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2023

World Air Quality Report

NEWSROOM
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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 Delhi, India Delhi, India
246
2.7M followers
2 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
169
1.7M followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
162
11.7M followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
160
146.4K followers
5 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
154
2.2M followers
6 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
153
382.8K followers
7 Beijing, China Beijing, China
135
6.9M followers
8 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
134
6.6K followers
9 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
121
5.3M followers
10 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
120
225.4K followers
11 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
112
1.7M followers
12 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
106
2.1M followers
13 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
98
340.1K followers
14 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
89
379.4K followers
15 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
88
1.5M followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
80.7K followers
17 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
83
34.7K followers
18 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
82
2.2M followers
19 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
80
19.8K followers
20 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
79
1.3M followers
21 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
79
93.8K followers
22 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
77
59.8K followers
23 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
77
368.8K followers
24 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
76
29.9K followers
25 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
76
63.7K followers
26 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
76
319.8K followers
27 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
74
1.4M followers
28 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
74
68.3K followers
29 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
74
115.4K followers
30 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
72
84.6K followers
31 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
72
100K followers
32 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
71
63.6K followers
33 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
71
322.1K followers
34 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
70
1.5M followers
35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
68
395.4K followers
36 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
68
25.7K followers
37 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
66
15.1K followers
38 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
64
51.5K followers
39 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
62
9.4K followers
40 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
61
978.8K followers
41 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
61
6.4K followers
42 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
59
1M followers
43 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
57
38.6K followers
44 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
56
169.7K followers
45 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
55
25.9K followers
46 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
54
95.4K followers
47 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
53
23.9K followers
48 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
53
672.4K followers
49 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
50
37K followers
50 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
49
327.2K followers
51 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
48
38K followers
52 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
48
49.2K followers
53 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
47
22.2K followers
54 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
45
13.9K followers
55 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
44
32.9K followers
56 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
41
385.5K followers
57 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
41
13.8K followers
58 Lyon, France Lyon, France
40
487.2K followers
59 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
39
142.1K followers
60 Nice, France Nice, France
38
453.8K followers
61 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
37
304.5K followers
62 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
37
323.6K followers
63 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
37
109.6K followers
64 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
37
80.2K followers
65 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
37
200.7K followers
66 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
36
339.9K followers
67 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
36
235.2K followers
68 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
36
191K followers
69 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
35
283.4K followers
70 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
35
253.4K followers
71 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
34
121.3K followers
72 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
34
195.1K followers
73 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
34
22.5K followers
74 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
34
6.4M followers
75 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
33
683.7K followers
76 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
33
38.4K followers
77 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
32
140.1K followers
78 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
31
13K followers
79 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
30
272.8K followers
80 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
29
35.4K followers
81 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
29
73.7K followers
82 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
29
62K followers
83 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
29
63K followers
84 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
28
21.3K followers
85 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
28
106K followers
86 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
28
332.5K followers
87 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
28
236.5K followers
88 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
27
49.1K followers
89 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
27
25.9K followers
90 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
25
84.8K followers
91 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
25
861.7K followers
92 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
25
80.5K followers
93 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
25
27.6K followers
94 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
25
1M followers
95 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
23
79.7K followers
96 Paris, France Paris, France
22
5.5M followers
97 Denver, USA Denver, USA
21
1.5M followers
98 Houston, USA Houston, USA
21
27.4K followers
99 New York City, USA New York City, USA
21
1.8M followers
100 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
19
24.5K followers
101 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
17
14.7K followers
102 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
17
272.1K followers
103 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
17
20.5K followers
104 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
17
15.3K followers
105 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
43.4K followers
106 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
17
6M followers
107 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
15
108.6K followers
108 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
15
115.9K followers
109 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
13
581K followers
110 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
12
114.7K followers
111 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
8
775.3K followers
112 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
6
45.5K followers
113 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
6
1.6M followers
114 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
5
294.6K followers
115 Portland, USA Portland, USA
5
126.9K followers
116 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
4
296.7K followers
117 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
3
221.5K followers
118 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
2
67.9K followers

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