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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 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
154
64K followers
2 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
154
226.5K followers
3 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
152
147.3K followers
4 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
151
26.6K followers
5 Beijing, China Beijing, China
146
7M followers
6 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
141
6.7K followers
7 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
130
1.4M followers
8 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
127
323.3K followers
9 Delhi, India Delhi, India
124
2.7M followers
10 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
106
94.6K followers
11 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
105
1.7M followers
12 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
98
30.1K followers
13 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
92
141.1K followers
14 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
90
1.5M followers
15 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
89
1.7M followers
16 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
84
284.9K followers
17 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
83
80.8K followers
18 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
81
60.2K followers
19 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
81
688K followers
20 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
80
81.4K followers
21 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
80
35K followers
22 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
79
1.3M followers
23 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
78
1.3M followers
24 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
78
9.4K followers
25 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
78
382K followers
26 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
78
385.6K followers
27 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
77
373K followers
28 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
76
171.3K followers
29 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
75
100.9K followers
30 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
75
328.8K followers
31 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
74
122K followers
32 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
74
44.8K followers
33 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
73
68.9K followers
34 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
71
20.2K followers
35 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
70
14.2K followers
36 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
70
22.8K followers
37 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
70
2.2M followers
38 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
68
6.5K followers
39 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
68
2.1M followers
40 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
67
37.1K followers
41 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
66
85.3K followers
42 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
66
1.5M followers
43 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
65
15.3K followers
44 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
64
390.6K followers
45 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
64
80.1K followers
46 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
64
26.7K followers
47 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
64
11.7M followers
48 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
63
21K followers
49 Houston, USA Houston, USA
63
28.4K followers
50 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
62
64.7K followers
51 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
62
223.3K followers
52 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
61
678K followers
53 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
60
396.5K followers
54 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
60
110.2K followers
55 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
60
1M followers
56 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
59
50.1K followers
57 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
59
298K followers
58 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
58
24.9K followers
59 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
58
143.3K followers
60 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
244.1K followers
61 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
57
24.5K followers
62 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
56
27.8K followers
63 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
55
26.5K followers
64 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
55
867.3K followers
65 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
55
81.2K followers
66 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
55
14K followers
67 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
196.6K followers
68 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
54
22.8K followers
69 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
53
33.5K followers
70 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
53
13.3K followers
71 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
53
52K followers
72 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
53
6.5M followers
73 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
52
38.1K followers
74 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
52
236.9K followers
75 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
49
2.2M followers
76 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
47
985.3K followers
77 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
45
69.1K followers
78 Lyon, France Lyon, France
44
489.7K followers
79 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
44
196.7K followers
80 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
43
344.6K followers
81 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
42
118.2K followers
82 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
42
39.5K followers
83 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
39
36.2K followers
84 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
39
326.2K followers
85 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
38
306.8K followers
86 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
38
62.5K followers
87 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
38
110.3K followers
88 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
38
274.6K followers
89 Nice, France Nice, France
37
456K followers
90 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
36
49.1K followers
91 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
36
85.4K followers
92 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
36
74.3K followers
93 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
35
253.9K followers
94 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
33
342.8K followers
95 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
33
64.9K followers
96 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
33
5.3M followers
97 Paris, France Paris, France
32
5.6M followers
98 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
32
16.7K followers
99 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
30
21.9K followers
100 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
30
6.1M followers
101 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
30
6.1M followers
102 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
29
329.2K followers
103 New York City, USA New York City, USA
29
1.8M followers
104 Denver, USA Denver, USA
27
1.5M followers
105 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
26
106.7K followers
106 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
26
46.7K followers
107 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
25
95.9K followers
108 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
25
204.1K followers
109 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
25
39.4K followers
110 Portland, USA Portland, USA
23
130.5K followers
111 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
22
117.4K followers
112 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
20
272.9K followers
113 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
18
300.7K followers
114 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
16
23K followers
115 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
14
120.3K followers
116 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
11
1M followers
117 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
11
782K followers
118 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
11
1.6M followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
8
586.4K followers

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