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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 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
166
1.7M followers
2 Beijing, China Beijing, China
165
7M followers
3 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
164
147.3K followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
157
226.5K followers
5 Delhi, India Delhi, India
153
2.7M followers
6 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
146
30.1K followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
135
26.6K followers
8 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
122
6.7K followers
9 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
119
323.3K followers
10 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
118
94.6K followers
11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
115
396.5K followers
12 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
98
101K followers
13 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
97
382.1K followers
14 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
97
1.7M followers
15 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
97
385.6K followers
16 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
96
1.4M followers
17 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
95
141.1K followers
18 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
89
1.5M followers
19 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
88
80.9K followers
20 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
86
1.3M followers
21 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
84
328.9K followers
22 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
84
688K followers
23 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
84
35K followers
24 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
81
81.4K followers
25 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
79
64K followers
26 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
79
171.3K followers
27 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
78
60.2K followers
28 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
78
69K followers
29 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
77
95.9K followers
30 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
76
52K followers
31 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
75
122K followers
32 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
72
1.3M followers
33 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
70
678K followers
34 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
69
20.2K followers
35 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
69
6.5K followers
36 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
69
373K followers
37 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
68
390.7K followers
38 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
68
2.2M followers
39 Houston, USA Houston, USA
68
28.4K followers
40 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
66
24.5K followers
41 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
66
80.1K followers
42 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
66
1.5M followers
43 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
64
14K followers
44 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
64
39.5K followers
45 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
63
15.3K followers
46 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
63
24.9K followers
47 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
62
85.3K followers
48 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
62
284.9K followers
49 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
61
26.8K followers
50 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
60
26.5K followers
51 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
60
2.1M followers
52 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
60
64.7K followers
53 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
60
81.2K followers
54 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
59
21K followers
55 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
58
22.8K followers
56 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
58
1M followers
57 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
57
14.2K followers
58 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
57
22.8K followers
59 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
57
50.2K followers
60 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
56
9.4K followers
61 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
56
143.4K followers
62 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
55
196.6K followers
63 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
55
27.8K followers
64 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
55
44.8K followers
65 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
55
244.1K followers
66 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
55
11.7M followers
67 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
54
867.4K followers
68 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
52
110.2K followers
69 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
51
33.5K followers
70 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
51
62.5K followers
71 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
49
38.1K followers
72 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
49
236.9K followers
73 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
49
344.6K followers
74 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
49
6.5M followers
75 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
48
6.1M followers
76 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
44
69.2K followers
77 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
44
13.3K followers
78 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
44
2.2M followers
79 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
41
36.2K followers
80 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
41
118.2K followers
81 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
40
326.3K followers
82 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
39
253.9K followers
83 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
39
342.8K followers
84 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
39
110.3K followers
85 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
39
329.3K followers
86 Nice, France Nice, France
38
456K followers
87 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
38
5.3M followers
88 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
37
85.4K followers
89 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
36
37.1K followers
90 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
36
64.9K followers
91 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
36
196.7K followers
92 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
34
49.1K followers
93 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
34
74.3K followers
94 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
34
21.9K followers
95 Paris, France Paris, France
34
5.6M followers
96 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
34
298.1K followers
97 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
33
985.4K followers
98 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
33
16.7K followers
99 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
31
106.7K followers
100 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
31
39.4K followers
101 Nice, France Nice, France
30
456K followers
102 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
30
985.4K followers
103 New York City, USA New York City, USA
28
1.8M followers
104 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
27
223.4K followers
105 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
27
204.1K followers
106 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
26
306.8K followers
107 Denver, USA Denver, USA
25
1.5M followers
108 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
22
46.7K followers
109 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
16
1M followers
110 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
16
23K followers
111 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
16
782.1K followers
112 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
16
15K followers
113 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
16
117.4K followers
114 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
16
272.9K followers
115 Portland, USA Portland, USA
15
130.5K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
15
300.8K followers
117 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
13
1.6M followers
118 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
10
120.4K followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
6
586.4K followers

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