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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
195
7.2K followers
2 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
164
395.4K followers
3 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
155
1.3M followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
154
2.7M followers
5 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
148
98.2K followers
6 Beijing, China Beijing, China
139
7.3M followers
7 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
136
1.7M followers
8 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
126
71.6K followers
9 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
110
9.8K followers
10 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
102
392.3K followers
11 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
96
30.2K followers
12 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
95
31.3K followers
13 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
89
61.4K followers
14 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
86
2.2M followers
15 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
85
5.4M followers
16 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
84
53.8K followers
17 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
82
38.8K followers
18 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
80
15.9K followers
19 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
78
84.3K followers
20 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
75
7.1K followers
21 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
75
230.6K followers
22 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
70
21.5K followers
23 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
69
354.4K followers
24 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
69
2.2M followers
25 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
68
1.3M followers
26 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
68
26.6K followers
27 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
68
176.6K followers
28 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
68
6.4M followers
29 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
65
150.4K followers
30 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
64
311.6K followers
31 Lyon, France Lyon, France
62
499.9K followers
32 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
62
65.4K followers
33 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
62
392.6K followers
34 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
62
1.5M followers
35 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
62
128.5K followers
36 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
62
18.3K followers
37 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
62
1M followers
38 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
61
1.4M followers
39 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
61
128.4K followers
40 New York City, USA New York City, USA
61
1.9M followers
41 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
60
1M followers
42 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
60
37.4K followers
43 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
60
15K followers
44 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
59
26.1K followers
45 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
59
43.8K followers
46 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
58
97.6K followers
47 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
58
11.7K followers
48 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
58
2.2M followers
49 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
58
64.2K followers
50 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
58
336K followers
51 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
57
16.8K followers
52 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
57
131.8K followers
53 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
57
42.9K followers
54 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
56
88.1K followers
55 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
56
255.6K followers
56 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
56
54.1K followers
57 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
55
25K followers
58 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
55
363.6K followers
59 Portland, USA Portland, USA
55
147.2K followers
60 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
55
320.3K followers
61 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
53
148.3K followers
62 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
53
230.3K followers
63 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
216.9K followers
64 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
52
114.7K followers
65 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
49
88.3K followers
66 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
49
354.3K followers
67 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
47
203.3K followers
68 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
47
36.4K followers
69 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
46
49.5K followers
70 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
46
337.4K followers
71 Nice, France Nice, France
45
465.1K followers
72 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
44
71.2K followers
73 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
44
11.8M followers
74 Denver, USA Denver, USA
43
1.5M followers
75 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
43
51.6K followers
76 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
42
30K followers
77 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
42
109.2K followers
78 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
41
1.5M followers
79 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
39
331.8K followers
80 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
38
112.4K followers
81 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
38
889.2K followers
82 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
38
1M followers
83 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
38
84.1K followers
84 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
38
24.6K followers
85 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
38
28.5K followers
86 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
36
70.2K followers
87 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
36
14.5K followers
88 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
35
144.7K followers
89 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
35
125.2K followers
90 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
34
28.7K followers
91 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
33
243.6K followers
92 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
807.3K followers
93 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
33
6.7M followers
94 Houston, USA Houston, USA
32
31.8K followers
95 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
32
15.6K followers
96 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
30
76.8K followers
97 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
29
282.4K followers
98 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
27
73.2K followers
99 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
27
49.6K followers
100 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
26
22.6K followers
101 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
25
39.5K followers
102 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
25
1.8M followers
103 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
24
401.4K followers
104 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
22
81.6K followers
105 Paris, France Paris, France
22
5.8M followers
106 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
22
36.5K followers
107 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
22
83.5K followers
108 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
21
1.6M followers
109 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
20
24.3K followers
110 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
20
618.7K followers
111 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19
698.4K followers
112 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
19
699.5K followers
113 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
16
25.4K followers
114 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
16
407.7K followers
115 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
16
221K followers
116 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
15
290.4K followers
117 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
13
272.4K followers
118 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
11
275.9K followers
119 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
6
310K followers

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