
1.7M followers
9 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
103
139.8K followers
10 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
93
2.2M followers
11 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
89
339.5K followers
12 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
88
5.3M followers
13 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
86
395K followers
14 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
83
68.1K followers
15 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
82
19.7K followers
16 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
82
80.1K followers
17 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
81
234.4K followers
18 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
80
1.7M followers
19 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
79
59.7K followers
20 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
77
283.1K followers
21 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
77
121K followers
22 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
77
80.6K followers
23 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
76
15.1K followers
24 Beijing, China Beijing, China
76
6.9M followers
25 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
74
1.5M followers
26 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
73
29.8K followers
27 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
72
326.6K followers
28 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
29 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
68
382K followers
30 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
65
63.6K followers
31 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
63
1.3M followers
32 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
62
23.7K followers
33 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
62
293.7K followers
34 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
61
378.8K followers
35 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
61
22.4K followers
36 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
61
6.4M followers
37 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
60
320.2K followers
38 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
60
51.4K followers
39 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
59
99.8K followers
40 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
59
319.1K followers
41 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
59
671.2K followers
42 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
59
34.7K followers
43 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
58
20.4K followers
44 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
58
38.4K followers
45 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
57
105.8K followers
46 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
57
49K followers
47 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
56
234.7K followers
48 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
55
84.4K followers
49 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
384.3K followers
50 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
55
682.9K followers
51 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
55
2.1M followers
52 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
53
79.6K followers
53 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
52
84.5K followers
54 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
52
169.3K followers
55 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
50
194.4K followers
56 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
48
253.3K followers
57 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
47
6M followers
58 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
46
93.6K followers
59 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
45
37.9K followers
60 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
45
62.5K followers
61 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
45
80.2K followers
62 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
45
114.6K followers
63 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
44
108.3K followers
64 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
43
6.4K followers
65 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
43
63.3K followers
66 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
43
109.5K followers
67 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
42
323.2K followers
68 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
41
13.8K followers
69 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
41
977.4K followers
70 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
41
25.8K followers
71 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
41
27.6K followers
72 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
40
32.6K followers
73 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
39
21.1K followers
74 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
37
9.3K followers
75 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
37
141.8K followers
76 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
37
189.4K followers
77 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
36
22K followers
78 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
35
38.1K followers
79 New York City, USA New York City, USA
35
1.8M followers
80 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
34
49K followers
81 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
34
199.7K followers
82 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
33
339.2K followers
83 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
860.2K followers
84 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
33
1M followers
85 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
32
35.1K followers
86 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
31
14.6K followers
87 Denver, USA Denver, USA
30
1.5M followers
88 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
30
13.7K followers
89 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
30
367.6K followers
90 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
29
37K followers
91 Nice, France Nice, France
29
453.1K followers
92 Houston, USA Houston, USA
28
27.2K followers
93 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
28
43.2K followers
94 Paris, France Paris, France
26
5.5M followers
95 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
25
1M followers
96 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
25
22.2K followers
97 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
25
25.8K followers
98 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
23
304.2K followers
99 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
23
24.4K followers
100 Lyon, France Lyon, France
22
486.6K followers
101 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
21
95.3K followers
102 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
21
73.6K followers
103 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
21
61.9K followers
104 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
21
15.2K followers
105 Portland, USA Portland, USA
21
126.3K followers
106 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
20
113.9K followers
107 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
19
331.6K followers
108 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
19
45.3K followers
109 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
19
295.9K followers
110 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
17
773.5K followers
111 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
17
12.9K followers
112 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17
2.2M followers
113 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
14
579.8K followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
67.4K followers
115 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
13
272.4K followers
116 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
13
115.1K followers
117 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
11
271.8K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
7
1.6M followers
119 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
3
221K followers

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