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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
158
6.7K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
157
2.7M followers
3 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
149
26.8K followers
4 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
141
1.7M followers
5 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
101
60.2K followers
6 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
99
81.6K followers
7 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
99
22.9K followers
8 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
97
6.5M followers
9 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
94
69.1K followers
10 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
94
324.2K followers
11 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
94
226.8K followers
12 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
93
2.2M followers
13 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
90
374.1K followers
14 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
88
1.4M followers
15 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
87
386.3K followers
16 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
84
141.3K followers
17 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
84
1.7M followers
18 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
82
1.3M followers
19 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
82
101.1K followers
20 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
82
9.5K followers
21 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
81
15.3K followers
22 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
80
85.4K followers
23 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
79
30.2K followers
24 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
79
20.2K followers
25 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
79
64.1K followers
26 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
74
1.5M followers
27 Beijing, China Beijing, China
74
7M followers
28 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
73
197K followers
29 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
72
6.6K followers
30 Houston, USA Houston, USA
72
28.7K followers
31 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
69
147.5K followers
32 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
68
2.1M followers
33 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
68
52K followers
34 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
67
1.3M followers
35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
66
396.8K followers
36 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
66
330K followers
37 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
66
13.3K followers
38 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
64
14.3K followers
39 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
62
1M followers
40 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
62
237.3K followers
41 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
62
15.1K followers
42 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
62
2.2M followers
43 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
62
345.7K followers
44 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
62
197.8K followers
45 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
62
1M followers
46 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
61
171.6K followers
47 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
61
35.1K followers
48 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
61
21K followers
49 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
59
122.2K followers
50 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
65K followers
51 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
58
223.7K followers
52 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
57
307.1K followers
53 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
57
106.8K followers
54 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
57
204.8K followers
55 Nice, France Nice, France
55
456.4K followers
56 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
55
254K followers
57 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
55
382.6K followers
58 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
55
22.9K followers
59 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
55
94.7K followers
60 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
55
27.8K followers
61 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
54
27K followers
62 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
54
50.4K followers
63 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
54
245.6K followers
64 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
53
45.1K followers
65 Paris, France Paris, France
52
5.6M followers
66 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
49
143.6K followers
67 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
49
81.4K followers
68 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
49
11.7M followers
69 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
48
285.1K followers
70 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
47
38.2K followers
71 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
47
110.3K followers
72 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
46
39.7K followers
73 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
46
39.7K followers
74 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
43
326.6K followers
75 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
41
986.4K followers
76 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
41
391.6K followers
77 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
40
49.2K followers
78 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
39
110.6K followers
79 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
39
6.1M followers
80 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
38
868.5K followers
81 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
38
62.5K followers
82 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
38
688.8K followers
83 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
38
329.8K followers
84 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
38
118.8K followers
85 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
38
5.3M followers
86 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
36
95.9K followers
87 Lyon, France Lyon, France
36
490.2K followers
88 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
36
33.7K followers
89 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
36
14.1K followers
90 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
35
22.1K followers
91 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
35
587.6K followers
92 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
783.4K followers
93 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
33
25K followers
94 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
33
81K followers
95 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
32
16.8K followers
96 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
30
74.4K followers
97 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
30
1.5M followers
98 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
29
679.1K followers
99 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
28
85.5K followers
100 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
28
275K followers
101 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
28
298.7K followers
102 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
27
37.1K followers
103 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
343.3K followers
104 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
25
36.4K followers
105 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
21
121K followers
106 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
21
301.5K followers
107 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
19
80.2K followers
108 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
18
65.2K followers
109 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
18
273.1K followers
110 Portland, USA Portland, USA
18
131.2K followers
111 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
17
24.6K followers
112 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
17
118K followers
113 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
14
46.9K followers
114 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
14
1.6M followers
115 New York City, USA New York City, USA
12
1.8M followers
116 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
11
23.2K followers
117 Denver, USA Denver, USA
10
1.5M followers
118 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
8
69.4K followers
119 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
8
26.6K followers

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