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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
196
7.2K followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
160
395.4K followers
3 Delhi, India Delhi, India
152
2.7M followers
4 Beijing, China Beijing, China
141
7.3M followers
5 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
138
1.7M followers
6 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
127
1.3M followers
7 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
118
98.2K followers
8 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
107
392.3K followers
9 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
91
71.6K followers
10 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
90
30.2K followers
11 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
89
61.4K followers
12 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
89
9.8K followers
13 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
88
2.2M followers
14 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
79
38.8K followers
15 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
78
84.3K followers
16 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
77
53.8K followers
17 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
76
15.9K followers
18 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
74
7.1K followers
19 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
71
230.6K followers
20 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
70
21.5K followers
21 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
70
354.4K followers
22 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
69
31.3K followers
23 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
24 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
68
176.6K followers
25 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
67
6.4M followers
26 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
66
150.4K followers
27 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
66
2.2M followers
28 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
65
26.6K followers
29 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
65
392.6K followers
30 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
65
1.5M followers
31 Lyon, France Lyon, France
64
499.9K followers
32 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
64
311.6K followers
33 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
64
128.4K followers
34 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
64
1M followers
35 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
62
97.6K followers
36 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
62
1.4M followers
37 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
62
336K followers
38 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
62
15K followers
39 New York City, USA New York City, USA
62
1.9M followers
40 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
62
5.4M followers
41 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
61
37.4K followers
42 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
61
65.4K followers
43 Paris, France Paris, France
61
5.8M followers
44 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
60
11.7K followers
45 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
59
26.1K followers
46 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
59
18.3K followers
47 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
58
1M followers
48 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
58
64.2K followers
49 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
58
54.1K followers
50 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
58
43.8K followers
51 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
57
42.9K followers
52 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
56
88.1K followers
53 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
56
255.6K followers
54 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
56
2.2M followers
55 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
55
16.8K followers
56 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
55
216.9K followers
57 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
55
131.8K followers
58 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
55
24.6K followers
59 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
54
363.6K followers
60 Portland, USA Portland, USA
54
147.2K followers
61 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
53
88.3K followers
62 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
53
889.2K followers
63 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
53
25K followers
64 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
53
148.2K followers
65 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
53
230.3K followers
66 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
53
320.2K followers
67 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
52
36.4K followers
68 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
51
114.7K followers
69 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
49
109.2K followers
70 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
49
337.4K followers
71 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
49
11.8M followers
72 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
47
203.3K followers
73 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
46
49.5K followers
74 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
46
144.7K followers
75 Nice, France Nice, France
45
465.1K followers
76 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
44
1M followers
77 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
44
71.2K followers
78 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
44
1.5M followers
79 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
44
84.1K followers
80 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
44
128.5K followers
81 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
44
28.5K followers
82 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
44
6.7M followers
83 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
43
30K followers
84 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
43
51.6K followers
85 Houston, USA Houston, USA
40
31.8K followers
86 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
40
70.2K followers
87 Denver, USA Denver, USA
40
1.5M followers
88 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
38
354.3K followers
89 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
38
331.8K followers
90 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
36
15.6K followers
91 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
36
14.5K followers
92 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
35
401.4K followers
93 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
35
125.2K followers
94 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
33
112.4K followers
95 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
33
243.6K followers
96 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
807.3K followers
97 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
32
76.8K followers
98 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
32
28.7K followers
99 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
30
282.4K followers
100 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
30
49.6K followers
101 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
27
73.2K followers
102 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
27
221K followers
103 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
26
1.8M followers
104 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
25
39.5K followers
105 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
22
36.5K followers
106 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
22
699.5K followers
107 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
22
22.6K followers
108 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
21
83.5K followers
109 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
21
1.6M followers
110 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
20
24.3K followers
111 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
20
618.7K followers
112 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19
698.4K followers
113 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
17
290.4K followers
114 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
16
25.4K followers
115 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
16
407.7K followers
116 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
13
272.4K followers
117 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
12
81.5K followers
118 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
11
275.9K followers
119 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
5
310K followers

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