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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
153
145.9K followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
152
11.7M followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
114
225.1K followers
5 Delhi, India Delhi, India
113
2.7M followers
6 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
110
25.5K followers
7 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
106
1.7M followers
8 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
105
1.5M followers
9 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
103
2.2M followers
10 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
99
339.5K followers
11 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
94
139.8K 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 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
81
234.4K followers
17 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
80
1.7M followers
18 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
80
80.1K 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 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
77
79.6K 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 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
70
15.1K followers
29 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
30 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
68
63.6K followers
31 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
68
382K followers
32 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
66
378.8K followers
33 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
63
1.3M followers
34 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
63
51.4K followers
35 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
62
293.7K followers
36 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
61
22.4K followers
37 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
61
6.4M followers
38 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
60
320.3K 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 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
58
20.4K followers
43 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
57
23.7K followers
44 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
57
105.8K followers
45 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
57
34.7K followers
46 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
57
38.4K followers
47 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
56
234.7K followers
48 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
56
49K followers
49 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
55
84.4K followers
50 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
55
384.3K followers
51 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
55
682.9K followers
52 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
55
2.1M followers
53 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
53
93.6K followers
54 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
52
84.5K followers
55 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
52
169.3K followers
56 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
51
6M followers
57 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
50
194.4K followers
58 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
50
114.6K followers
59 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
48
253.3K followers
60 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
45
37.9K followers
61 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
45
108.3K followers
62 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
45
62.5K followers
63 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
45
80.2K followers
64 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
43
323.2K followers
65 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
43
63.3K followers
66 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
43
109.5K followers
67 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
41
13.8K followers
68 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
41
977.4K followers
69 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
41
25.8K followers
70 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
41
6.4K 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 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
36
339.2K followers
77 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
36
22K followers
78 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
36
199.7K followers
79 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
35
38.1K followers
80 New York City, USA New York City, USA
35
1.8M followers
81 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
34
49K followers
82 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
33
860.3K followers
83 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
33
189.4K 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 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
30
367.6K followers
89 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
29
37K followers
90 Nice, France Nice, France
29
453.2K followers
91 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
29
13.7K followers
92 Houston, USA Houston, USA
28
27.2K followers
93 Paris, France Paris, France
26
5.5M followers
94 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
25
1M followers
95 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
25
25.8K followers
96 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
24
304.2K followers
97 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
24
113.9K followers
98 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
23
73.6K followers
99 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
23
12.9K followers
100 Lyon, France Lyon, France
22
486.6K followers
101 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
17
113.9K followers
102 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
17
109.5K followers
103 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17
2.2M followers
104 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
17
199.7K followers
105 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
115.2K followers
106 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
43.2K followers
107 Denver, USA Denver, USA
15
1.5M followers
108 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
14
579.8K followers
109 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
13
272.4K followers
110 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
13
271.8K followers
111 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
13
45.3K followers
112 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
10
67.4K followers
113 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
10
331.6K followers
114 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
7
295.9K followers
115 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
6
14.6K followers
116 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
6
15.2K followers
117 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
5
221K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
5
1.6M followers
119 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
126.3K followers

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