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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 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
171
6.7K followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
164
1.7M followers
3 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
158
26.7K followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
156
226.6K followers
5 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
154
20.2K followers
6 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
154
147.4K followers
7 Delhi, India Delhi, India
149
2.7M followers
8 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
146
385.9K followers
9 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
108
2.2M followers
10 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
94
81.5K followers
11 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
93
323.6K followers
12 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
90
94.7K followers
13 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
88
60.2K followers
14 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
86
52K followers
15 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
84
688.3K followers
16 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
82
64K followers
17 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
82
35K followers
18 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
81
197K followers
19 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
81
373.5K followers
20 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
79
69K followers
21 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
78
329.4K followers
22 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
76
101K followers
23 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
71
2.2M followers
24 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
70
30.1K followers
25 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
70
1.5M followers
26 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
68
1M followers
27 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
67
382.3K followers
28 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
67
80.9K followers
29 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
63
9.5K followers
30 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
62
85.4K followers
31 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
61
15.3K followers
32 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
61
26.9K followers
33 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
60
14.3K followers
34 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
60
6.6K followers
35 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
60
22.9K followers
36 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
60
6.5M followers
37 Paris, France Paris, France
59
5.6M followers
38 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
59
2.1M followers
39 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
57
141.2K followers
40 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
57
223.5K followers
41 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
56
285K followers
42 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
56
62.5K followers
43 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
56
244.8K followers
44 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
55
1.5M followers
45 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
54
22.9K followers
46 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
54
50.3K followers
47 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
54
204.5K followers
48 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
54
6.1M followers
49 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
53
196.8K followers
50 Houston, USA Houston, USA
53
28.5K followers
51 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
52
1.3M followers
52 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
52
1.4M followers
53 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
52
15.1K followers
54 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
51
24.5K followers
55 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
51
14K followers
56 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
50
122.1K followers
57 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
49
23.1K followers
58 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
49
117.7K followers
59 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
49
13.3K followers
60 Beijing, China Beijing, China
49
7M followers
61 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
49
11.7M followers
62 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
48
65K followers
63 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
48
237.1K followers
64 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
48
39.5K followers
65 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
47
38.1K followers
66 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
47
171.4K followers
67 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
46
396.6K followers
68 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
46
33.6K followers
69 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
46
24.9K followers
70 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
44
143.4K followers
71 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
44
274.8K followers
72 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
44
5.3M followers
73 Nice, France Nice, France
42
456.2K followers
74 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
42
253.9K followers
75 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
42
36.3K followers
76 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
42
74.3K followers
77 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
40
329.5K followers
78 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
40
118.4K followers
79 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
39
22K followers
80 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
39
345.1K followers
81 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
38
69.2K followers
82 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
38
49.1K followers
83 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
38
343.1K followers
84 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
38
782.7K followers
85 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
37
106.8K followers
86 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
34
95.9K followers
87 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
33
1.7M followers
88 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
33
273K followers
89 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
33
16.7K followers
90 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
33
46.8K followers
91 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
32
326.4K followers
92 Denver, USA Denver, USA
32
1.5M followers
93 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
31
85.4K followers
94 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
31
110.2K followers
95 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
30
867.8K followers
96 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
30
586.9K followers
97 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
29
26.5K followers
98 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
29
678.5K followers
99 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
29
39.6K followers
100 Lyon, France Lyon, France
27
490K followers
101 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
27
985.8K followers
102 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
27
306.9K followers
103 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
27
44.9K followers
104 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
25
110.4K followers
105 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
25
21K followers
106 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
24
80.1K followers
107 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
22
391.1K followers
108 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
22
1M followers
109 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
19
37.1K followers
110 New York City, USA New York City, USA
18
1.8M followers
111 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
15
1.6M followers
112 Portland, USA Portland, USA
15
130.8K followers
113 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
14
301.1K followers
114 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
13
120.6K followers
115 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
11
64.8K followers
116 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
8
81.3K followers
117 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
8
27.8K followers
118 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
7
298.3K followers

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