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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 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
210
383.5K followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
190
1.7M followers
3 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
177
6.7K followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
171
225.7K followers
5 Delhi, India Delhi, India
155
2.7M followers
6 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
121
24.1K followers
7 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
106
11.7M followers
8 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
102
395.7K followers
9 Houston, USA Houston, USA
102
27.6K followers
10 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
96
295.5K followers
11 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
95
170.1K followers
12 Beijing, China Beijing, China
95
6.9M followers
13 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
93
34.8K followers
14 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
92
380.1K followers
15 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
90
59.8K followers
16 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
89
327.6K followers
17 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
88
100.3K followers
18 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
88
1.5M followers
19 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
87
320.5K followers
20 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
86
146.7K followers
21 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
86
369.7K followers
22 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
83
340.6K followers
23 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
82
980.6K followers
24 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
79
116K followers
25 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
74
1.3M followers
26 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
74
84.7K followers
27 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
73
19.8K followers
28 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
71
1.7M followers
29 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
71
684.8K followers
30 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
71
2.2M followers
31 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
69
9.4K followers
32 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
68
25.9K followers
33 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
68
68.5K followers
34 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
66
30K followers
35 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
66
1.5M followers
36 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
66
386.8K followers
37 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
65
221.9K followers
38 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
64
80.9K followers
39 Paris, France Paris, France
64
5.5M followers
40 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
62
323.9K followers
41 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
62
93.9K followers
42 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
62
49.5K followers
43 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
60
6.4K followers
44 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
60
673.9K followers
45 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
59
14.7K followers
46 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
58
63.9K followers
47 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
58
80.4K followers
48 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
56
22.5K followers
49 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
56
15.2K followers
50 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
56
2.2M followers
51 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
55
1.4M followers
52 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
55
79.8K followers
53 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
55
2.1M followers
54 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
55
142.3K followers
55 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
55
6.4M followers
56 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
55
38.8K followers
57 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
55
5.3M followers
58 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
55
6.1M followers
59 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
54
340.5K followers
60 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
54
863.2K followers
61 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
53
22.6K followers
62 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
192.1K followers
63 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
53
238.2K followers
64 New York City, USA New York City, USA
53
1.8M followers
65 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
50
195.5K followers
66 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
49
1M followers
67 Lyon, France Lyon, France
49
487.8K followers
68 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
48
51.6K followers
69 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
47
253.5K followers
70 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
47
21.4K followers
71 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
47
235.6K followers
72 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
46
14K followers
73 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
44
283.7K followers
74 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
44
38K followers
75 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
44
62.1K followers
76 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
44
106.2K followers
77 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
44
201.4K followers
78 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
44
20.6K followers
79 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
42
121.4K followers
80 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
41
49.1K followers
81 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
41
304.8K followers
82 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
41
33.1K followers
83 Nice, France Nice, France
38
454.3K followers
84 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
38
63.8K followers
85 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
38
13.8K followers
86 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
38
63.5K followers
87 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
38
80.6K followers
88 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
38
27.7K followers
89 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
37
26.1K followers
90 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
36
38.6K followers
91 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
35
109.8K followers
92 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
34
323.9K followers
93 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
22.3K followers
94 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
31
26.1K followers
95 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
29
15.4K followers
96 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
28
84.9K followers
97 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
28
35.6K followers
98 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
28
273.2K followers
99 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
27
37K followers
100 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
27
140.3K followers
101 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
27
776.7K followers
102 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
26
115.4K followers
103 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
26
116.5K followers
104 Denver, USA Denver, USA
25
1.5M followers
105 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
43.6K followers
106 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
22
13.1K followers
107 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
22
582.1K followers
108 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
21
24.6K followers
109 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
20
73.9K followers
110 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
20
108.9K followers
111 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
20
45.7K followers
112 Portland, USA Portland, USA
19
127.5K followers
113 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
16
68.2K followers
114 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
16
297.3K followers
115 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
14
1.6M followers
116 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
13
333.4K followers
117 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
11
1M followers
118 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
8
95.5K followers
119 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
5
272.2K followers

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