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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
184
386.5K followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
178
1.7M followers
3 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
163
2.2M followers
4 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
160
6.7K followers
5 Delhi, India Delhi, India
159
2.7M followers
6 Beijing, China Beijing, China
156
7M followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
151
26.9K followers
8 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
139
20.3K followers
9 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
121
6.5M followers
10 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
116
60.3K followers
11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
99
374.2K followers
12 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
93
81.7K followers
13 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
92
30.2K followers
14 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
92
1.7M followers
15 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
90
64.1K followers
16 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
88
101.2K followers
17 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
88
9.5K followers
18 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
88
2.2M followers
19 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
88
14.1K followers
20 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
85
118.9K followers
21 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
82
15.3K followers
22 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
82
330.2K followers
23 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
80
226.8K followers
24 Houston, USA Houston, USA
80
28.7K followers
25 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
78
1.3M followers
26 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
78
6.6K followers
27 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
77
85.5K followers
28 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
76
171.6K followers
29 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
74
94.8K followers
30 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
72
81K followers
31 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
71
2.1M followers
32 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
71
223.8K followers
33 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
70
69.2K followers
34 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
69
285.2K followers
35 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
68
23K followers
36 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
67
324.3K followers
37 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
66
147.5K followers
38 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
66
35.1K followers
39 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
64
1.5M followers
40 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
64
198.4K followers
41 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
63
14.3K followers
42 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
60
254K followers
43 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
58
688.8K followers
44 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
57
679.2K followers
45 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
56
37.1K followers
46 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
56
122.3K followers
47 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
56
307.2K followers
48 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
56
197.1K followers
49 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
56
52.1K followers
50 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
56
245.9K followers
51 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
56
5.3M followers
52 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
55
783.7K followers
53 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
55
23K followers
54 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
55
1.5M followers
55 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
54
25K followers
56 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
53
95.9K followers
57 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
53
143.6K followers
58 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
1M followers
59 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
52
13.4K followers
60 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
52
27K followers
61 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
52
298.8K followers
62 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
51
141.3K followers
63 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
51
1.4M followers
64 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
50
6.1M followers
65 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
49
326.6K followers
66 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
49
868.7K followers
67 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
49
106.9K followers
68 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
49
110.6K followers
69 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
48
33.7K followers
70 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
47
346K followers
71 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
47
45.1K followers
72 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
44
986.6K followers
73 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
44
110.3K followers
74 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
41
118.2K followers
75 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
41
21.1K followers
76 New York City, USA New York City, USA
41
1.8M followers
77 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
40
49.2K followers
78 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
40
39.7K followers
79 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
38
23.2K followers
80 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
38
382.7K followers
81 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
38
237.4K followers
82 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
38
62.6K followers
83 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
38
65.1K followers
84 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
38
205K followers
85 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
38
27.8K followers
86 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
38
587.8K followers
87 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
37
50.4K followers
88 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
33
1M followers
89 Nice, France Nice, France
33
456.5K followers
90 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
33
81.4K followers
91 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
33
11.7M followers
92 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
32
39.7K followers
93 Lyon, France Lyon, France
31
490.3K followers
94 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
31
22.1K followers
95 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
31
38.2K followers
96 Paris, France Paris, France
31
5.6M followers
97 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
31
329.9K followers
98 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
29
396.8K followers
99 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
29
36.5K followers
100 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
28
74.5K followers
101 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
28
80.2K followers
102 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
27
65.3K followers
103 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
27
275.1K followers
104 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
26
47K followers
105 Portland, USA Portland, USA
26
131.3K followers
106 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
25
343.5K followers
107 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
25
391.7K followers
108 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
22
26.6K followers
109 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
21
273.1K followers
110 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
19
85.5K followers
111 Denver, USA Denver, USA
19
1.5M followers
112 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
19
1.6M followers
113 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
16
24.6K followers
114 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
14
16.8K followers
115 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
12
15.2K followers
116 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
7
69.4K followers
117 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
7
121.1K followers
118 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
4
301.7K followers

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